| Carbon Week |
| Carbon Week |
There is no single price in the primary CER market, but rather a range of prices depending on the characteristics of the projects and the contract structures
(Full Article)In 17 CDM projects studied; new non-river run hydro dams, generated CERs even though the cost was potentially higher than the payment for doing so.
(Full Article)The Australian carbon market rules drafted in the White Paper require holders of permits to report when they and their associates have 5 per cent or more of a particular vintage.
(Full Article)Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper told Skywest Airlines, the Regional Aviation Association, Virgin Blue and Qantas, they had to pay the carbon Virgin Blue estimated emissions intensity of aviation to be around 800 tonnes of CO2-e per million dollars of revenue (Submission 461, p. 2). At a carbon price of $25 per tonne of CO2-e, this represented approximately a 2 per cent increase in the cost of air travel, which is broadly similar to the general level of inflation in the consumer price index in any given year.
(Full Article)To bring emissions back to current levels by 2050 options, with a cost up to USD 50/t were needed, argued international Energy ecconomists.
(Full Article)Government proposed to pay the increase in costs associated with the use of electricity - as generators passed the carbon price through - as ‘electricity prices are expected to rise appreciably with the imposition of a carbon price’. Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper explained how the big end of town would get massive compensation for carbon costs;
(Full Article)Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper proposed a set of tests for carbon cost holidays. The Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Customs Service data was then used to set the value of the compo for exporters
(Full Article)Prices would increase across all states, with higher increases in those states with more coal-fired generation. ROAM Consulting results point to the most significant increases occurring in Queensland.
(Full Article)Small new solar rooftop unit would get paid five RECs per 1.5 kW unit installed, and 1 REC for all above that. At current REC prices with was near the long-run average costs of hydro generation in 2007 - $/MWh 276. the The new national policy plan was released 17 December; and in a surprise-move offered $252/MWh for new small solar PV, small wind turbines and micro-hydro. This would drive installation of new devices in water systems and roof-tops.
(Full Article)The price of carbon will be determined by the balance of supply and demand for permits. The Treasury modelling suggests that, in the context of efficient market-based global action to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations at 550 ppm, the initial emission price in 2010 could be around A$23/t CO2-e in nominal terms.
(Full Article)Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper plan was to pay carbon compo emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) industries, in Australia at the carbon price, per 1t CO2-e per MWh. The price muitiplier guestimate ranged between $24 - the current price for carbon and $40 - being the proposed price ceiling.
(Full Article)Design of the expanded national Renewable Energy Target was well under way, and draft legislation is planned to be released for public comment in December 2008.
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