News
Carbon-Trading Volume on ICE Increased to Record Yesterday
Date: 17/03/2011
Publication: Bloomberg - Carbon trading volumes rose 2 percent yesterday to a record on ICE Futures Europe in London, the biggest emissions exchange, as prices advanced to their highest in almost two years.
Major UK retailer to buy 1 million voluntary offsets
Date: 17/03/2011
Publication: Point Carbon Bloomberg - The UK’sCo-operative Group could buy around 1 million voluntary credits by the end of 2012.
Australia Should Price Carbon Emissions at A$20-A$30 a Ton
Date: 17/03/2011
Publication: Bloomberg Australia should price carbon emissions at between A$20 and A$30 a ton, rising at 4 percent a year.
Regulators Embrace Voluntary Carbon
Date: 15/03/2011
Publication: Ecosystems Marketplace World regulators and voluntary market players rush to meet halfway.
Carbon price breaks €17 mark as Germany shuts nuclear plants
Date: 15/03/2011
Publication: Business Green - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has this morning confirmed seven nuclear power plants built before 1980 will close for at least three months in response to safety fears sparked by the ongoing crisis in Japan.
Carbon price spikes on Japan nuclear crisis
Date: 14/03/2011
Publication: Business Green Fears over Japan nuclear plant crisis and German decision to suspend deal extending life of reactors drives up price of EU carbon credits.
UK government to create carbon floor price rules in April
Date: 09/032011
Publication: Shocked (Reuters) - Britain's Treasury will set a legal framework next month to create a floor price for carbon emissions.
BT plan to cut supply chain carbon emissions
Date: 03/03/2011
Publication: Logistics Management - BT has introduced a climate change standard designed to cut carbon emissions.
Voluntary Carbon Fills Compliance Void
Date: 18/02/2011
Publication: Ecosystem Marketplace - Last week, Ecosystem Marketplace reported that a major formal voluntary carbon standard has verified its first carbon credits from projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).
£112bn Green Growth Will Drive UK Recovery
Date: 15/02/2011
Publication: The Carbon Trust has released new research saying the environmental and low-carbon market is worth more than £112bn a year in the UK and employs more than 900,000 people. It is forecast to grow by 25 per cent over the next four years, and will drive the UK economy.
Carbon Trust chief executive Tom Delay said: "Green growth is the only show in town; no other sector can drive the recovery.
"The consequences of British business failing to grasp this opportunity are almost too horrific to consider: anaemic growth, a jobless recovery and the risk of a return to the economics of boom and bust. We cannot afford to carry on as we did before.
"Businesses need to look beyond the short-term financial reporting cycle and place some smart, early bets on the future. Otherwise the cost, both to the UK's economy and to the environment, will be too great to ignore."
One UK chief executive Terry Last said: "Focusing on green growth and developing a lower carbon economy is not only essential for delivering on the UK's climate change commitments; it is also critical to unlocking important economic opportunities for us all."
£3.2 trillion global environmental market. Only 13% cited the UK as the most prepared nation. The potential is there, with 92% of UK business leaders think green growth presents an opportunity for their business.
World Bank Invests €68m in Post-Kyoto Credits
Date: 15/02/2011
Publication: Fund will buy offsets from projects in developing nations after first phase of Kyoto expires in 2012, so carbon-cutting projects can continue to sell UN-backed offsets.
The projects, which have been approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offsetting scheme, range from landfill and composting projects to urban transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives.
"During a period of regulatory uncertainty, the UCFT2 is helping to maintain demand for post-2012 carbon credits," said Joëlle Chassard, manager of the World Bank's Carbon Finance Unit. "It means we have another tool to help bridge the gap in the carbon markets."
The first tranche of the UCF (UCFT1), capitalised to €775m and launched in 2006, purchased 129.3 million tons of CERs generated by two Chinese incinerators of greenhouse gas HFC-23.
Businesses step on board with offsets
Date: 07/01/2011
Publication: Guardian - Three leading companies explain their offsetting approach.
Cap-and-Trade Market for North America Weighed by States After Obama Fails
Date: 30/11/2010
Publication: California, New Mexico and 10 U.S. Northeastern states may try to create a North American carbon market on their own now that President Barack Obama has given up on cap-and-trade legislation that stalled in Congress.
EU Says Aviation Organization Recognizes European Carbon Market
Date: 15/10/2010
Publication: The European Union claimed a diplomatic victory at an international aviation meeting, saying the participants accepted the EU’s plan to cap emissions by domestic and foreign airlines serving Europe as of 2012.
Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley up carbon investments
Date: 24/09/2010
Publication: They might no longer be certain what the future holds for the financial sector, but two of the world's largest banks have this week signalled their ongoing support for the carbon market.
Regulatory risks could push EUAs above €25 this year – Deutsche Bank
Date: 01/09/2010
Publication: Deutsche Bank will raise its price forecast for EU allowances (EUAs) at the end of 2010 to €25 ($32) from €20 if its fears are realised on the supply and use of carbon offsets.
'Carbon at 35 Euros by 2012' – Deutsche Bank analyst
Date: 02/07/2010
Publication: The price of EU Energy Trading Scheme carbon allowances is likely to rise to around EUR25/tonne by 2012, driven by the European Union’s current carbon reduction target of 20 per cent by 2020, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Mark Lewis.
Barclays Capital Raises Forecast for 2012 Carbon Price by 17%
Date: 19/05/2010
Publication: Barclays Capital raised its estimate for European Union carbon prices for 2012 by 17 percent on speculation there will be tighter emissions limits through 2020 and a shortage of permit supply over the next two years.
European Union Carbon Prices May Triple by 2013 as Gas Recovers, UBS Says
Date: 22/09/2010
Publication: UBS AG, the biggest Swiss bank, said European Union carbon permit prices may almost triple by as early as 2013 as natural gas recovers.
More than 3,000 organisations register for carbon trading scheme
Date: 01/10/2010
Publication: Almost 2,800 public and private sector organisations have registered for the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment emissions trading scheme, and a further 400 are going through the process, it was announced today.
Ukraine to become Georgia’s main wheat supplier
Date: 07/09/2010
Publication: Ukraine will become main supplier of wheat to Georgia, said at the parliamentary session country’s Prime Minister Nikoloz Gilauri, RBK quoted him as saying citing the Georgian television channel Rustavi-2.
Rising wheat prices raise fears over UK commitment to biofuels
Date: 05/09/2010
Publication:Converting up to a fifth of UK wheat into biofuel will force prices even higher at a time of food shortages, warn critics.
Now meat price surge raises fear of food inflation
Date: 03/09/2010
Publication:Freakish weather conditions and soaring demand from China, Brazil and other fast-emerging economies have pushed meat prices around the world to a 20-year high.
Wheat futures boosted as Russia extends export ban
Date: 03/09/2010
Publication:Wheat futures continued to push higher Friday, a day after Russia roiled grain markets by extending a ban on wheat exports into late 2011.
Global food shortage fears as Russia extends wheat ban
Date: 03/09/2010
Publication:Vladimir Putin has announced Russia will not lift a ban on grain exports before next year’s harvest, extending the embargo for another year, sparking fears over a global food shortage.
China, Ukraine stage trade forum, explore business co-op
Date: 03/09/2010
Publication:More than 300 Chinese and Ukrainian officials, business executives and traders gathered at a trade forum Friday to seek bilateral business opportunities.
Ukraine signs $950 mln China loan for railway link
Date: 03/09/2010
Publication:Ukraine has secured a $950 million loan from China to build a railway link between Kiev and the capital's main airport and has hired a Chinese company for the project, the Chinese People's Daily newspaper said on Friday.
Wheat pushes world food prices up
Date: 01/09/2010
Publication:The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says that world food prices have risen to their highest level in two years.
Wheat prices reach 22-month high
Date: 03/08/2010
Publication:Wheat prices have hit a 22-month high after a severe drought and ensuing wildfires in Russia devastated crops.
Russian Wildfires Kill 34; Wheat Soars 19% on Drought
Date: 02/08/2010
Publication:Wildfires raging across central Russia claimed 34 lives and blanketed cities in a smoky haze as drought and record heat cut crop yields, driving wheat prices as much as 19 percent higher last week.
Fires in Russia push price of Wheat
Date: 02/08/2010
Publication:Wheat prices skyrocketed Monday as news that wildfires are spreading over key growing regions in Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, prompted....
The Farmland Market is Booming
Date: 22/07/2010
Publication: Buyers are attracted to farmland because of the investment potential and rarity of stock.
Emerging Economies 'to enjoy food production boom'
Date: 15/06/2010
Publication: A recent article from the BBC confirming the growth forecast for Ukraine Agriculture.
First Floods, Now Locusts Ravage Farmland
Date: 14/04/2010
Publication: Sky News Swarms of locusts have infested an area of Australia the size of Spain and ravaged farmland after flooding caused by torrential rain
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - April 2010
Date: 09/04/2010
Publication: World Agricultural Outlook Board U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2009/10 are projected 51 million bushels lower with higher expected domestic use and exports
English farmland values rise by 5.4%
Date: 01/04/2010
Publication: Farmers Guardian English farmland values rose by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2010. This takes growth over the past 12 months to 15.5%, according to the latest results of the Knight Frank Farmland Index
Chinese Are Snapping Agricultural Land in Canada
Date: 28/03/2010
Publication: Shocked Investor The issue is Chinese' growing middle class. Hundreds of millions of people in China modified their eating habits and are consuming vastly larger quantities of meat and higher protein foods
Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century
Date: 22/03/2010
Publication: Science Magazine "Population growth, arable land and fresh water limits, and climate change have profound implications for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel.
African Farmland Found to be Severely Infertile
Date: 19/03/2010
Publication: VOA News 75% of farmland in southern africa has lost nutrients neeed to grow crops
Rising salt levels devour Australian farmland
Date: 13/03/2010
Publication: Planet Ark Areas potentially affected will grow to 17 million hectares (65,625 square miles) by 2050 from 5.7 million hectares now, a government-backed report by the National Land and Water Resources Audit showe
Everyone Wants Security, As Farmland Prices Go Parabolic
Date: 09/03/2010
Publication: Business Insider Earlier this year and late last year, there was a steady drumbeat of investment gurus telling you to "buy farmland" as a protection against war, inflation, and whatever else
Farmland Shortage to Exceed 6.67 Mln Hectares by 2020
Date: 07/03/2010
Publication: Xinhua News Agency China's shortage of farmland is expected to exceed 6.67 million ha by the year 2020, a senior official with the Ministry of Agriculture told Xinhua on Monday.
'Buy farmland and gold' advises Dr Doom
Date: 22/02/2010
Publication: The Times The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy farmland, stock up on gold and prepare for a “dirty war” by Marc Faber
Now could be the right time to invest in additional acres
Date: 20/02/2010
Publication: The Herald farmland has increased in value by an average of 164 per cent during the last decade – making land ownership one of the very best ways of growing net worth over that time.
Saffery Champness examine the Tax issues for UK Farmland Investment
Date: 10/02/2010
Publication: Land Gazette With the price of UK farmland predicted to continue rising, according to leading land and estate agents, the benefits of investment in rural land and property are now being widely reported
Why this man chose farms over funds
Date: 30/01/2010
Publication: Sunday Times Investors, such as fund manager Graham Birch, are being drawn to agriculture by the increasing demand for food...and the tax breaks
Food Inflation Accelerates, RBI Action Imminent
Date: 28/01/2010
Publication: Businessworld The food price index rose 17.40 per cent in the 12 months to Jan. 16, higher than an annual rise of 16.81 per cent in the previous week, data released on Thursday showed. The index rose 0.4 per cent from a week earlier
With rising price, food grain shortage looms large
Date: 28/01/2010
Publication: iGoverment With the food prices rising 45 per cent in the last nine months, the world needs to take urgent measures to ensure that short-term adverse effects of higher food prices do not impact the poor
Agricultural Commodity Prices Set to “Go Through the Roof”
Date: 15/01/2010
Publication: Wall Street Pit Sometimes in the next few years we’re going to have very serious shortages of food everywhere in the world and prices are going to go through the roof
Food Inflation@19.17%, Inflation Up To 7.31%
Date: 14/01/2010
Publication: Businessworld The index was pushed up by food prices, which jumped 19.17 per cent in December, impacted by supply constraints after the driest spell in nearly four decades and later floods in some regions that hit crops
UK Farm Property and Farmland Present Investment Opportunities
Date: 08/01/2010
Publication: Savills Values which have boosted total annual returns to about 15% pa over this period.
