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We're finally figuring out how to measure the amount of carbon captured in trees, but how do we account for forestry credits once we've purchased or generated them?...ContinueSao Paulo, Brazil and Worcester, MA – November 3, 2009 – World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES; TSX: XWE), an operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities, today announced a new partnership agreement with SOCIALCARBON© Standard, one of the world’s top voluntary standards. The alliance paves the way for more projects with the SOCIALCARBON imprimatur to be posted on the World Green Exchange, one of the world’s largest primary carbon marketplaces....ContinueSocial Carbon VCUs originate from fuel-switching projects in Brazil and sell much higher than the average VCU ($6.6/t compared to $3.2/t)....ContinueSÃO PAULO, Brazil--(Business Wire)-- The Social Carbon Company (SCC), today announced that 206,178 tonnes of Brazilian originated greenhouse gas (GHG) credits verified using the SOCIALCARBON methodology have been successfully delivered to the World Bank Group. This is one of the largest transactions of such credits to date. ...Continue...ContinueLondon and New York, NY - Markit, a financial information services company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the TZ1 Registry, one of the leading voluntary environmental registries which lists the majority of the world’s voluntary carbon and ecosystem standards. The business will now be known as Markit Environmental Registry....ContinueThis Wednesday, May 20th, Ecosystem Market Place has launched the final report of the State of the Voluntary Market 2009. VCS and Social Carbon Standards, used by Social Carbon Company for the development of carbon credits projects, presented good news and expectations in this document, which contains information about the carbon credits commercialized in the Voluntary Market during the year of 2008....ContinueSAO PAULO - (Business Wire) The SOCIALCARBON Company today announced that 102,621 Tons of SOCIALCARBON Credits have been sold to the French Carbon Company Eco-Act. ...ContinueMarch 16, 2009 – Los Angles, CA. The SOCIALCARBON Company has been awarded a coveted Green Dot Award for 2008. Selected from over 1000 entries from 18 countries SOCIALCARBON Company won 2nd place. As described on www.greendotawards.com,...ContinueThe downward trend of voluntary carbon prices and transacted volumes during January and February indicates that the global economic recession has now also spread to the voluntary carbon market. Our New Carbon Finance Voluntary Carbon Index (VCI), which tracks over-thecounter (OTC) transactions on the wholesale market, decreased by 29% from Nov/Dec price levels (from $7.3/tCO2e to $5.2/t), and by 38% from its peak in July/Aug (from $8.4/t to $5.2/t)....Continue
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