Weekly Carbon and Energy Matters - Spread thin
02 September 2010
As with the previous week, market activity was dominated by the continuation of HFC-23 projects having their requests for issuance sent for review. By the end of the week, HFC-23 projects had seen seven requests for review coming from the CDM Executive Board in total, which will delay the issuance of a total of 10.1 Mt of CERs.
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Weekly Carbon and Energy Matters - The penny drops
24 August 2010
The carbon market spent most of August asleep before regulatory risk kicked it into action in the middle of last week. The risk had been around since the CDM Executive Board (EB) July meeting in Bonn when the members decided to investigate claims that the provision of carbon finance to HFC-23 projects was creating perverse incentives to project operators to increase the volumes of that gas that are produced and subsequently destroyed.
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Steps for Reporting Carbon Emissions
24 August 2010
The world is inevitably moving towards low-carbon economies. Most national governments now accept the need for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The levels of commitment may vary, but there is a clear trend. The United Nations conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 included, for the first time, a global agreement by 132 countries to limit temperature rises to two degrees. [read more] |
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Weekly Carbon and Energy Matters - Scaling up or heating up
19 August 2010
Last week’s announcement by Japan to pursue a bilateral offset approach is an indication of the tensions inherent in the offset portion of the carbon market. The announcement has been lauded as a way of scaling up investment in emissions reduction efforts. [read more] |
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Wessex vehicles may run on biogas
18 August 2010
WESSEX Water plc, the YTL Group's (4677) UK subsidiary, is considering powering some of its fleet of vehicles with biogas. [read more] |
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Carbon News Updates
16 August 2010
US cancels Brazilian debt for forest protection (Point Carbon, 13 August 2010)
The US and Brazil have signed a debt-for-nature agreement that will see the US erase $21 million of Brazil’s debt in return for Brazil using the money it would have owed to protect its rainforests. [read more] |
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YTL UK unit tests sewage as alternative energy source
12 August 2010
WESSEX Water plc, the British unit of YTL Power International Bhd, has started testing a Volkswagen Beetle car that is being powered by gas from human waste.
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 | BFM 89.9- Marathon De Sables - Ralph Dixon, Trustee of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation & Cikgu Adnan bin Osman, running veteran
12 February 2010
Ralph Dixon & Cikgu Adnan bin Osman speak about the challenges of this mammoth race and the efforts it serves the Baram Delta indigenous community in Sarawak. Also, 67 year old Cikgu Adnan shares his experience of taking part in the race last year. [read more] |
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Green technologies on Waste Management: Current Knowledge and Practices
20 November 2009
Ilango S Bharathi. G on “Carbon Credits as a means to co –finance green technologies in waste management” in a seminar on “Green technologies on Waste Management: Current Knowledge and Practices ” on 19 th November 2009 in Best Western Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. [read more] |
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 | CNBC- Environmental Investing
16 November 2009
Discussing how YTL Corporation cashing in on the push to go green, with Ralph Dixon, director of environmental investments at YTL Corporation, speaking with Frank Lavin, former White House political director & CNBC's Martin Soong. [read more] |
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Delays in Malaysian CDM projects
12 November 2009
It seems that green is the new black. Not in the fashion sense but going green is now the “in” thing among consumers, corporations and investors. [read more] |
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CSR & Sustainability Summit 2009
24 September 2009
17th September 2009: CEO of YTL-SVCarbon, Soeren Varming, took part in the “CSR & Sustainability Summit 2009” organised by Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI). [read more] |
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CDM Business Opportunity for the Oils and Fats Industry
24 September 2009
18th July 2009: Senior Manager of YTL-SVCarbon, G.Ilango S.Bharathi made presentations in a Seminar on “CDM Business Opportunity for the Oils and Fats Industry” in National Science Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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 | Look East no more?
17 September 2009
Are we spending the fiscal stimulus on projects that result in economic returns? We have to ask hard questions like whether a double-tracking railway from Ipoh to the Thai border costing RM12bil will result in the same economic return as a similarly priced fast speed railway from KL to Singapore. Third, the LDP government, which successfully guided Japan to First World status in the first 30 years in power, failed to reform the factional and patronage system within the party. Ultimately, [read more] |
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 | BFM 89.9- Carbon Credits Demystified- Soeren Varming- YTL- SV Carbon
16 September 2009
Soeren Varming, CEO and founder of YTL-SV Carbon, discusses the carbon credit industry from its standpoint as a consultancy and carbon credit broker. [read more] |
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 | BFM 89.9- Environmental Investment and Carbon Trading- Ralph Dixon, Director of Enviromental Investments YTL Corp
16 September 2009
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 | Companies praised for green initiatives
29 July 2009
COMPANIES from a range of industries were lauded for innovative, sustainable and green initiatives at the third annual Singapore Green Summit (SGS) yesterday.
Leading the pack in terms of awards won was energy group Power- Seraya.
Organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), the summit featured three award categories.
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 | Power of the earth
29 July 2009
Even as it generates power for mass consumption, Power Seraya knows the importance of running and developing a business that is sustainable and friendly to the environment.
As such, the power generating company is big on downsizing its own electricity consumption.
With its “virtualisation” software, Power Seraya can meet its information technology (IT) needs with just 10 physical data servers while projecting the capabilities of 100 servers virtually. [read more] |
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 | Earth Hour every week
30 June 2009
I found out about Earth Hour way back in 2007 after Australia went dark and knew at once that it was something I should adopt in my life. Earth Hour 2008 coincided with a church camp, so I suggested that we have our sessions in candlelight and everyone was enthusiastic about it. Needless to say, it was pretty amazing!
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 | Series on global warming
23 June 2009
YTL Corporation’s Climate Change Week returned for a third year with the premiere of six-episode Strange Days on Planet Earth: Oceans on the National Geographic Channel (Astro Channel 553). Hosted by award-winning actor, director and environmental activist Edward Norton, the documentary which first aired on May 24 offers a startling look into the health of the Earth’s water system and the shocking truths which impact every living being on Earth.
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 | A Change Not Welcomed: Climate
06 June 2009
It is not uncommon for people to associate YTL with property development and environment conservation. But is it possible to work on such contradictory areas simultaneously?
According to Ruth Yeoh, Director of Investments at YTL Corporation Bhd Group of Companies and a passionate environment activist, although YTL is a corporation whose business interests include power, cement, land and development, and transport, it is very passionate when it comes to conserving the earth’s natural resources [read more] |
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CDM is promoting sustainable palm oil
14 May 2008
Guest commentary in Point Carbon Newsletter: CDM & JI Monitor 14 May 2008 by Soeren Varming, YTL-SV Carbon and Michael Dutschke BioCarbon
There has been much talk about whether palm oil production and the possible use of palm oil for biodiesel production benefits the environment (through displacing the use of carbon-intensive fossil fuels) or harms it. [read more] |
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 | YTL buys controlling stake in SV Carbon
03 May 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Corp Bhd has acquired a controlling stake in a clean development mechanism developer (CDM), SV Carbon, now known as YTL-SV Carbon Sdn Bhd.
Managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said the company was the largest CDM consultancy in Malaysia and the third largest in Asean, with 30 projects under development in Malaysia. It also has ongoing consulting projects in Indonesia, Thailand and China. [read more] |
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 | YTL announces green arm - YTL-SV Carbon
02 May 2008
YTL Corporation announced today their acquisition of Malaysian-based Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) developer, SV Carbon, now known as YTL-SV Carbon Sdn Bhd.
The acquisition marks the birth of an environmental division in YTL’s growing empire. YTL-SV Carbon is now the largest CDM consultancy in Malaysia, and is No. 3 in the ASEAN region with projects in Indonesia, Thailand and China. [read more] |
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