Carbon Markets
Trading markets create price discovery and price discovery determines profitability.
Profitable green goods and services companies must produce financial results that are required to succeed in trading markets.
As society pursues the benefits of creating a green economy it becomes ever more important for green company entrepreneurs to direct their business models toward value creation in the emerging carbon trading markets and the capital markets. Developing green goods and services business models that create market value is a societal threshold that must be met to build the green economy.
Information generated by carbon and capital trading markets, the creation green company ETFs and indexes and green public company disclosure reports are good starting points to analyze the potential for new business models and projects.
Green entrepreneurs and the service and solution providers who support them can become better positioned to build successful business models by focusing on indentifying paths to value creation in the trading markets.
Information about Carbon trading markets is offered as a research resource to develop green business models.
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Carbon Markets Information List
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Description of Trading Units |
| Carbon Credit Market
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http://carboncreditmart.com/
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Information
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| Carbon Finance
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http://www.carbon-financeonline.com/
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Carbon Finance is a monthly newsletter and e-mail update service providing in-depth coverage of the global markets in greenhouse gas emissions.
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| Chicago Climate Exchange
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http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/
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The commodity traded at CCX is the CFI contract, each of which represents 100 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. CFI contracts are comprised of Exchange Allowances and Exchange Offsets. Exchange Allowances are issued to emitting Members in accordance with their emission baseline and the CCX Emission Reduction Schedule. Exchange Offsets are generated by qualifying offset projects. |
| Climate Exchange PLC
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http://climateexchangeplc.com/
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Climate Exchange Plc is an AIM listed company which owns the European Climate Exchange (ECX) and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX).
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| Climate Spot Exchange (CSX)
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http://climate-spot.com/
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Climate Spot Exchange (CSX) is a spot market for emissions allowances. The market model is the result of a partnership between Climate Exchange Plc, through its subsidiary CSX, and Euroclear. CSX is currently poised to become the leading emissions allowances spot market.
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| European Climate Exchange (ECX)
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http://www.europeanclimateexchange.com/default_flash.asp
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| International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
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http://www.icapcarbonaction.com
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ICAP is made up of countries and regions that have implemented or are actively pursuing the implementation of carbon markets through mandatory cap and trade systems. The partnership provides a forum to share experiences and knowledge. Sharing and evaluating best practices will help ICAP members determine the extent to which their respective programs can be supported by, and or benefit from, the ICAP process
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| Point Carbon
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http://www.pointcarbon.com/
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Point Carbon is a world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas and carbon markets. Point Carbon’s comprehensive services provide professionals with market-moving information through monitoring fundamental information, key market players and business and policy developments
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| Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
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http://www.rggi.org/home
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Website portal for official user platforms, state applications, and materials for participants in RGGI, as well as current information about the status of RGGI auctions and state rules.
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| Tradable Carbon Credits
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http://www.ipathetn.com/pdf/grn-index-guide.pdf
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Detailed list that describes carbon trading units
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| UNEP Risoe Centre
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http://cdmpipeline.org/
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The CDM/JI Pipeline Analysis and Database contains all CDM/JI projects that have been sent for validation/determination. It also contains the baseline & monitoring methodologies, a list of DOEs and several analyses. Almost all information is from cdm.unfccc.int and ji.unfccc.int.
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