Emissions trading - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
In such a plan, a central authority (usually a government agency) sets a limit or cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted. Companies or other groups that emit the pollutant are given credits or allowances which represent the right to emit a specific amount. The total amount of credits cannot exceed the cap, limiting total emissions to that level. Companies that pollute beyond their allowances must buy credits from those who pollute less than their allowances or face heavy penalties. This transfer is referred to as a trade. In effect, the buyer is being fined for polluting, while the seller is being rewarded for having reduced emissions. Thus companies that can easily reduce emissions will do so and those for which it is harder will buy credits which reduces greenhouse gasses at the lowest possible cost to society."
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Climate Top 50 - How does it work
Climate Top 50 - How does it work:
If you agree with the Rules then fill in your data, including a link to your own banner (maximum size 400 x 44 pixels) that will be included in the Climate Top 50 listing and that will be downloaded from your own WWW site.
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The html code registers the amount of visitors to your WWW site and also refers to the Climate Top 50 banner that will be downloaded from the Climate Top 50 WWW site. The Climate Top 50 banner needs to be displayed at a well visible place on your index or home page. You may not change the size of the Climate Top 50 banner.
You are now ready to be included in the Climate Top 50!
Each time a visitor comes on your WWW site’s index page the counter of Climate Top 50 is increased.. The Climate Top 50 only counts unique visitors to your WWW site, that means each IP number can only be counted once a day.
You will receive your ID-Number per e-mail. Together with the password you have received you can change your data profile. Please keep the ID-Number and Password in a safe place! "
If you agree with the Rules then fill in your data, including a link to your own banner (maximum size 400 x 44 pixels) that will be included in the Climate Top 50 listing and that will be downloaded from your own WWW site.
After filling in the above mentioned data you will receive an e-mail with html code that you have to include in your index or home page (otherwise the counter can not work!).
The html code registers the amount of visitors to your WWW site and also refers to the Climate Top 50 banner that will be downloaded from the Climate Top 50 WWW site. The Climate Top 50 banner needs to be displayed at a well visible place on your index or home page. You may not change the size of the Climate Top 50 banner.
You are now ready to be included in the Climate Top 50!
Each time a visitor comes on your WWW site’s index page the counter of Climate Top 50 is increased.. The Climate Top 50 only counts unique visitors to your WWW site, that means each IP number can only be counted once a day.
You will receive your ID-Number per e-mail. Together with the password you have received you can change your data profile. Please keep the ID-Number and Password in a safe place! "
The case against carbon trading | Rising Tide UK
The case against carbon trading Rising Tide UK: "The case against carbon trading
CARBON TRADING IS CONTRARY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LARGEST RESOURCE GRAB IN HISTORY
You can't trade in something unless you own it. When governments and companies 'trade' in carbon, they establish de facto property rights over the atmosphere; a commonly held global commons. At no point have these atmospheric property rights been discussed or negotiated - their ownership is established by stealth with every carbon trade.
THE CARBON TRADE WILL STRENGTHEN EXISTING INEQUALITIES
Market shares in the new carbon market will be allocated on the basis of who is already the largest polluter and who is fastest to exploit the market. The new 'carbocrats' will therefore be the global oil, chemical, and car corporations, and the richest nations; the very groups that created the problem of climate change in the first place. What is more, with the current absence of 'supplementarity', the richest nations and corporations will be able to further increase their global share of emissions by outbidding poorer interests for carbon credits."
CARBON TRADING IS CONTRARY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LARGEST RESOURCE GRAB IN HISTORY
You can't trade in something unless you own it. When governments and companies 'trade' in carbon, they establish de facto property rights over the atmosphere; a commonly held global commons. At no point have these atmospheric property rights been discussed or negotiated - their ownership is established by stealth with every carbon trade.
THE CARBON TRADE WILL STRENGTHEN EXISTING INEQUALITIES
Market shares in the new carbon market will be allocated on the basis of who is already the largest polluter and who is fastest to exploit the market. The new 'carbocrats' will therefore be the global oil, chemical, and car corporations, and the richest nations; the very groups that created the problem of climate change in the first place. What is more, with the current absence of 'supplementarity', the richest nations and corporations will be able to further increase their global share of emissions by outbidding poorer interests for carbon credits."
Carbon credit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carbon credit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Carbon credits are a tradable permit scheme. They provide a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving them a monetary value. A credit gives the owner the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide.
International treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol set quotas on the amount of greenhouse gases countries can produce. Countries, in turn, set quotas on the emissions of businesses. Businesses that are over their quotas must buy carbon credits for their excess emissions, while businesses that are below their quotas can sell their remaining credits. By allowing credits to be bought and sold, a business for which reducing its emissions would be expensive or prohibitive can pay another business to make the reduction for it. This minimizes the quota's impact on the business, while still reaching the quota."
International treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol set quotas on the amount of greenhouse gases countries can produce. Countries, in turn, set quotas on the emissions of businesses. Businesses that are over their quotas must buy carbon credits for their excess emissions, while businesses that are below their quotas can sell their remaining credits. By allowing credits to be bought and sold, a business for which reducing its emissions would be expensive or prohibitive can pay another business to make the reduction for it. This minimizes the quota's impact on the business, while still reaching the quota."
The Great Global Warming Swindle from Channel4.com
The Great Global Warming Swindle from Channel4.com: "Channel 4, Thursday 8 March, 9pm
Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming."
Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming."
Count Down Your Carbon
Count Down Your Carbon:
"WELCOME TO COUNT DOWN YOUR CARBON!
This is not a game. Unfortunately, climate change is deadly serious.
We have created a way for people to join together and register the impact of their many individual actions in a public and meaningful way. You are not powerless and you are not alone. Together we can make a difference. "
"WELCOME TO COUNT DOWN YOUR CARBON!
This is not a game. Unfortunately, climate change is deadly serious.
We have created a way for people to join together and register the impact of their many individual actions in a public and meaningful way. You are not powerless and you are not alone. Together we can make a difference. "
Saturday, March 03, 2007
LPG News - Gatwick Airport Goes Green with New LPG Bus Fleet
LPG News - Gatwick Airport Goes Green with New LPG Bus Fleet: "Airline passengers flying from Gatwick will have a cleaner, greener start to their journey following the award of a new coach contract.
BAA, owner of Gatwick airport recently awarded its airport coach contract to AirLinks, who purchased 13 new coaches powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), supplied by Calor Autogas, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle LPG.
The new LPG buses are used to ferry passengers, airline crews and airport staff from car parks at Gatwick airport. The new fleet, which represents the largest single order of LPG buses in the UK to date, will be fuelled at a newly installed on-site Calor Autogas bulk storage facility. Consisting of two 12 tonne tanks, the site is the biggest back to base facility installed by Calor in the UK and will provide a central fuelling point to keep the fleet operational 24 hours a day. "
BAA, owner of Gatwick airport recently awarded its airport coach contract to AirLinks, who purchased 13 new coaches powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), supplied by Calor Autogas, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle LPG.
The new LPG buses are used to ferry passengers, airline crews and airport staff from car parks at Gatwick airport. The new fleet, which represents the largest single order of LPG buses in the UK to date, will be fuelled at a newly installed on-site Calor Autogas bulk storage facility. Consisting of two 12 tonne tanks, the site is the biggest back to base facility installed by Calor in the UK and will provide a central fuelling point to keep the fleet operational 24 hours a day. "
Total eclipse will turn Moon red-News-UK-Science-TimesOnline
Total eclipse will turn Moon red-News-UK-Science-TimesOnline: "Millions of people have the chance to see the most spectacular lunar eclipse in years tonight when the Moon will turn bright orange or red.
Lunar eclipses are when the Earth’s shadow from the Sun falls directly on the Moon and a change in the weather forecast means it is likely to be visible almost everywhere in the country. The colour of the Moon will change from silvery white to coppery red or orange as light is deflected by the Earth’s atmosphere and bounces back off the “blood moon”. "
Lunar eclipses are when the Earth’s shadow from the Sun falls directly on the Moon and a change in the weather forecast means it is likely to be visible almost everywhere in the country. The colour of the Moon will change from silvery white to coppery red or orange as light is deflected by the Earth’s atmosphere and bounces back off the “blood moon”. "
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Financial Markets
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Financial Markets PHILPASS (RTGS - REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
GeoHive: Global Statistics
GeoHive: Global Statistics: "GeoHive: Global Statistics
Welcome to GeoHive, a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ....... and yet, even more."
Welcome to GeoHive, a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ....... and yet, even more."
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Hinesberg Journal
Hinesberg Journal: "New mollusk species found in Philippines
2007/2
Tue Feb 6, 7:38 PM ET
MANILA, Philippines - A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday. "
2007/2
Tue Feb 6, 7:38 PM ET
MANILA, Philippines - A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday. "
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
The Hindu News Update Service
The Hindu News Update Service: "Yunus hits out at banking system for not lending to poor
Mumbai, Feb 3. (PTI): Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, on Friday hit out at banks for not providing loans to the poor and disadvantaged.
'Only one-third of the population has access to credit, while the rest are not creditworthy for the system. We have left two-thirds of the world poor, disadvantageous and without a starting point,' he said.
Yunus said credit, an important tool to eradicate poverty, was a human right. "
Mumbai, Feb 3. (PTI): Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, on Friday hit out at banks for not providing loans to the poor and disadvantaged.
'Only one-third of the population has access to credit, while the rest are not creditworthy for the system. We have left two-thirds of the world poor, disadvantageous and without a starting point,' he said.
Yunus said credit, an important tool to eradicate poverty, was a human right. "
Friday, January 19, 2007
"For houses, it's hip to be green"
As the cost-effectiveness of geothermal, wind and solar power goes up, so does the cachet. A number of companies are cashing in on the trend.
By Aili McConnon, BusinessWeek
More than 1 million U.S. households now warm their homes in the winter with heat from the earth instead of using furnaces or fuel lines. Elton John, Virgin Airlines chief Richard Branson and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen use ground-source energy in their homes.
Even George W. Bush has a geothermal system in his vacation home in Crawford, Texas. Designed by architect David Heymann, Prairie Chapel Ranch captures solar energy and has a cistern that gathers rainwater and wastewater, purifies it and then uses it to irrigate the greenery around the presidential vacation home.
Upscale your conscience
Reducing the size of your carbon footprint and increasing the number of renewable energy systems you use is becoming something to brag about. From geothermal systems to wind turbines to solar panels, going green is starting to get glamorous, as well as being politically correct and simply forward-thinking. As renewable and conservationist technologies become economically competitive with traditional fuels, several alternative-energy companies saw demand skyrocket in 2006.
'The green-energy movement"
As the cost-effectiveness of geothermal, wind and solar power goes up, so does the cachet. A number of companies are cashing in on the trend.
By Aili McConnon, BusinessWeek
More than 1 million U.S. households now warm their homes in the winter with heat from the earth instead of using furnaces or fuel lines. Elton John, Virgin Airlines chief Richard Branson and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen use ground-source energy in their homes.
Even George W. Bush has a geothermal system in his vacation home in Crawford, Texas. Designed by architect David Heymann, Prairie Chapel Ranch captures solar energy and has a cistern that gathers rainwater and wastewater, purifies it and then uses it to irrigate the greenery around the presidential vacation home.
Upscale your conscience
Reducing the size of your carbon footprint and increasing the number of renewable energy systems you use is becoming something to brag about. From geothermal systems to wind turbines to solar panels, going green is starting to get glamorous, as well as being politically correct and simply forward-thinking. As renewable and conservationist technologies become economically competitive with traditional fuels, several alternative-energy companies saw demand skyrocket in 2006.
'The green-energy movement"
Monday, January 15, 2007
One Laptop per Child
One Laptop per Child: "Introducing the children's laptop from One Laptop per Child—a potent learning tool created expressly for the world's poorest children living in its most remote environments. The laptop was designed collaboratively by experts from both academia and industry, bringing to bear both extraordinary talent and many decades of collective field experience in every aspect of this non-profit humanitarian project. The result is a unique harmony of form and function; a flexible, ultra low-cost, power-efficient, responsive, and durable machine with which nations of the emerging world can leapfrog decades of development—immediately transforming the content and quality of their children's learning. "
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