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Show The Park Record B-14 Sat/Sun/MonAues, February 12-15,2005. Carbon dioxide may be new business WENTWORTH Carbon emissions trading is a new weapon to battle global warming AT SUMMIT COUNTY WASHINGTON (AP) Environmentalists always said there would be a price lo pay for all ihc carbon dioxide being spewed into the atmosphere. Well, now there is. While prized resources such as oil, gold and wheat have been traded for decades, there is a budding market for one of the industrialized world's abundant but unwanted byproducts: carbon dioxide, a gas produced when fossil fuels are burned and which many scientists believe causes global warming. If it succeeds, the new market for carbon emissions will reward businesses that minimize their output of this "greenhouse" gas. It will also benefit the environment and thereby prove, advocates say. that making money and being green are compatible goals. "It's a sign of things to come," said Luis Martinez, an attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York. The only mandatory carbon emissions trading program is in Europe. It was created in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty that goes into effect Feb. 16 and caps the amount of carbon dioxide that power plants and fuelintensive manufacturers in more than two dozen countries are allowed to emit. A similar program is scheduled lo begin in 2008 In Canada, which also signed Kyoto. The United States, one of the few industrialized countries that did not ratify Kyoto, is many years away from compulsory trading or nationwide caps on We are pleased to announce the opening of The Stratford ... special care unit... which strives to bring the challenges associated with memory disorders such as Alzheimer's into a more manageable perspective. Call Juliefordetails: 435-783-5575 or toll free: 1-800-464-9917 4200 North 400 West • Oakley, Ut 84055 carbon dioxide, concepts that are strongly opposed by industry and the Bush administration. However, nine U.S. states are developing a regional cap-andtrade program that will require large power plants from Maine lo Delaware to reduce their carbon emissions, and California is attempting to place greenhouse gas limits on automakers. Separately, a small group of companies have voluntarily agreed to cap their carbon emissions in the United States as part of an experimental market that is based in Chicago. "We believe that at some point in the United Slates there will be mandatory legislation." said Bruce Braine, vice president of strategic policy analysis at American Electric Power Co.. one of the founding members of the Chicago Climate Exchange, or CCX. Under the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, some 12.000 industrial plants will be granted a limited number of credits equaling the amount of carbon dioxide they are allowed to emit. Companies [hat exceed their limits must purchase credits to cover the difference, while those that produce less can sell surplus credits for a profit. Companies can trade directly with each other or through exchanges located throughout Europe. By giving the private sector a financial incentive to make operations more environmentally friendly, proponents believe the market-based approach will accelerate investment in emissions-reduction equipment, cre- ate positive reinforcement from investors and spur technological innovation. "We're confident that once people gel used to managing carbon in their businesses it will be successful." said David Hone, climate change adviser at the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos., which has 46 facilities across Europe that will be regulated under the cap-and-trade system. Hone said his optimism is based in part on the success of the cap-and-trade system the United Slates designed more than a decade ago to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions, which cause acid rain. Pl"he U.S. sulfur dioxide market, on which the EU's carbon market is based, is widely praised for accelerating emissions reductions at a lower cost than originally anticipated by industry. The first phase of the EU trading program runs from 2005 through 2007 and the caps will be lowered from one year to the next, While detailed plant-byplant limits are still being finalized, participants estimate that EU-wide industrial emissions will drop as much as 5 percent by 2008. The cost to European industry over the next three years is estimated lo be a few billion euros, based on current market prices for carbon dioxide of about euro7 per ton, according to Ilex Energy Consulting of Oxford. England. Of course, companies with surplus allowances stand to profit an equal amount. "Frankly, a lot of companies will be hoping thai the emissions price is low so they face lower penalties from having lo go out and buy allowances," said Andrew Nind. principal consult- ant at Ilex. "The main concern of environmentalists is that the governments have been too generous in how many allowances they've given out," Nind said. The lower the price, the less incentive there is to invest in equipment thai reduces emissions, he said. 'Hie second phase of the program runs from 2008 through 2012, by which lime the European Union must lower its carbon emissions to 8 percent below 1990 levels. Canada must cut its emissions by 6 percent. The EU . head office said Wednesday it is considering making airlines pay for tailpipe pollution as yet another way to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. , Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the Commission will prepare proposals such as imposing a fuel tax or other measures like issuing carriers with pollution quotas that they can Ihen trade. In the United States, carbonintensive industries lobbied against Kyoto by refuting the threat of global warming and by arguing that the treaty would hurt the global competitiveness of American companies and cause electricity prices to rise, CCX participants agreed beginning in 2003 to cut their carbon emissions by 1 percent per year through 2006, or 4 percent below their baseline, which is determined by their average annual emissions from 1998 through 2001. There is virtually no chance of federal limits on carbon emissions under the Bush administration. But U.S. executives anticipate a cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide, at least at the stale level, within the next decade. 3_y'^Jko Fark City's professional services ACUPUNCTURE • MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE OFNEWYORK Scon J. Zuckerman, MD, FAAR DABMA Treatment available for a wide variety of acute & chronic conditions, including: •Sports injuries •Headaches •Back Painv . •Fibromyalgia •Anxiety •Depression Personal attention by a licensed, boardcertified physician, provided in the comfort of your own home. Callforyour FREE phone consultation. 435-9O1-OO57 scotKuck@cmcpc net AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR O MERCER AUTOMOTIVE & DEIAILING AAA Certified. 15 years in the area Located in the heart of Park City. Repairs on nil makes and models. ASE Certified Technicians State Inspections, tire repairs, oil changes, scheduled services Full service detailing 435-649-AUTO (2886) Se liabla Espanol -Park City Dentistry Ronald T. 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PHd Hdiko Strchli, BS - "' Massage Therapy: Christine Heidiklang, LMT Pirn Green, LMT PSYCHOTHERAPY Roxi Nelson LC.S.W Licensed Clinical Social Worker is now accepting new client referrals at Mountain Strength Wellness Center located in the Deer Valley PlazaSpecializing in psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults, personal and life coaching and emotional wellncss. Including substance abuse, individual and couples counseling, adjustment issues and anger management. For appointments contact 6 L 5-7600 or 714-0901. Located at 1375 Deer Valley Drive, suite 206. PRIVATE SCHOOL PARK CITY ACADEMY An independent, Christian, college preparatory school that welcomes a diverse community of students. Some Reasons Our Students Afijieve Utah's Hjgftat SA. T. Scons: • Small class sizes of 18 students or less with dynamic tc;ichcrs! • Personalized excellence program for each student • Integrated curriculum with specialists in fine Arts, Music, Foreign Languages, Science, Compputcrs, and Physical Education • Member Core Knowledge Foundation • Compctitcve Sports - Member \Xfosatch Athletic Conference • Outdoor Education Program • Character Building & Community Service For information call 435-649-2791 3120WPincbrookRdPark City, Utah 84098 THE COLBY SCHOOL An independent, non-profit school providing academic excellence in a caring comf • munity. Our students benefit from: • Research-based Tribes Model • Small class sizes (16 or less for K-8, 12 students widi two teachers for pre-school) • Integrated curriculum blending art, music , foreign language, and physical educationforall students in Prc-School through 8th grade • Hands on Science Exploration in partnership with community organizations • Service learning • Outdoor education For information call 435-655-3966 3770 N.Hwy 224 Park City, UT 84060 www.thecolbyschool .org Imagine your child at The Colby School |