Environment Magazine

While the US Congress is debating emissions trading and its response to climate change, eight leading carbon offset providers, including TerraPass, have agreed to form an alliance which they believe could greatly expand the voluntary carbon market.

The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) is launching today with two U.S. companies, TerraPass and Native Energy; five from the U.K, Climate Care, The Carbon Neutral Compa...

Businesses in nine San Francisco Bay Area counties will pay 4.4 cents for every ton of greenhouse gases they spew, after the district air-quality board voted 15-1 last week to approve the fee. The fee, set to take effect July 1, will affect more than 2,500 businesses; the district estimates that perhaps seven power plants and oil refineries will have to pay more than $50,000 a year, but most businesses will pay less than $1. The fee is modest enough that dramatic emissions reductions are unlikely to occur, but proponents laud the precedent. Businesses were, unsurprisin...