Comments on: Live from the Wall Street Green Trading Summit http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/01/live-from-the-wall-street-green-trading-summit/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: americangreen http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/01/live-from-the-wall-street-green-trading-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-46770 americangreen Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:58:03 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2869#comment-46770 Well, I can try, sure. Basically, the UNFCCC is in charge of defining a lot of what, exactly, a Carbon Credit is. On of the big takeaways from the discussion at the WSGTS is that no one really knows the rules under which we are, allegedly, all going to be playing in 2012... and if the international rules differ a whole lot from the American rules, then we have a weird standoff and a confusing double market system. Carbon is more then a global problem... it's also a developing global market, and at some point a regulatory body needs to agree on what a Carbon Offset is or the whole thing is somewhat moot. Since America is going to have to start looking for offsets outside our shores ('cause 85% of our businesses need to get under a baseline level already, never mind provide offsets for others out of the difference), America is going to need to work with the world in defining what is and what is not a valid CMD. This is a massive over simplification, and I'll try and tackle this more later but... Does that make sense? Well, I can try, sure. Basically, the UNFCCC is in charge of defining a lot of what, exactly, a Carbon Credit is. On of the big takeaways from the discussion at the WSGTS is that no one really knows the rules under which we are, allegedly, all going to be playing in 2012… and if the international rules differ a whole lot from the American rules, then we have a weird standoff and a confusing double market system. Carbon is more then a global problem… it's also a developing global market, and at some point a regulatory body needs to agree on what a Carbon Offset is or the whole thing is somewhat moot. Since America is going to have to start looking for offsets outside our shores ('cause 85% of our businesses need to get under a baseline level already, never mind provide offsets for others out of the difference), America is going to need to work with the world in defining what is and what is not a valid CMD.

This is a massive over simplification, and I'll try and tackle this more later but… Does that make sense?

]]> By: LochDhu http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/01/live-from-the-wall-street-green-trading-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-46735 LochDhu Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:59:49 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2869#comment-46735 Can you explain why we would care what the UNFCCC would think? Can you explain why we would care what the UNFCCC would think?

]]> By: Trading Carbon at the Wall Street Green Trading Summit : Red, Green, and Blue http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/01/live-from-the-wall-street-green-trading-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-46381 Trading Carbon at the Wall Street Green Trading Summit : Red, Green, and Blue Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:17:38 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2869#comment-46381 [...] In case you missed it: the first set of reactions from the summit is available here. [...] [...] In case you missed it: the first set of reactions from the summit is available here. [...]

]]> By: Sam http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/01/live-from-the-wall-street-green-trading-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-46347 Sam Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:54:05 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2869#comment-46347 Let's hope yesterday's Franken-Coleman ruling gets us another step closer to 60! Let's hope yesterday's Franken-Coleman ruling gets us another step closer to 60!

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