Food Legislation
4th Sep 2007
Links to food legislation from around the world.
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What Assures Consumers?
1st Sep 2007
New global research sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, M&S and the Co-op shows that consumers want better independent, impartial assurance of corporations’ environmental claims.
Carbon Emissions Podcast
15th May 2007
The launch of the new climate change section is highlighted by a podcast featuring some of the most influential people in the carbon industry.
Conducted at the CarbonExpo conference in Cologne, and presented by business podcaster Neville Hobson, this podcast features leading industry experts discussing issues around carbon emissions and trading.
The Political Economy of Carbon Trading
9th May 2007 by Donald MacKenzie
Originally published in the London Review of Books on the 5th April 2007.
City Businesses Urge for Research into Carbon Footprints
26th Mar 2007
The Financial Times ran a piece today on how 20 of the City of London’s large businesses have urged the Corporation of London to oversee a research project meant to identify key technologies and management solutions which will reduce businesses’ carbon footprints.
Draft Climate Change Bill
16th Mar 2007
The Draft Climate Change Bill proposes a bid to cut in CO2 emissions in the UK by 60% by 2050, in addition to an interim target of 26-32% by 2020.
Carbon credits spark debate
31st Jan 2007 by Tim Kitchin
A constructive debate is raging over at David Miliband’s blog around the likely effectiveness of consumer carbon credits.
UK Environmental Disclosure not up to scratch
15th Dec 2006
According to the Environment Agency in England and Wales, 84% of FTSE 100 companies fail to disclose environmental performance in line with Government guidelines.
Canada won’t hit emissions targets
6th Oct 2006 by Tim Kitchin
Despite acknowledging that it will not hit its emissions targets, Canada has ruled out carbon credits as a mechanism to meet its Kyoto commitments, claiming such credits are of dubious value, offering no assurance that emissions will actually be reduced.
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