Friday, December 18, 2009
Choose green!
Discovered ecospecifier.com.au recently - it's a database of over 3500 eco products, materials, technology etc. Definately worth a look.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
An Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Explained
According to ACF (Australian Conservation Foundation), An emissions trading scheme boils down to:
"Rather than putting a greenhouse pollution limit on each factory, power station or car, under carbon trading there is one national limit, known as a cap. The national cap is then divided into individual permits, which businesses and organisations can buy.
If a company wants to emit a tonne of greenhouse pollution they will need to have a greenhouse permit. These permits cost money. So, just as you would pay to dispose of a trailer-load of rubbish at the tip, big companies will pay to deposit a tonne of greenhouse pollution into the atmosphere.
Most importantly, there is a set number of national greenhouse permits available and, correspondingly, a limit on the total amount of pollution permitted.
The term ‘trading’ when applied to carbon emissions refers to companies’ ability to buy and sell their greenhouse permits. This is why carbon trading is sometimes referred to as ‘cap and trade’."
For more information check out http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=1817.
"Rather than putting a greenhouse pollution limit on each factory, power station or car, under carbon trading there is one national limit, known as a cap. The national cap is then divided into individual permits, which businesses and organisations can buy.
If a company wants to emit a tonne of greenhouse pollution they will need to have a greenhouse permit. These permits cost money. So, just as you would pay to dispose of a trailer-load of rubbish at the tip, big companies will pay to deposit a tonne of greenhouse pollution into the atmosphere.
Most importantly, there is a set number of national greenhouse permits available and, correspondingly, a limit on the total amount of pollution permitted.
The term ‘trading’ when applied to carbon emissions refers to companies’ ability to buy and sell their greenhouse permits. This is why carbon trading is sometimes referred to as ‘cap and trade’."
For more information check out http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=1817.
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