Ecosystem Marketplace - VCS Unveils its First Methodology for Generating Carbon Credits by Saving Tr...

Man Bites Dog Common occurrences — like dogs biting men — rarely make the news. But throw a little twist in there — some urgency, some natural violence, some death — and these kinds of stories become an editor's dream. By extension, this...

Warmest year-to-date global temperature on rec...

(Reuters) - A U.N. carbon credit scheme's rejection of a huge Indian coal power plant deprives the project of revenue running into hundreds of millions of euros and rings alarm bells for investors developing similar plants.The incident spotlights...

Ivory Coast (Reuters) - They inhabit a polluted part of Ivory Coast's main city with few jobs and a swelling population, but residents of Abidjan's slums have a rare respite: a stretch of pristine rainforest.From their wooden shacks and unpainted...

(Reuters) - Uncertainty over what will happen to the carbon market after the current round of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012 may lead some financiers to hold off on green projects in Southeast Asia, investors said on Wednesday.Such investment...

* Malaysia CO2 project aims to preserve 100,000 ha of forest * Deal with tribes aims to boost livelihoods, incomes * But threat remains from illegal loggers By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - An Australian carbon services company has signed a deal with nine Malaysian tribal leaders to certify carbon offsets from a project aimed at preserving more than 100,000 hectares of tropical forest. The deal allows the tribes in Sarawak state on the island of Borneo to earn a share of the proceeds from the sale of carbon offsets to help them manage and protect the forest over a period of 20 years, payments potentially worth millions of dollars. Forests soak up large amounts of...

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia may propose palm oil plantations be eligible to earn carbon credits under a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at preserving forests, a forestry ministry official said on Monday. Such a move could potentially create a new line...

(Reuters) - A carbon accounting technique aimed at saving tropical forests has passed a key hurdle, strengthening chances it could underpin development of a potential multi-billion dollar market for forest carbon offsets.U.S. firm Terra Global...

By Ratnajyoti Dutta and David FogartyNEW DELHI/SINGAPORE | Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:21am BST(Reuters) - A U.N. carbon credit scheme's rejection of a huge Indian coal power plant deprives the project of revenue running into...

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Earth and paleo-climate scientist at ANU, Dr Andrew Glikson writes: This year is shaping up as the warmest in the instrumental record, as recorded by the National Climate Data Centre (NCDC — the worlds largest active archive of weather...