The environmental and clean energy commodity markets (SO2, NOx,
CO2, RECs, RINs, etc) are constantly in transition. For those
who make a career out of these markets, we need to be prepared for
changes in the market at any time. These changes are born
from regulatory development, financial market fluctuations, new
technology developments and many other areas.
Back when we graduated from university (soon after they stopped
writing with chisels and stones), the idea of a career that blended
business and protecting the environment did not exist. You
either did one or the other. That began to change with the
implementation of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act in the
1970s. Environmental consulting companies began to emerge to
help companies comply with the new regulations. The
environmental market transitioned from being one of just policy
development to an industry that someone could make a career out
of. This industry was still populated mostly by
