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The American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009: Draft Released

Simon Billett, 2nd April 09

On March 31 2009 the Energy and Environment Sub-Committee of the US Congress released a draft of the 'American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009'.  This is an early discussion draft; however, it does include some explicit information on the nature of the expected US domestic carbon market. » Read more...

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Canada's Carbon Bank

Chris Fellingham, 30th March 09

It rarely receives the same attention as the Amazon rain forest, one is being devastated by illegal logging and development but the other, Canada’s Boreal forests also represents a key battleground against Climate Change. » Read more...

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Mining in India: development versus the environment

Radhika Viswanathan, 20th March 09

[caption id="attachment_2501" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo courtesy Flickr/dodo_anji"] [/caption]   “In bureaucratic system obedience to power and self-goals have pushed self-consciousness and uprightness into darkness.” These words, written by a forest department official in his retirement letter were in response to the mining controversy that has brought the state of Haryana under scrutiny for indiscriminate mining policies. » Read more...

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Climatico Report on National Climate Policy published, finds significant gap in adaptation funding

Simon Billett, 8th March 09

On March 5 2009 Climatico released its first assessment report of national climate policy across twelve of the G20 countries. » Read more...

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Peat land palm oil plantations and the decision to join the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility – Is there a connection?

Nick Dommett, 8th March 09

Indonesia has formally applied to the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, a sort-of precursor of the REDD scheme. » Read more...

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Make Way for OPOEC – the Palm Oil cartel.

Nick Dommett, 1st March 09

  [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="318" caption="Malaysian Palm Oil Futures up to August 2008. » Read more...

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Under pressure: building political will in the U.S. to tackle avoided deforestation

Kelly McManus, 27th February 09

  Leaders from a broad range of political, environmental, development and business communities are calling for U.S. action on deforestation in anticipation of the UNFCCC COP-15 in Copenhagen this December. » Read more...

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REDD – a view from Mexico.

Marie Karaisl, 26th February 09

REDD is controversial: some consider it essential to halt deforestation in forest rich developing countries, others, a danger to biodiversity, indigenous communities and carbon markets. » Read more...

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Indonesian President demands leadership from the US: how about some leadership from him?

Nick Dommett, 22nd February 09

As President Yudhoyono was first greeting and then demanding leadership from visiting US secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on climate change, the old saying ‘those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' comes to mind. » Read more...

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Water crisis and climate change in Mexico

Marie Karaisl, 21st January 09

To hear about water crisis in Ethiopia does not surprise, but not many people would expect that Mexico, an industrializing country, is facing serious water challenges. » Read more...

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