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In Balance takes a reasoned look at some of the key components of climate policy. It is particularly interested in carbon markets and energy markets. The perspective is mainly British or European, but there are often articles about international policy too.
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CDM giving excessive amounts of money to big factories - is it a problem?
Environmental capital today commented on a “marginally economical” chemical factory making 97% of it’s profit from selling CERs generated by destuction of nitrous oxides: The company, Rhodia SA, manufactures hundreds of tons a day o...
Australia – combining fuel tax cuts with cap and trade
The design of Australia’s cap-and-trade scheme is emerging. It is likely to include petrol and among the details is a “cent for cent” fuel tax cut to balance the costs for motorists: If motorists pay 5c extra a litre for petrol as a result of t...
Paying people not to relieve themselves on the pavement
This article caught my eye. From the LA Times: In L.A., the [automated public toilets] are supported by advertisers that buy space on nearby street furnishings. All of the APTs in the city, except two on skid row, charge a quarter for each use. Los A...
Carbon Retirement is live today
I’ve been working hard over the last few months to set up a company, Carbon Retirement. We buy EU Emission Allowances (EUAs) on behalf of our customers and retire them. This reduces the amount of carbon dioxide that industrial facilities within...
Energy 2020: Closing remarks
There were two things I heard consistently today: The support of the public is essential - both to get the right planning and policy decisions and because individuals are directly responsible for a large part of the UK’s carbon footprint. In s...

