U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon opened the first formal talks in the drawn out process of drawing up the successor to the 1997 Kyoto climate change pact, telling attendees “the world is waiting for a solution that is long-term and economically viable.” Speaking on Monday in a video address to the 1,000 delegates […]
With the 2012 expiration date of the Kyoto Protocol fast approaching, Japan is already thinking about its future emissions goals.
Japan is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases and has vowed to cut those emissions by 6% from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. The country’s environment minister, Ichiro Kamoshita, even went as […]
submit_url = ‘http://www.TheCarbonBlog.com/protect-yourself-from-carbon-credit-theives/’;Carbon credits were officially created back in 1997 during the Kyoto Protocol as a measure devised to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and fight climate change. Every carbon credit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, they have become one of the latest ways to scam people out […]
