Carbon markets grow, but global price is out of reach
ANALYSIS: A global carbon price is out of reach, but governments meeting in Paris can promote linking of national carbon markets
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Why carbon markets should top Ban Ki-moon’s climate agenda
INTERVIEW: Carbon markets cut emissions at the right price, says Dirk Forrister, and next month’s summit is a chance to get public support
China floats split with EU over carbon trading
EXCLUSIVE: Government official tells Climate Home that carbon trading is “big challenge” for China: “We would like to use a different kind of economic instrument”
Washington State outlines plans for carbon trading
NEWS: Governor Jay Inslee prepares second attempt at developing cap and trade scheme in north west state
Mexico and California sign climate and clean energy pact
NEWS: Joint working agreement between Mexico and California covers carbon pricing, renewable energy and deforestation
Australia axes carbon tax – international reactions
NEWS: RTCC rounds up the world’s response to Australia’s repeal of its carbon tax
UN climate deal could ‘revive’ offset market says CDM chief
New head of UN’s main carbon offset scheme says a global climate deal could revive market
Global carbon market could grow to $87 billion in 2014
Volumes traded in EU, USA and China could see markets grow 3% this year say Thomson Reuters Point Carbon
Northeastern US states tighten carbon trading scheme
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative announces 45% cut in size of emissions cap in bid to boost market prices
UK offers fracking ‘incentives’ to local communities
Monday’s top 5: UK accused of “bribing councils” with fracking money, China’s wetlands shrink by 9%, and China prepares for a nationwide carbon trading scheme
Carbon markets shrank 38% in 2013
Decreased carbon trading in 2013 reflects continuing trend of problems, even as Chinese markets open for business
China’s largest carbon market opens in Guangdong
Thursday’s top 5: Guangdong carbon market starts trading, abolition of Australian carbon price will cost $7.4bn, and Greenpeace protesters to be released from prison
Beijing’s carbon trading scheme goes online
Thursday’s top five: Beijing launches carbon trading scheme, Poland starts fracking, Jordan builds first major wind farm
Carbon market ‘toolbox’ – precursor to a global deal, or a waste of time?
Negotiators in Warsaw will look to establish guidelines to create a standardised global carbon trading market
RGGI: proof carbon trading can work in the USA?
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative celebrates fifth birthday and eyes further expansion across the country
UN opens carbon trading office in Bogota
UNFCCC chief Christiana Figures hopes centre can ‘tap potential’ for Clean Development Projects in Latin America
Interpol warns of criminal focus on $176 billion carbon market
Crime agency says lack of oversight and transparency threaten the environmental integrity of the world’s carbon markets
UN to open carbon market offices in Bogota and Manila
UN’s Clean Development Mechanism targets Columbia and Philippines as new regional bases in new drive to boost interest in carbon trading
Blueprint for Russia’s carbon market should be ready by end of 2013
Plan drawn up by banks and business lobby group for Russia’s carbon market is set to be presented to the government in November
USA and China intensify climate cooperation
Officials say issue could be a “highlight” of the nations’ relationship ahead of Xi and Obama’s first meeting
EU carbon market reform unlikely – report
Thomson Reuters Point Carbon revises its carbon price estimates and assumes that there will be no short term fix for Europe’s struggling cap and trade system
Hedegaard, WWF, PwC react to EU carbon market vote
Ministers and campaigners react to the news that the EU’s flagship climate change policy will not be urgently reformed, leading some to write it off as “irrelevant”
Debate on effectiveness of EU carbon trading reopens
Emissions fell 1.4% despite the current ineffective state of the Emissions Trading Scheme and increase in coal use
Voluntary carbon markets offer hope for climate challenge
Key market for business wishing to manage carbon footprint in good health according to analysts Carbon Clear