Doha was all hot air. It’s high time for a new central body to take action on climate change
We need a rival to the World Bank to address rising temperatures. by Assaad W. Razzouk Let’s face it. The 18th ann...
Blog Archives: 2012
Preventing a collapse in clean energy investment across the developing world
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources follow Assaad on Twitter @AssaadRazzouk Despite environmental wake-up calls like Hurricane Sandy, developed economie...
The market for carbon trading is broken, we must fix it before it is too late.
by Assaad W. Razzouk As the European Commission prepares to publish its first report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the future of the world’s largest “cap and trade...
Natural Capital series – Part 3: “Outsourcing: Doing the Math”
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources This is the third article in a series about Natural Capital. Read the first article “Natural capital: Stop abusi...
Natural capital series – Part 2: Global warming: Can the accounting industry please do its job?
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources This is the second article in a series about Natural Capital. Read the first article Read the first article “N...
The EU-ETS: Fix it or shut-it down, Part 4 – Winners & Losers
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources This is Part 4 of a blog series on emissions trading systems. Read the first blog: The EU-ETS: Fix it or shut it dow...
The EU-ETS: Fix It or Shut-It Down, Part 3: Brokers’ Carbon Credit Forecasts: Do the opposite of what they say
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources I couldn’t help but smile when I read the following headline in Point Carbon on 22 June 2012: “Barclays slashe...
The EU-ETS: Fix It or Shut-It Down, Part 2: Decisive Korea v. Divisive Poland
According to the Financial Times on 16 April, “Poland is insisting there should not be any “administrative meddling” that would prop up prices in the European Union’s carbo...
The EU-ETS: Fix it or Shut it Down, Please
According to Bloomberg (3 April 2012), “EU carbon allowances for December fell as much as 4.6 percent to a record [low of] 6.05 Euros a metric ton on the ICE Futures Europe excha...
Methane emissions can be virtually eliminated at coal mines – but not without some help
By Dr. David Creedy, Managing Director, Coal Mine Methane, Sindicatum A Sindicatum ventilation air methane (VAM) abatement project in combination with a coal mine methane ca...
Natural capital series – Part 1: Stop abusing it and make more money at the same time
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources This is the first article in a series about Natural Capital. Read the second article “Global warming: Can the ...