Climate:
Former White House climate change director Forrister discusses growth of U.S. carbon market (OnPoint, 06/15/2009)
As the House inches closer to an agreement on a cap-and-trade bill, what business and growth opportunities exist within the U.S. carbon market? During today's OnPoint, Dirk Forrister, former chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force during the Clinton administration and current managing director of Natsource, a carbon market finance firm, explains how international carbon markets have been affected by the economic downturn. He discusses opportunities within the growing U.S. carbon market and also talks about the main hurdles facing the Waxman-Markey climate bill as it makes its way to the House floor.