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People moves – Pioneer, IETA, European Climate Foundation, RobecoSAM
06 January 2017Sustainable investment manager RobecoSAM has named Marius Dorfmeister to the newly created position of global head of clients.
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IETA welcomes approval of Environment Committee's EU ETS amendments
15 December 2016The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has welcomed the European Parliament's Environment Committee's approval of amendments to the proposed revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as set out by the European Commission last year.
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IETA calls for swift agreement on EU ETS
12 December 2016The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has called on the European Parliament's environment committee to quickly come to an agreement on proposed amendments to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), after the initial 8 December deadline was missed.
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IETA and CMIA press for airlines to use project-level REDD+ credits
10 November 2016Two leading trade associations have come together to lobby for carbon credits from small-scale forest protection projects to be used in the forthcoming international carbon market for airlines – the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia).
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Aviation emissions plan raises questions for EU ETS
10 October 2016The introduction of a new market-based mechanism to curb the growth of greenhouses gas emissions from aviation raises questions about the future of the sector within the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and will do little to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, critics said.
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Latin America eyes a price on carbon emissions
03 October 2016More than two-thirds of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean plan to use carbon pricing to help them meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change, said James Close, director of the World Bank's climate change group.
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Paris Agreement ratification trigger could be reached in weeks - [Corrected]
30 September 2016The second and final trigger for the Paris Agreement to come into force could be reached in a few weeks, as India, one of the world's largest emitters of carbon, prepares to ratify the treaty.
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The road to Marrakesh is paved with green intentions
26 September 2016The Paris climate change summit will be a tough act to follow, but its successor is shaping up to be an important meeting in its own right. Hamza Ali and Peter Cripps report
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Washington State revisits emissions trading plans
02 June 2016Washington State has published a revised version of its plans to launch a state-wide carbon market and is seeking feedback on the proposals by 22 July.
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Carbon prices are far too low to hit 2°C warming target, says IETA
25 May 2016The price of carbon in major emissions markets is unlikely to exceed €15 ($17) per tonne of carbon dioxide by 2020, less than half the price likely to be needed to limit global warming to 2°C, according to an industry survey.