Britain’s opposition Conservative Party is planning a “green stock exchange” similar to the existing AIM Exchange for small companies, according to the FT.
“George Osborne, shadow chancellor, will suggest tax breaks and a light touch regulatory regime to encourage companies to list on his proposed “Green Environmental Market”.
Mr Osborne wants the market to run alongside Aim [...]

Over at New Carbon Cycle, there’s an analysis of the recent forecast by New Carbon Finance (NCF) that the US market for carbon emissions could be worth US$ 1 trillion by 2020. Assuming the adoption of a cap-and-trade system across the US, NCF also predicts a carbon price of US$ 40 per [...]