Comments on: A Free Carbon-Trading Area of the Americas? http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/ A blog on conservation, from migratory birds to coral reefs, from rainforests to climate change to personal green technology. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Mark Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:21:15 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-1168 since tnc is using climate change as a major initiative this year, how do we get this excellent idea in our discussions with congress? since tnc is using climate change as a major initiative this year, how do we get this excellent idea in our discussions with congress?

]]> By: A NAFTA for carbon trading? | csmonitor.com http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 A NAFTA for carbon trading? | csmonitor.com Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:30:47 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-1139 [...] Cleary thinks so. In a post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog, the organization’s director of conservation strategies in South America argues for a [...] [...] Cleary thinks so. In a post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog, the organization’s director of conservation strategies in South America argues for a [...]

]]> By: Margo http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Margo Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:33:26 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-988 David, excellent post with good points. David, excellent post with good points.

]]> By: How to Distribute $646 billion in Carbon Market Revenues? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-909 How to Distribute $646 billion in Carbon Market Revenues? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:08:26 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-909 [...] Cleary, the director of conservation planning for South America at The Nature Conservancy, has suggested using some carbon market revenues to support initiatives south of the American [...] [...] Cleary, the director of conservation planning for South America at The Nature Conservancy, has suggested using some carbon market revenues to support initiatives south of the American [...]

]]> By: John Pelley http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-904 John Pelley Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:45:45 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-904 Good post. We need to implement any program that will work and help our environment. Good post. We need to implement any program that will work and help our environment.

]]> By: greenskeptic http://blog.nature.org/2009/03/a-free-carbon-trading-area-of-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-897 greenskeptic Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:25:46 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=2517#comment-897 Good post and an interesting idea that builds on some of the early carbon sequestration work TNC did at Noel Kempff and elsewhere, and with such companies as AEP. "Free Cap & Trade." Do you know what percentage the Germans are reserving for their International Fund? It would be interesting to run some numbers to see how much could be generated from such a fund. Also, curious why limited to South America? Why not Indonesia as well? (Other than the author's obvious bias...understood.) Good post and an interesting idea that builds on some of the early carbon sequestration work TNC did at Noel Kempff and elsewhere, and with such companies as AEP. “Free Cap & Trade.”

Do you know what percentage the Germans are reserving for their International Fund? It would be interesting to run some numbers to see how much could be generated from such a fund.

Also, curious why limited to South America? Why not Indonesia as well? (Other than the author’s obvious bias…understood.)

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