| Carbon Week |
| Carbon Week |
Dam-based hydro was more expensive than other CDM-creation abatement, but made up 26 per cent of CDM credits applications under the Kyoto rules.
(Full Article)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)Once an entity has opened an account, there will generally be little limitation on the number or types of Kyoto units that it can acquire or hold. The data show which groups face a liability. The land carbon reductin (left) was achieved by land-clearing bans. Tansfer of Kyoto units from entities holding accounts will be limited by provisions in the Kyoto Protocol, such as;
(Full Article)Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper told how Australia would refuse tree and soil trades due to 'significant risk of loss of soil carbon in times of drought', as 'scientific research conducted in Australia suggests that, while there are opportunities for increasing and retaining agricultural soil carbon, Australia does not have the same sequestration potential as other countries, and there is significant risk of loss of soil carbon in times of drought or changed management practices. In short, drought and land clearing had such a big impact on carbon loss that Australia’s carbon budget was bust at the start, it appeared; if it accounted for such losses.
(Full Article)Import of CDMs to Australia would relieve shortage of carbon permits if manipulative speculators entered the market, argued Energy Australia. But the Australia's Low Pollution Future White Paper was not keen to admit that speculation might take place, and said the key was a large volume of trade; CDM and JI imports would increas volume.
(Full Article)Australia's target was to limit its greenhouse gas emissions to 108 per cent of 1990 emissions in the first commitment period.
(Full Article)Local governments’ bid for for carbo compo was refused by Federal planners. The South East Queensland Council of Mayors, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, the Local Government Association of Tasmania, the Shoalhaven City Council and the Australia Institute argued that local government should be treated as a strongly affected industry, or otherwise provided with compensation to adapt to the scheme.
(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)As a result of the recent rain and below average temperatures, the water level in Lake Alexandrina has remained fairly steady at about -0.5 m AHD over the past few week
(Full Article)It costs A$18,425 to go almost-offgrid; then, with a $8000 Federal government rebate, the householder must find the A$10425.for a 1.5kW residential solar power installation.
(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
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