Saving the earth through the free market What if I told you there was a viable, free-market-based approach to saving the earth? Here’s how we do it: by selling carbon offset credits in the cap-and-trade market. Since 1898, Berea College has maintained a forest...

How the aviation industry’s carbon offsetting system will work International airlines are counting on a global carbon offsetting plan to cap CO2 emissions from air travel at 2020 levels, mitigating the environmental impact of flying even as passenger...

California Cap-and-Trade Investments: $914 million in 6 Months The most recent auction in California’s cap-and-trade program, which puts a price on emissions, showed a strong market for carbon allowances now and into the near future. The California Air Resources...

Carbon Auction Sellout Raises $1.2 Billion The California Air Resources Board held another successful auction this month, witnessing a sellout of all 75.3M California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) up for sale. Current vintage CCAs reached a settlement price of $17.16, well...

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 gathers data for the first time Pasadena, CA – NASA’s newest carbon dioxide-measuring mission to launch into space, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3), has seen the light. From its perch on the...