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Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Carbon Capture And Sequestration As An Offsetting Activity, Elizabeth Lokey
Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Carbon Capture And Sequestration As An Offsetting Activity, Elizabeth Lokey
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
When carbon capture and sequestration is conducted by entities that are not regulated, it could be counted as an offset that is fungible in the market or sold to a voluntary market. This paper addresses the complications that arise in accounting for carbon capture and sequestration as an offset, and methodologies that exist for accounting for CCS in voluntary and compliance markets.
Valuation Of Carbon Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Valuation Of Carbon Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. The price associated with a metric ton of carbon dioxide reduction could help make CCS a more financially-viable technology. However, the value assigned to CCS depends on the type of greenhouse gas regulation chosen, such as a standard, greenhouse gas tax, or cap-and-trade system, and the details of how the market is implemented. This paper will cover ways in which CCS can be incorporated into greenhouse gas regulations and the implications of each of these methods. It will then cover how CCS …
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Of the Clean Development Mechanism projects that exist in Mexico, methane destruction from hog farms dominates the landscape with 56% of the projects developed and 49% of the certified emission reductions that will be generated within the country by 2012. These biodigesters, however, have experienced many technical difficulties that place their future viability and continued development in question. Because of these challenges, future methane capture in the country may focus around other agro industries or landfills.
Barriers To Clean Development Mechanism Renewable Energy Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Barriers To Clean Development Mechanism Renewable Energy Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Mexico is not reaching its full potential to capture benefits from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects because of its limited market for independent power producers (IPPs) and the barriers imposed on these entities by the state-run electric utility that controls most of the country’s generation and transmission. This state-run entity has pursued CDM revenues only in isolated cases where international financial assistance was given because it is bound by law to pursue the least-cost generation option for its customers. Recent changes in Mexican legislation that provide incentives for renewable energy development could open the marketplace for these types of projects.