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Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports Reuters.Huge amounts of greenhouse gases are released when peatlands are logged or drained for agriculture, and even more when the drie ...

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Forests Carbon Offsets Endangered by New UN CO2 Credit Plan

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

Some forest carbon-dioxide credits under a new UN forestry climate agreement may be worth less after text that protected forests was removed last month, according to an investor’s group, reports Bloomberg News.This could leave some companies who have bought certain forest carbon offsets fee ...

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Greenpeace Calls Noel Kempff Climate Action Project a Carbon Scam

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/10/2009

Greenpeace released a new report that calls into question the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) aimed at saving Bolivia’s rainforests, stating the project did not deliver promised emissions reductions. However, other environmental groups like the Nature Conservancy and Union of Con ...

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Global Investors Favor Forest Carbon Market

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/09/2009

A survey of investors, who manage approximately $7 trillion of assets, shows support for an expanded carbon market mechanism, which would address the estimated 20 percent of global carbon emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation, according to the WWF Forest Carbon Initiative. The inv ...

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