(February 7, 2011) Carbon trading has resumed in five EU Countries, though volumes have remained dismal due to concerns over the integrity of carbon markets.
Carbon Credit Watch: Carbon traders seek fraud compensation system
(February 4, 2011) Carbon credit traders are pushing for a fraud compensation system in the wake of large scale carbon credit theft. Read about this and other stories in our carbon market media roundup.
Carbon Credit Watch: Carbon market freeze continues as European Commission attempts to stamp out fraud
(February 3, 2011) Ongoing concerns about fraud and corruption in carbon trading has lead the European Commission to indefinitely extend the freeze on trading in carbon allowances. Read about this and other stories in our carbon market media roundup.
Carbon Credit Watch: Researchers say it may be time to scrap carbon markets
(January 26, 2011) As the criticisms of carbon markets continue to mount, some researchers are beginning to look for alternatives to the controversial market. Read that and other stories in our carbon market roundup.
Carbon Credit Watch: Fraud in carbon markets continues
(January 21, 2011) Cases of fraud and corruption have plagued carbon markets since their inception more than five years ago. As recent media reports suggest, officials in charge of regulating these markets have failed to keep them clean.
World Bank puts up €68m to avert post-Kyoto carbon market crash
(January 14, 2011) Fund will buy offsets from projects in developing nations after first phase of Kyoto expires in 2012.
New Funding For Post-2012 Carbon Credits
(January 12, 2011) Green investments in wind, waste management, lighting and transport projects across the developing world are set to benefit from new funding for carbon credits generated post-2012.
Tale of two subsidies: Chinese government earns millions in carbon credit subsidies, while US trade officials cry foul
(December 17, 2010) The Chinese government is earning millions of dollars in tax revenue from the sale of carbon credits, while trade officials in the U.S. accuse it of unfairly subsidizing its clean energy industry.
Once again, UN pays polluters with carbon credits
(December 17, 2010) The U.N. backtracks on its promise to suspend approval of carbon credits for contentious projects, writes Brady Yauch.
China Threatens Deliberate Release of Potent Greenhouse Gas
(December 9, 2010) Critics say China is using the U.N.’s carbon credit scheme to hold developed countries to “climate ransom.”
Carbon Credit fraud discovered in Ukraine
(October 20, 2010) Ukraine is the latest country to face allegations of fraud connected with carbon credits, writes Brady Yauch.
A Carbon Trading System Draws Environmental Skeptics
(October 12, 2010) The New York Times’ Patricia Brett looks at the many criticisms directed at the corruption- and fraud-prone carbon market.
Cement companies in line for €226m windfall after sale of surplus carbon credits
(October 12, 2010) The Irish Times’ Franck McDonald reports that cement companies in Ireland are now able to cash in hundreds of millions of Euros of excess carbon credits after the collapse of the country’s construction industry.
Murder on the Carbon Express: Interpol Takes On Emissions Fraud
(October 8, 2010) Mark Schapiro, from the Center for Investigative Reporting, writes about the increasing complexity of policing the emerging carbon market.
Conflicts of interest threaten carbon-trading mechanism
(October 1, 2010) In one of the UN’s most important schemes for tackling climate change, auditing companies may have too many temptations to misbehave thanks to conflicts of interest reminiscent of the financial crash, writes Chelsea Wald for Deutsche Welle.
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