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Published Tuesday 3 August 2010
E-learning tool enlists Oxfordshire County Council workers in the fight against climate change
Carbon Clear and Inmarkets are delighted to announce the release of an innovative new e‐learning program for Oxfordshire County Council. The Council commissioned the tool as part of its commitment to reduce the energy and resources it uses when providing its wide range of services across the county.
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Published Friday 23 July 2010
ebookers.com customers will now be able to measure and offset their travel emissions using an online carbon footprint calculator provided by carbon management experts Carbon Clear.
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Published Thursday 24 June 2010
Carbon Clear launched their ‘PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality’ service this week, providing organisations with the opportunity to substantiate their carbon neutral claims.
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Published Wednesday 9 June 2010
The Carbon Clear's 2010 Customer Satisfaction survey has shown that carbon management is meeting customer's objectives of cutting costs, boosting sales and improving brand image.
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Published Tuesday 4 May 2010
18th May 2010 - At a signing ceremony at the British Consulate in Istanbul, Carbon Clear and Reysaş Environmental have signed a deal which launches the Carbon Clear brand in Turkey.
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Published Monday 26 April 2010
BBC News has featured one of Carbon Clear's carbon offset projects as part of its popular 'In Pictures' Series.
'In pictures: Life-saving stoves in Congo' showcases images of the Energy Saving Cook Stove project in D.R. Congo, implemented in partnership with Mercy Corps. The series shows how woman and children living in refugee camps have benefited from increased security as a result of the stoves. Previously they were having to walk miles to collect fuelwood, and regularly encountered threats of rape and physical violence. The project is also helping combat rampant deforestation in the area.
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Published Wednesday 24 March 2010
by Hashim Eltayeb, HEDON (Household Energy Network)
This project operates in El Fashir town, North Darfur, approximately 1,200 km west-southwest of Khartoum. The area suffers from desertification and drought, creating serious shortages of firewood. Conflict has contributed to energy shortages. The population comprises of 198,391 local residents and 29,645 internally displaced people, the majority of which earn a low income.
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Published Thursday 14 January 2010
RugMark USA, Washington, D.C., which works to end child labor in the carpet industry through its GoodWeave certification program, has launched of a customized carbon offsetting program in partnership with Carbon Clear, one of world's largest carbon management companies.
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Published Friday 4 December 2009
By Jack Farchy in Goma
From FT.com, published: December 4 2009
Agnes Nyanzira lives in a camp for internal refugees just outside Goma, eastern Congo, has seven children to care for, has a problem with one of her feet, and feels she spends all day collecting firewood.
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Published Thursday 13 August 2009
Austin, Texas, August 11 /CSRwire/ - Ecoxera and Carbon Clear announced today that they have partnered to deliver a free educational webinar on carbon management for retailers.
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Published Monday 22 June 2009
Published June 19th, 2009
The Government recently announced its Carbon Reduction Commitment draft, which will affect around 25,000 businesses. Carbon management experts Suzy Hodgson and Jamal Gore from Carbon Clear explain the implications of these proposals.
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Published Friday 19 June 2009
18/06/09
Birmingham 17th June 2009 – Awareness of environmental issues in business and among the general public has reached new heights as a result of a constant barrage of reports and studies into the contribution of human activity to climate change. In the fleet and automotive sectors, companies are facing strong pressure to develop products and systems which reduce emissions at the same time as maintaining high performance and productivity levels. As part of its fleet Awards programme, the Institute of Transport Management (ITM) has been investigating fuel cards as a means of reducing carbon emissions and increasing fleet efficiency. On the basis of information collected by the research team, the Awards Committee is hereby delighted to announce that TOTAL is to be presented with an ITM ‘Environmental Innovation Award 2009’ for its TOTALCARD green product.
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Published Tuesday 2 June 2009
Published: May 31, 2009 in the Economic View section of NY Times by ROBERT H. FRANK
ARE carbon offsets a good thing?
They are intended to reduce the environmental impact of consumption.
Traveling by plane, for example, causes carbon dioxide to be emitted into the atmosphere, so travelers can pay a specialist to offset those emissions some other way — perhaps by planting vegetation or installing renewable-energy technologies. It all sounds reasonable.
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Published Friday 22 May 2009
A five year agreement has been reached between Carbon Clear, the leading carbon management company and Western Business Exhibitions regarding The Energy Event. Under the terms of the agreement, Carbon Clear will be the official carbon management and offset partner for the annual exhibition and conference, which this year takes place on 9-10th September at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
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Published Monday 18 May 2009
Greenpeace’s indefensible attack on the House clean energy bill perpetuates myths about the European carbon trading system: published on CLIMATEPROGRESS.ORG on 17th May 2009
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Published Friday 1 May 2009
London-based firm to deliver carbon management to American organizations
May 1, 2009: Carbon Clear officially announces the opening of its Austin office, the first in the US. Headquartered in London, and with an office in Paris, Carbon Clear has established itself as a global leader in the carbon management industry helping organizations to reduce their carbon impact and gain competitive advantage. Entering the US market is a key part of the company’s strategy to reach clients on a more global scale.
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Published Friday 24 April 2009
Intended to help fleets save time and money - as well as the environment - a new fuelcard has been launched TOTALCARD. Dubbed TOTALCARD green, the new offering helps businesses track and ultimately reduce the CO2 emissions of their fleets.
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Published Monday 6 April 2009
Source: TheManufacturer.com, published on 2nd April 2009
Companies have precisely one year from yesterday to prepare for the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), a mandatory cap and trade system as part of the Climate Change Act, requiring businesses to reduce their carbon emissions year on year.
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Published Tuesday 24 March 2009
23rd March 2009
Passengers who use Manchester Airport now have another method to offset the carbon emissions from their flights thanks to a new feature available on the Airport’s website.
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Published Friday 20 February 2009
Carbon management consultancy Carbon Clear will be hosting free measurement clinics for visitors and exhibitors at Sustainable Business: The Event, which is taking place May 19 to 21, 2009, at the NEC Birmingham.
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Published Monday 16 February 2009
Sat Feb 14, 2009
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The climate is heating up far faster than scientists had predicted, spurred by sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions from developing countries like China and India, a top climate scientist said on Saturday.
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Published Monday 26 January 2009
Carbon management consultancy Carbon Clear has supported environmentally aware cleaning company, Citrica, through Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) certification – making Citrica the first in its sector to achieve this accreditation.
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Published Wednesday 21 January 2009
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News website
The continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world, according to a new analysis. Scientists say data from satellites and weather stations indicate a warming of about 0.6C over the last 50 years. Writing in the journal Nature, they say the trend is "difficult to explain" without the effect of rising greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.
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Published Monday 8 December 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- Eighty percent of corporate sustainability executives surveyed from across North America plan to maintain or increase levels of sustainability-related spending in 2009, despite the current economic conditions. This is one of several important insights published today by Panel Intelligence, LLC, in the first-ever Quarterly Sustainability Tracking Study.
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Published Thursday 2 October 2008
YORKSHIRE-based architects, The Harris Partnership, is working with Henry Boot Developments to create one of Britain's "greenest" commercial parks, in Markham Vale, Derbyshire.
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Published Thursday 10 July 2008
Wednesday 14th May, Computer Cab were invited to pick up the Sunday Times Best Green Companies award.
“The 50 companies listed in this report are all enterprising pioneers – enterprising, enlightened and fizzing with new ideas. All have a common sense of purpose about their corporate social responsibility.”
“There may be plenty of environmental awards but this is the first that has both a robust methodology to measure environmental performance and a survey of each company’s staff to find out whether green sheen is more than skin deep”
Richard Caseby, Managing Editor – The Sunday Times
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Published Monday 7 July 2008
To celebrate the launch of GreenPanTM in the UK and Ireland this October, exclusive distributor Typhoon has partnered with Carbon Clear and pledged to grow a tree for every item sold from the cookware range. Made up mostly of recycled handles, bodies and lids the GreenPanTMranges have been designed with the environment in mind. All GreenPanTM Cookware is coated with ThermolonTM, an alternative to standard PTFE non-stick coatings. This releases 50% fewer greenhouse gases during production, significantly reducing the carbon footprint. The packaging is also recycled.
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Published Tuesday 1 July 2008
Forum for the Future insists voluntary offset projects are delivering both environmental and development benefits
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 30 Jun 2008
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Published Thursday 26 June 2008
Carbon Clear fut nommés dans le magazine spécialisé ENDS, parmi le Top 30 mondial des entreprises de compensation carbone, pour l’année 2008. Seules deux organisations fournisseurs de crédits carbones présentes en France ont été citées après études de 170 entreprises à travers le monde.
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Published Monday 9 June 2008
Carbon Clear is one of eight of the world’s leading carbon reduction and offset providers that today announced the formation of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA). The organisation has been created to build support for the carefully crafted standards that now exist for the voluntary offset market. In addition, the group will provide a unified voice in promoting credible carbon management strategies, which use a ‘reduce-and-offset’ approach. ICROA intends to be active in policy discussions, push for high standards and advocate greater transparency in the carbon reduction industry.
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Published Thursday 1 May 2008
Today Carbon Clear officially announced the opening of its Paris office, its first outside the UK. Headquartered in London, Carbon Clear has established itself as a key player in the carbon management industry and entering the French market is a major development in its growth strategy.
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Published Tuesday 29 April 2008
Carbon Clear has been formally recognised as a global leader in the carbon offset market for the high quality of its offsets and carbon management consultancy. Out of all the organisations ENDS investigated world-wide, only 30 were recognised in its list of Quality Offset Providers, with 140 failing to make the grade.
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Published Friday 25 April 2008
Following the success of last year’s Buy One Get One Tree campaign, innocent is teaming up with Carbon Clear again for its bigger and better Buy One Grow One Tree scheme. Throughout May, for each carton of smoothie sold and registered, innocent will grow a tree in one of Carbon Clear’s projects in India. Each carton has a unique code which when registered on the dedicated website will see a tree planted.
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Published Thursday 24 April 2008
At today’s Global Business for the Environment (B4E) Summit in Singapore, representatives from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomed Carbon Clear as the first carbon management company to join its Climate Neutral Network (CN Net). Established in February of this year, CN Net’s aim is to inspire leaders in business and government by sharing success stories and best practice in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Published Thursday 6 March 2008
UK's leading smoothie company now has a zero carbon footprint
Crussh, the UK leader in freshly blended smoothies and juices, is doing something even healthier for its customers by eliminating its carbon footprint. Crussh has partnered with carbon management specialists Carbon Clear to help support two projects that not only benefit the environment but also local communities in India and Central America.
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Published Wednesday 5 March 2008
John Holdren is Chairman of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and former professor to Carbon Clear managing director Jamal Gore. John is working with the United Nations Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. His task is to harness the best scientific minds to recommend options for addressing the threat of climate change.
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Published Wednesday 20 February 2008
Carbon Clear has always championed transparency & measurable standards within the carbon offset industry. However, even after 12 months of consultation and deliberation we believe the Draft Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offset Providers issued by DEFRA raises as many questions as it answers.
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Published Wednesday 6 February 2008
Burlington-based Spring Hill Solutions has joined with Carbon Clear, a leading international carbon management company, to offer a hands-on workshop addressing the benefits of carbon management to the Vermont business community. The workshop will illustrate how a comprehensive carbon management program can yield energy and cost savings, create a stronger brand, prepare businesses for regulation, and position organizations for sustainable growth in a low-carbon future. Titled Beyond Footprinting: Managing Carbon for Growth, the workshop will be held from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday, March 27 at Champlain College.
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Published Monday 4 February 2008
3M is partnering with Carbon Clear to plant lots of trees as part of its Get smart promotion. The trees planted in India and Africa not only help fight climate change but also support local communities by providing income, food and medicine.
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Published Tuesday 27 November 2007
As part of its new Tread Lightly campaign, Eurostar is now providing carbon-neutral journeys for all its passengers, at no extra cost to the traveller. In addition to its overall plans to reduce its emissions by 25% per passenger journey by 2012, where it is unable to eliminate emissions from a train journey, Eurostar is now offsetting them at its own expense.
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Published Monday 12 November 2007
Government unveils Carbon Offsetting Fund to combat emissions created by civil servants' flights
Sarah Griffiths, BusinessGreen, 12 Nov 2007
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Published Sunday 7 October 2007
Carbon Clear announced today that it is the first full-service carbon management firm to achieve ISO 14001:2004 compliance*. The internationally recognised Environmental Management System Standard was awarded to Carbon Clear by Certification International, a UK
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Published Friday 28 September 2007
Multimap, Europe
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Published Thursday 27 September 2007
Opodo News Article - 26th Sept 2007The company, which helps organisations develop and implement carbon management strategies, said that offsetting allows businesses to achieve "real, lasting emissions reductions".
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Published Wednesday 19 September 2007
We all know we need to do our bit for the environment. Small things can make a big difference, so innocent has teamed up with Carbon Clear for its Buy one Get one Tree promotion in October. For every innocent smoothie carton sold in leading supermarkets, innocent will get a tree planted in one of Carbon Clear
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Published Tuesday 21 August 2007
London, 21 August 2007
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Published Wednesday 15 August 2007
International business media company Terrapinn has partnered with Carbon Clear to offset the emissions generated by GreenCorp 2007. Taking place at the Millennium Mayfair in London from 18th - 20th September, the conference aims to show businesses the most effective means of reducing their carbon footprint to lessen their impact on the environment.
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Published Thursday 19 July 2007
innocent and Starbucks have got together with Carbon Clear to plant lots of trees in India to help fight climate change and provide income to local communities. The trees also provide food and medicine as well as supporting other crops by reducing soil erosion and providing shade.
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Published Friday 29 June 2007
London Business School partners with Carbon Clear to offset delegate travel to the event
London Business School has partnered with Carbon Clear (www.carbon-clear.com) to offset the emissions generated by participants in its 5th annual Global Leadership Summit taking place on Monday 2nd July 2007. The event brings together eminent business leaders, global opinion formers plus School faculty and alumni to discuss the key issues currently facing business.
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Published Tuesday 19 June 2007
Carbon Clear continued its ongoing partnership with the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), working with the organisation to offset emissions from its Annual Conference.
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Published Saturday 26 May 2007
The New York Times reports that the permafrost on which an Alaskan village was built is melting due to climate change.
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Published Monday 30 April 2007
At The King's Ferry, we're proud to announce that we are the first international coach company to become climate neutral. We've reduced our carbon emissions, ensuring that we operate an environmentally efficient coach transport service.
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Published Wednesday 25 April 2007
In 2004, the International Energy Agency predicted that China would overtake the U.S. in 2025 as the largest source of CO2 emissions. Last year they predicted this would happen in 2010.
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Published Monday 16 April 2007
A U.S. think tank has just published an analysis by 11 retired admirals and generals, arguing that climate change is a "threat multiplier" leading to increased global instability.
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Published Friday 13 April 2007
A study produced at Oxford University recommends that companies should have to bid for their CO2 pollution permits under the European emissions trading scheme.
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