We attended the 2008 Climex/New Values Carbon Trading Masterclass in Amsterdam last month, and found it excellent value. There severarl very interesting discussions, particularly on emissions prices. Climex have made the presentations available for download here.

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Europe’s large power generators face a tougher regulatory regime, as from yesterday, with restrictions on emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide, and the start of Phase 2 of the EU Carbon Emissions Trading scheme. The UK Guardian’s Mark Milner discusses the implications for UK power generators, here.
“The EU’s large combustion [...]

Green-minded people who appreciate a bottle of wine will soon no longer have to worry so much about the environmental impact of those nasty “heavy energy-intensive” glass bottles.
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald has reported on the Tetra Pak invented tetraprisma packing technology, a multi-layer carton with a screw cap. They conserve the wine [...]

According to an article in Reuters, senior executives in the carbon market industry are saying that there aren’t enough knowledgeable applicants for high paying roles in the carbon trading sector. Positions with salaries around £150,0000 are going unfilled due to the lack of people out there fit for the role:
“Armed with lucrative pay packages, recruiters [...]

The worldwide steel industry is finally about to be monitored over its emissions, according to the FT. Within 2 years, the International Iron ans Steel Institute (IISI) expects to have a clear picture of which plants around the world are making good progress with limiting their emissions. With that information, they hope that the right [...]