Posts may be sparse over the next two weeks, as Carbon360 takes a break! So, we just wanted to wish all our readers greetings of the season, and best wishes for the New Year!

Last Friday, New Values and Asia Carbon Exchange held their second joint online auction for forward CER contracts arising from Asian CDM projects. Both the numbers of buyers and CER-tonnes traded increased markedly from the first auction held last month. My guess is that these auctions will become a regular event, connecting [...]

In a sign of support for carbon emissions trading, 7 north-east US states are negotiating to sign an agreement to cap greenhouse gas emissions from electric power stations and permit them to trade in allowances. The states are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Vermont, with Massachusetts a possible [...]

According to the Financial Times, the UK Meteorological Office predicts that, for the Northen Hemisphere, 2005 is likely to be hottest on record. If so, “the 10 warmest years on record will all have occurred within the last 11 years.”
A BBC article states that it was the hottest year on record for the [...]

EcoSecurities Group plc, a UK company which develops and trades carbon credits, is about to list on AIM, the Alternative Investment Market for small companies of the London Stock Exchange. The listing will occur from Monday next, 2005-12-19. Further information is available from an announcement at the company’s Press Centre, although not to [...]