The Green Power Network (GPN) provides news and information on green power markets and related activities. The site provides up-to-date information on green power providers, product offerings, consumer protection issues, and policies affecting green power markets. http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/index.shtml en-us green power green pricing green marketing REC Renewable Energy Certificates http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1466Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1465Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1464Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1463Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The global voluntary market for carbon credits roughly doubled in 2008, according to a report by <a href="http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/">Ecosystem Marketplace</a> and <a href="http://www.newcarbonfinance.com/">New Carbon Finance</a>. For the year, 123.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were transacted, with a total estimated value of $705 million USD. Transactions for 2007 totaled 65 million tons, valued at $331 million USD. The report estimates U.S.-originating 2008 offset volume at 31.4 MtCO2e. <br><br> The average price for voluntary credits in 2008 was $7.34/tCO2e, an increase of 20% from $6.10 in 2007 and 79% from $4.10 in 2006, according to the report. A carbon credit, also known as an offset, is a tradable commodity representing a unit of carbon dioxide emissions reduction or avoidance. Typically, one credit/offset represents a reduction or avoidance of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). <br><br> Renewable energy projects were the most common sources of carbon offsets, supplying more than 50% of the total volume of credits transacted in 2008. Landfill gas (methane) capture projects were the second most popular type, responsible for 16% of the market, mostly owing to activity in the United States. More than 96% of offset credits were verified to a third-party standard in 2008. The top four verification standards, responsible for 79% of the over-the-counter market, were: <a href="http://www.v-c-s.org/">Voluntary Carbon Standard</a>, <a href="http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/">Gold Standard</a>, <a href="http://www.climateactionreserve.org/">Climate Action Reserve</a>, and the <a href="http://www.americancarbonregistry.org/">American Carbon Registry</a>, respectively. Data for the report, <em>Fortifying the Foundation: State of the ...http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1462Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1461Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1460Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1459Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1458Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1457Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1456Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1455Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The <a href="http://www.thegreenpowergroup.org/us.cfm">Green Power Market Development Group</a>, founded by the <a href="http://www.wri.org/project/green-power-markets">World Resources Institute</a> in 2000, announced that it has met a ten-year target one year early and is purchasing 1,000 megawatts of cost-competitive renewable energy. <br><br> The Group consists of 15 companies: <a href="http://www.alcoa.com/">Alcoa</a>, <a href="http://www.dow.com/">Dow Chemical Company</a>, <a href="http://www.dupont.com/">DuPont</a>, <a href="http://www.kinkos.com/">FedEx</a>, <a href="http://www.gm.com/">General Motors Corporation</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.ibm.com/">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.interfaceinc.com/">Interface, Inc</a>., <a href="http://www.johnsonandjohnson.com/">Johnson &amp; Johnson</a>, <a href="http://www.michelin.com/">Michelin</a>, <a href="http://www.natureworksllc.com/">NatureWorks LLC</a>, <a href="http://www.pitneybowes.com/">Pitney Bowes</a>, <a href="http://www.staples.com/">Staples</a>, <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/">Starbucks</a>. <br><br> Four of the companies in the Green Power Market Development Group &mdash; Dupont, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Staples, and Starbucks &mdash; are also among the EPA&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/toplists/top50.htm">Green Power Top 50 U.S. Purchasers</a>. <br><br> <strong><em>News Release -</em></strong> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmEnergy/idUS394587001720090428">Corporate ...http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1454Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1453Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/news/news_template.shtml?id=1443Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600
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