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Since its conception, Climate Change Businesss Journal has theorized that the diverse segments CCBJ defines as the climate change industry would gradually coalesce into a more singularly defined industry, and that the world's largest corporations - most likely first from power, energy, technology and manufacturing - would start to take their place amongst the focused niche players in the larger segments as leaders in this evolving industry. And while not much in the way of global policy has accelerated the coalescing of the industry recently, market growth has provided the incentive for the growing entrance and expansion of the world's biggest companies in the climate change industry.

CCBJ's new double-edition on carbon markets features penetrating analysis of the trends shaping this $142 billion industry. Despite the lack of a second global agreement to cap emissions, carbon markets will continue to grow. Europe is tightening its reduction targets, changing its rules for CDM offsets and exploring new bilateral crediting schemes. California and two Canadian provinces will create - albeit a year late - the second largest mandatory carbon market. Alberta's carbon regime is driving industrial efficiency investments. REDD and programmatic CDM approaches to clean development are maturing.

What Recession? Solar Surfs to 139% Growth Worldwide, 91% in U.S. Falling PV module prices and robust subsidies fuel the market. Europe still dominated the global PV market in 2010 but growth is shifting to North America as European feed-in tariffs decline and U.S. state renewable portfolio standards ramp up. Utility-scale development grew to 242 MW commissioned in 2010 - more than 1,000% growth from just two years earlier. This 36-page double edition examines what's behind the industry's growth in 2010 and explores the trends and market drivers that will shape the solar business going forward, with a focus on the U.S. market. All three solar technologies are covered in-depth: photovoltaic power, concentrating solar thermal power and solar water heating.

Will global fossil fuel dependence transition gradually or will policy measures, technology and strategic initiatives by industry make more revolutionary changes possible? This double edition covers various scenarios in each major emitter segment and puts them together in overviews of short- and long-term business opportunities for those providing solutions.

Second annual CCBJ Business Achievement Awards, featuring winners from a range of segments and size categories. Q&A interviews with top executives in energy efficiency technology funding, the nuclear industry, sustainable infrastructure development, water treatment, greenhouse gas management, project financing, low carbon power in the utility business, and legal developments.

With the November 2010 election foreclosing prospects for a federal cap-and-trade bill before 2013, CCBJ examines state and provincial and the multiple rulemaking initiatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in our new North American Climate Policy edition.