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IETA and CMIA present Carbon Pricing Champion Award to Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Secretariat

The International Emissions Trading Association and the Climate Markets and Investment Association are delighted to present the Carbon Pricing Champion Award, sponsored by ALLCOT Group and CRX, to the Secretariat of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition. Our award salutes those who demonstrate true leadership by taking action and inspiring others to leverage the power of carbon pricing for the ...

Dec. 14, 2018

By International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Services enable visitors to prepare in an optimal manner for a successful trade fair and conference

CARBON EXPO 2006 — Global Carbon Market Fair & Conference — is the world’s only trade fair and conference for emissions trading and the carbon market. From 10th to 12th May 2006, it will be presenting the entire value chain of a functional emissions trade market. Exhibitors from more than 50 countries are expected at CARBON EXPO 2006. Due to the partnership with the World Bank and the ...

Jan. 11, 2006

By Koelnmesse GmbH

Report suggests roadmap for an emissions trading system in Turkey

A new report maps out a way to and possible design of an emissions trading scheme (ETS) in Turkey. The report, the first in a series prepared for the World Bank Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR), was prepared by a consortium led by Ecofys, including FutureCamp and LifeEnerji, and further supported by Özlem Döğerlioğlu, attorney at Law for the Turkish Ministry of ...

Jan. 11, 2016

By Ecofys

New press team at Koelnmesse to look after CARBON EXPO

A few days ago CARBON EXPO was placed in the care of a new press officer in Koelnmesse. In this mail I would like to introduce myself to you: My name is Franko Fischer, I am 32 years old, and a trained journalist and qualifiedsports scientist for media and communications. My press assistant for CARBON EXPO is Esther Sawade, who already assisted my predecessor Jennifer Hees with media work. We ...

Dec. 12, 2007

By Koelnmesse GmbH

Report on NZ emissions trading scheme released

The Hon Dr Nick Smith, New Zealand Minister for Climate Change Issues, presented today the Report on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme which reviews the performance and implementation of the ETS over the past year of operation. Speaking this morning at the 7th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference, Dr Smith said the report showed the ETS was operating well and is ...

Aug. 1, 2011

By The Climate Change & Business Centre

IETA Seeks Clear Rules for Market Mechanisms at COP24

IETA today publishes its priorities for the UNFCCC COP24 session which takes place in Katowice, Poland from December 2-14. This year’s meeting concludes a two-year process under which more than 200 countries have been developing high-level guidance for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. COP24 is expected to complete work on the so-called “Paris Rulebook”, a set of rules ...

Nov. 19, 2018

By International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Deutsche Bank employees charged in emissions trading case

German prosecutors have filed tax evasion charges against eight current and former Deutsche Bank employees over their alleged participation in a value-added tax fraud scheme involving carbon dioxide emissions certificates. Frankfurt prosecutors said Thursday that the eight - seven of whom are still employed by the bank - are accused of being involved in the scheme between September 2009 and ...

Aug. 13, 2015

By Associated Press

Emissions trading is effective and affordable

A summary of economic modelling shows emissions trading is an effective approach to reducing New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in the long term, Climate Change Minister David Parker says. The report summarises general equilibrium modelling undertaken by Infometrics for the government’s Emissions Trading Group and the Climate Change Leadership Forum since October 2007. “As we stated last ...

May 1, 2008

By New Zealand Government

CARBON EXPO 2009 heads for Barcelona

The World Bank, the International Emissions Trading Association, Koelnmesse and their new partner FIRA Barcelona will jointly host the 2009 EXPO. From May 25 - 27, 2009 the success story that is CARBON EXPO – the world’s leading Trade Fair and Conference for emissions trading and carbon abatement solutions – will continue. Together with their new partner Fira Barcelona, the World Bank, the ...

May 23, 2008

By Koelnmesse GmbH

Western climate initiative creates non-profit corporation

The Western Climate Initiative has established Western Climate Initiative, Inc. (WCI, Inc.), a new non-profit corporation to provide administrative and technical services to support the implementation of state and provincial greenhouse gas emissions trading programs. The initial Board of Directors of WCI, Inc. includes officials from the provinces of Quebec, British ...

Nov. 10, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Council adopts decision clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances

The Council today adopted1 a decision amending the EU's emissions trading system directive (directive 2003/87/EC) by clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (PE-COS 114/13, 17307/13 ADD1). The adaptation by the Commission of the timetable of auctions will require a prior impact assessment of the risks of carbon leakage for particular industrial sectors. Such ...

Dec. 16, 2013

By EU Council of Ministers

EU governments dismantle emissions trading for international aviation

EU member states yesterday succumbed to pressure from third countries and the aviation industry and decided to shrink the aviation emissions trading system (ETS) to only cover flights between EU airports until 2016. This decision leaves long-haul flights totally unregulated and sends the signal internationally that EU sovereignty can be curtailed through outside pressure.> This deal would ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

Joint Ministerial Statement on EU Emissions Trading System reform

Nine EU ministers, including UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey, have signed a letter calling for reform to the EU Emissions Trading System through the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), stressing the need for all sides to come together to seek an ambitious and pragmatic outcome that has majority support across the EU institutions. They also reaffirmed their support for the MSR to ...

Feb. 23, 2015

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Germany awards 2008-2012 emissions trading certificates to fewer installations

During the allocation procedure for the second trading period of emissions trading (2008-2012) the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency awarded certificates to 1,625 installations. In the first trading period, 2005-2007, there were still 1,849 installations participating in emissions trading. The number has gone down because installations have been ...

Mar. 7, 2008

By The Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt)

Regulations being developed for international carbon credits

The government is developing regulations to specify the carbon credits known as assigned amount units that will be accepted for compliance with the emissions trading scheme, Climate Change Minister David Parker announced today. 'The ETS legislation allows imported assigned amount units, or AAUs, to be surrendered under the New Zealand emissions trading scheme, but only where these AAUs meet the ...

Oct. 9, 2008

By New Zealand Government

EU governments back emission trading for aviation

Airlines should be included in the European carbon trading scheme (ETS), EU environment ministers agreed almost unanimously on Tuesday. Most also said there should be no initial exemption for flights to and from non-EU destinations. But there was no consensus on when carbon caps should be first applied to the sector. In their first public debate on draft legislation to include aircraft emissions ...

Feb. 22, 2007

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

Japan moving on emissions trading scheme

The Reuters news agency is reporting that a compulsory emissions trading scheme is set to start in Japan in April 2013. The scheme will cover large CO2 emitting companies. Many details have yet to be worked out according to a draft of the government's proposals obtained by Reuters, which will be presented to an expert committee at the Environment Ministry this week. That Committee will finalize ...

Sep. 1, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Environmental and Corporate Groups Urge Countries to Adopt Rules on Sound Carbon Accounting Under Paris Agreement

The International Emissions Trading Association, Environmental Defense Fund and a group of 40 companies, business groups and non-governmental organisations today issued the Katowice Declaration on Sound Carbon Accounting. Non-state actors are closely following the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process as Parties to the Paris Agreement prepare to finalize the ...

Dec. 4, 2018

By International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

EU emission trading system suffers serious setback

The European Union's flagship Emissions Trading System was dealt a serious blow this week when the European Parliament rejected a short term plan to boost the price of carbon by reducing the number of permits available to key industry sectors. The short term plan would have introduced involved "backloading" of permits by member states to their industries by holding them back from auction for ...

Apr. 18, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

IETA and CMIA present Carbon Pricing Champion Award to Government of Colombia

The International Emissions Trading Association and the Climate Markets and Investment Association are delighted to present the Carbon Pricing Champion Award, sponsored by ALLCOT Group and CRX, to the Republic of Colombia. Our award recognises the leadership of the Colombian government in the promotion of carbon pricing and offsetting as instruments to address climate change. “IETA is ...

Dec. 10, 2018

By International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

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