Emissions Trading

How to secure a good CDM deal at an early stage?

2008-04-09T16:08:00.000+01:00

The CDM JI market these days is a sellers market. These Offsets (I hate the word Offset for some reason; probably because I have only thought of them as CDM/JI ) are valued anywhere from 2 to 16 Euros depending on at what stage of development they are. An early stage project (before PIN, only at the pre-agreement level) could be captured at under 5 Euro. But a Guaranteed CER ( the credit that

Nuclear Bombs Could Ruin Your Future

2008-04-08T08:18:00.002+01:00

Here’s a pleasant news story for your sunny Tuesday morning. It was sent out by the Carbon reporter at Bloomberg. A nuclear war involving 100.A nuclear war involving 100 Hiroshima-size bombs would open a massive hole in the earth's ozone layer, exposing life to dangerous levels of the sun's rays, a new study shows. Smoke caused by the atomic explosions would trap heat in the stratosphere

Gored Me!

2008-04-01T11:10:00.001+01:00

Yes, It Was An April Fools Joke. Gotcha! (Got Me, Actually) Re Seen on Grist.org today. Below

A Gore April Fools Joke?

2008-04-01T08:34:00.001+01:00

Seen on Grist.org today. But guess what? The link goes to nowhere.

McCain Statement

2008-03-25T08:14:00.001Z

I wonder if other Europeans get the same feeling as I do when they read Climate Change comments from the US politicos. Its a feeling that they don’t really understand what the trading issue is all about. Sure, many politicians on every continent can be accused of the same thing. But something about the American view really is always so… unsettling. Okay, okay, you might say they have many

Why Many Different Credits Would Be Better

2008-03-20T15:26:00.001Z

In the last few weeks there have been a few Carbon market 'firsts' announced. The first UN Credits traded on NYMEX (RNK and Vitol), the first ECX UN Credit trade (TFS and Eneco), the first RGGI Auction 'announced' (New England states), and even the first CER deliveries to the Swiss Registry (by a bunch of arrogant Dutch fools). What is more interesting about these events, aside from

Bearish Markets and the Carbon Market?

2008-03-16T20:39:00.001Z

Right! Here we are folks in the beginning of a healthy correction/bear market. What does it mean for the Carbon Market? I want your views. What do you think? What types of influence do you see? List them for me in one-liners and I will publish them in the next weeks. For example. With the coming lay-offs similar to what followed the 1987 collapse (Yes, i am THAT old) I expect quite a few

Citigroup Hires Edward From Shell

2007-12-05T13:57:00.000Z

This is actually quite an interesting story. What I want to know is if there is enough room for his ego in Citi. heh heh Citigroup Hires Edward From Shell for Emissions Trade (Update1) By Mathew Carr and Lars Paulsson Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. hired Garth Edward from Royal Dutch Shell Plc to trade carbon dioxide permits and United Nations-approved emission credits as the bank

Carbon Funds Triple in Size: Caisse des Despots

2007-12-03T15:42:00.000Z

These Despots say that carbon funds will get to 9 billion Euro of investment soon. But then, Caisse des Depots (despots is funnier), is who exactly? Why do they think they can write research? How much are they influenced by the stoopid and foolish Powernext EUA trading system. I mean, why would we listen to them making a "research" statement that was probably expected by everyone anyway.

2007-12-03T14:27:00.001Z

Australia's Labor Government Ratifies Kyoto Treaty

2007-12-03T14:00:00.000Z

Its funny in a way, because suddenly Australia looks like the humbled prodigal son, tail between the leg, (and a plethora of other overused metaphors). But Johnny Howard was not all that bad, and i would like you to remember that. Australia's Labor Government Ratifies Kyoto Treaty By Angela Macdonald-Smith Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian government ratified the Kyoto Protocol,

Basic stuff on kyoto

2007-12-03T10:00:00.000Z

From Reuters. (they are doing a good job; and.. the service is basically free) look for ReutersInteractiveFACTBOX - What is the Kyoto Protocol? by Reuters News on 02 December 2007, 05:28 AM 0 comments , 11 views Categories: Reuters

What Kind of Marketing From the "Degrees? Climate Group"?

2007-11-28T14:18:00.001Z

Saw this today on the Reuters Interactive pages (A very worthwhile free service that you should sign up to. Really a good service mainly supported by traders and people in the know.). The point I want to make is the marketing of the Climate Group when it has the little "0" degrees marker in the upper corner of the logo box. In fact the headline on the story labels the company the "Climate Group"

Iceland : The Best Place To Live?

2007-11-27T14:02:00.001Z

...by Whom? Polar bears on holidays? I can't help thinking that this interest is a result of Global Warming. You know, what with northern countries become more and more like Florida, and southern places just bbeing overwhelmed by flames (California). But perhaps its something else. .

Scientists say Kyoto should be scrapped

2007-10-25T09:03:00.000+01:00

Just selected passages from a bloomy article that is interesting. CANBERRA, Oct 25 AAP - A leading British scientist, who co-authored a report which recommends scrapping the Kyoto Protocol, says Australia has copped unnecessary international condemnation for not signing up to the deal. .......... Time to Ditch Kyoto, published in the journal Nature, says real reductions in emissions can only

Email Criticism Finds Its Way to the Public Domain. Doh!

2007-10-16T08:18:00.000+01:00

Interesting article from Yale Climate Forum is a lesson in two things because it both warns us that Being a critic of Climate Change Religion and not knowing who will use your written word, could cause you serious troubles. .

Al Gore’s Judgement

2007-10-11T10:12:00.000+01:00

You know what I like about this ruling? That the main case for Global Warming is a good case, but that the alarmist presentation was only good for Al Gore. Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment - Times Online .

hedge fund creation notes

2007-10-05T14:18:00.000+01:00

I found these articles very helpful. Just want to put them out there. Dechert LLP : List of legal articles US2004Advisor.pdf (application/pdf Object) US2004PrivatePlace.pdf (application/pdf Object) US2004Structure.pdf (application/pdf Object) .

2007-10-01T08:04:00.000+01:00

Hollywood Sending Mixed Climate Messages Another case of liberal mania not living up to their causes. Hollywood Sending Mixed Climate Messages Sep 30 02:24 PM US/Eastern By GARY GENTILE AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - From "

your have just been warned

2007-09-27T14:04:00.001+01:00

Majority of hedge funds say '08 U.S. recession likely September 26 2007 Reuters- A majority of hedge fund managers say a U.S. recession is "very likely" in 2008, but fewer than one in five said an economic slowdown would be bad for their funds, a survey of several-hundred hedge fund managers released on Tuesday found.Rothstein Kass,

Arctic Sea-Ice Sheet Shrinks to Record, U.S. Scientist

2007-09-21T13:25:00.000+01:00

http://nsidc.org/news/press/2007_seaiceminimum/20070810_index.html Arctic Sea-Ice Sheet Shrinks to Record, U.S. Scientists Say 2007-09-21 04:01 (New York) By Mathew Carr Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The size of the arctic sea-ice sheet shrank to a record level, 22 percent lower than the previous record in 2005, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in

Carbon Fund Growth, Explained

2007-09-17T14:26:00.001+01:00

(from Hedgeco.net) September 17 2007 West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Daniel Butler, the Trade Director for Czech carbon asset fund manager Blackstone Global Ventures sent us at HedgeCo this much needed Carbon Market simplification; It could be said that when the average man on the street hears about a new Environmental Fund or Climate Change Funds its easy to imaging the observer visualizing a

Too Many Credits?

2007-08-10T14:29:00.001+01:00

The gloom of the Emissions Credit market. So its August. Its hot. There is not a heck of a lot going on. All the stuff I want to get done is problematic with all the people away for holidays. And now... the financial markets collapse. So that means there is less money for fund investment (credit origination funds) since they are alternative funds. And stories are coming out about the 5

Water Investment

2007-07-11T21:09:00.001+01:00

For many developing countries, investment in land and water resources is crucial to their efforts to achieve food security and sustainable development. I disagree. It should say "All Countries"I did not read the whole paper, but I think is worth considering water investment.Water investment is a pet project of mine. I think water is going to be very valuable in the near futures. War-fighting

Carbon Trading - Carbon Fund

2007-07-11T12:25:00.001+01:00

How does one really raise money for a carbon fund? Does one positively need to be: - Successful investment banker / fund manager / rich dude with a good track record? - A well known boutique or major bank? - A Russian oligarch with green intentions - but only for this american idea of PEE ARR (Publick Relations)? I know a guy with decent deal flow for new credit projects, CDM and even some JI,