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China CDM tax revenue falls 45 pct in 2012 - News - Point Carbon

BEIJING, June 14 (Reuters Point Carbon) - China’s tax income from the sales of U.N.-issued carbon offset credits fell 45 percent year-on-year to 2 billion RMB ($326 million) in 2012, according to government data, as falling international prices hurt revenue.

Japan adds Kenya to carbon offset scheme plans - News - Point Carbon

TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Kenya has become the fourth country to sign up to a scheme that will allow Japanese firms to earn cheap carbon credits by helping poorer nations to cut CO2 emissions, Japanese and Kenyan officials said Wednesday.

U.S. energy CEOs see carbon price irrelevant in shale era - News - Point Carbon

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Record production of natural gas in the U.S. from shale deposits has made a carbon tax irrelevant for the United States, two major energy CEOs said on Thursday.

Fed opposition would remove carbon tax, help steel industry: Abbott | Manufacturers Monthly

Abbott said that the price on carbon had caused enormous harm to steelmakers

Aspen skier visits up 3 percent last winter | Aspen Daily News Online

The winter’s snow recovery also inflated national skier visit numbers, which were up 11 percent.