At first the course in carbon trading at the University of  Houston seemed like a sensible environmental idea, particularly because the business school teamed up with the law school.  But now that the Obama Administration has just announced that it is awarding clean energy tax credits, educators might be taking a more serious look at the interface between the environment and the legal issues involved.  Obama Awards $2.3 Billion in Clean-Energy Tax Credits 

Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston might have been ahead of a trend.  According to the Financial Times this past December, “Praveen Kumar, executive director of the Global Energy Management Institute, last year started trying to capitalise on Houston’s standing as the world’s energy capital with an increasing number of workshops, seminars and courses touching on renewables.

“Given all the energy talent in the city, the school is able to pull in speakers and guest lecturers from across the industry. UH is using a partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to research the commercial viability of pyroil, a biomass-based fuel, to develop a course on the economic aspects of biofuels. It held the country’s first graduate course in carbon trading, in co-ordination with the university’s law school, given all the legal issues still to be resolved.” Schools see the importance of a greener vision

The course has generated both interest and excitement. Expect more schools to follow suit.  abc11.com Green Content - University of Houston to train carbon trading experts

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