Voluntary Carbon Markets: An International Business Guide to What They Are and How They Work

by Ricardo Bayon (Editor), Amanda Hawn, Katherine Hamilton

The global carbon markets are growing at a staggering rate. The growth prospects for business are enormous and the potential positive impacts for greenhouse gas emission reductions, climate policy options, renewable energy investment, development projects and efficiency gains are increasingly apparent. A unique part of the market in greenhouse gas emissions is the rapidly growing voluntary carbon market driven by companies, organizations and individuals committed to efficiency, profitability and rapid action on climate change. The second edition of this groundbreaking book draws together all the key information on international voluntary carbon markets with commentary from leading practitioners and business people. It covers all aspects of voluntary carbon markets around the what they are, how they work and, most critically, their business potential to help slow climate change. This new, fully revised second edition provides key updates on relevant trends, standards, suppliers, and growth in the marketplace, and is the indispensable guide for anyone seeking to understand voluntary carbon markets and capitalize on the opportunities they present for economic and environmental benefit. Second edition * Contains updated data on credit prices, transaction volumes, major industry players, and other quantitative data through 2008, as well as revised analysis reflecting these shifts * Includes explanations of additional offset project type categories, providing prospective buyers and project developers with a more detailed understanding of the suite of offset projects available * Contains revised explanations and analyses by market experts of the key issues affecting the voluntary markets * Provides an updated 'glance into the future' of the voluntary carbon markets, reflecting market and policy trends that emerged through early 2008.

Genres: Nonfiction

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Marjan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Painfully boring, but gets the job done. Very insightful. A good place to start if you want to learn about Carbon Markets.

[Jason Sun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outdated facts but ideology and issues highlighted still is present in VCMs today. Something needs to be done.

[Ime'... Imelda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Voluntary Carbon Market gives lots of information you really wanted to know about Voluntary Carbon mechanism. This kind of mechanism has an increasing trend of applications. It can be proved by lots of people and organizations use this mechanism to show the world that they are actually 'green'. Though it's not a compliance mechanism, but it is good for others to show that they are care for the environment.

I learn quite a lot of things from this book, especially that Voluntary Carbon Market sometimes are mixed with the Renewable Energy Certified. For me it is quite interesting issue and i learned more about it in the book.

The nicest part of the book is the one which contains many perspectives about the continuation of Voluntary Carbon Market. It's an interesting one, especially because we could see it from lots of perspective; i.e., project developer, economists, brokers, and others.

[Derm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for anyone interested in this topic. Not a page turner if you're not intrigued by carbon markets

[Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has a very comprehensive analysis of the current state of voluntary carbon.