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2nd Jan 2008
The UK’s biggest polluters will reap a windfall of at least £6bn from rising power prices and the soaring value of carbon under the new European carbon trading scheme that critics say fails to correct the flaws of the system it replaced.
14th Dec 2007
The Carbon Coalition draft activity plan includes the following projects which are planned for implementation in 2008.
12th Dec 2007
Voluntary greenhouse-gas emission offset markets are in need of government oversight, reports a recent article called, Policing the voluntary carbon market, written by leading experts in the fieild.
12th Dec 2007
Investors are already testing the potential of markets in greenhouse gas emissions, but what are the risks and how can they be avoided?
by Charles Longden, December 3rd, 2007.
12th Dec 2007
Continental Airlines has launched a voluntary carbon offsetting program that lets customers view the carbon footprint of their booked itinerary and to make a contribution to Sustainable Travel International to fund the purchase of carbon offsets.
10th Dec 2007
A Greenbiz.com article reports on Barclays Capital’s launch of the first index to track the performance of carbon credits issued though major greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes.
7th Dec 2007
CARBON FORUM AMERICA (CFA) 2008 is a response to the demand for an organized and regulated market. Unlike others, CFA is the first US industry event which combines a Trade Fair with a Conference.
26th Nov 2007 by Alex Briggs
According to a groundbreaking report out today, British businesses are committed to do what it takes to tackle climate change but the UK effort will only succeed if it becomes an urgent, shared national priority for companies, consumers and the government.
23rd Nov 2007
This episode is the second in a series of Voluntary Carbon Standard podcasts. The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) was launched on November 19th 2007 at the London Stock Exchange. We were on hand for the launch event and we also caught up with some of the key people in the development and implementation of the VCS.
9th Oct 2007 by Alex Briggs
An Ethical Corp story focuses on the effect the Stern Report has had on UK businesses. The articles describes the issue of the report as a “eureka moment” and provides the example of Cadbury-Schweppes as being a brand that responded to the report at the boardroom level.
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