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Corporate Carbon Management - Now More Than Ever
Published Monday, 9 January 2012
The latest round of international climate change negotiations ended one month ago in Durban. Now that the dust has settled, we can take stock of what the results mean for corporate carbon management.
There were a number of policy announcements...
Happy Birthday, Carbon Clear!
Published Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Six years ago today, Carbon Clear was incorporated in the UK. Back in 2005, the global carbon market was a very different place:The Kyoto Protocol had just entered into force
The EU-ETS had just started operation
Al Gore’s “An InconvenientTruth”...
Carbon Clear Report: Britain’s biggest companies get to grips with carbon reporting
Published Friday, 19 August 2011
A report published by Carbon Clear shows that most companies in the FTSE 100 are now regularly reporting on their greenhouse gas emissions and showing evidence of carbon footprint reductions.
The research shows that 93 of the 100 companies had...
Ex-Accenture Chief James Hall Appointed as Carbon Clear Chairman
Published Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Following another year of excellent growth and the expansion of our carbon management services, Carbon Clear is pleased to announce the appointment of our first Chairman.
James Hall, who previously held the posts of Managing Partner at Accenture UK...
Airlines, the EU-ETS and Biofuels
Published Monday, 18 July 2011
The ever-informative news aggregators at Climate Connect have done an interesting wrap up of European airlines' efforts to prepare for inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). From 2012, airlines that operate from the EU will have...
Another English Speaking Country Puts a Price on Carbon
Published Tuesday, 12 July 2011
First the UK, and now Australia.
On Sunday, the Australian Government launched its "Clean Energy Future", which aims to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions.
The initiative combines a number of measures to drive emission reductions...
Drought Threatens Southern U.S.
Published Tuesday, 12 July 2011
A crescent of states stretching from Deleware to Arizona are in the grip of a deepening drought that the New York Times says may rival the Dust Bowl.
The drought is breaking records across the southern states, with Oklahoma's rainfall only 28% of normal. ...
High Carbon Emitters Have Lower Market Value
Published Monday, 6 June 2011
Research has suggested a link between financial success and sustainability success for years. And, last month another study punctuated this fact once more; the market cares if your company is actively measuring and reducing carbon emissions. A study...
"All the Trees Will be Very Unhappy"
Published Thursday, 26 May 2011
The ongoing effort to protect and revitalise forests is one of the key ways people are coming together to combat climate change. Deforestation, after all, is responsible for around 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Now, ecologists are hinting...
After the DECC Quality Assurance Scheme
Published Tuesday, 24 May 2011
As mentioned in earlier posts, the UK Government is ending support for its Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) for carbon offsets. So what happens now?
The first point to recognise is that this isn't the end of the world for the voluntary carbon market...
Government Abandons Shunned Carbon Offset Assurance Scheme
Published Tuesday, 24 May 2011
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that it will close its Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. The move will be welcomed by the vast majority of carbon offset providers and customers who declined to participate...
DECC QAS, R.I.P.
Published Monday, 23 May 2011
According to this article, the Government's so-called "Quality Assurance Scheme" for carbon offsetting has finally gotten the axe due to lack of interest.
I could have told them back when it was first announced that it was inappropriate and would be...
DECC Announces Fourth Carbon Budget
Published Thursday, 19 May 2011
The UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released the Government's fourth Carbon Budget on Tuesday. Britain was the first country to enact legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions that extend beyond the 2012 expiry of the...
IEMA Handbook 2nd Edition Published!
Published Monday, 16 May 2011
The long-awaited second edition of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment's (IEMA) handbook "Environmental Management in Organizations" has been published by Earthscan. The Handbook, a 560-page tome, is intended to be the...
10 Questions to Ask Your Carbon Offset Vendor
Published Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Investing in carbon offsets is an efficient and cost effective way to quantifiably reduce the environmental impact of your organization. Such investments also demonstrate a strong commitment to combating climate change. Having said that, navigating...
The CDP’s Carbon Action Initiative: What you need to know
Published Thursday, 14 April 2011
Last week the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) announced its new Carbon Action initiative, an initiative led by institutional investors who combined manage assets of over $7.6 trillion dollars. The initiative is fueled by an overwhelming...
Carbon Clarity: Another Way to Think About Offsets
Published Friday, 11 March 2011
As part of my occasional series on increased "Carbon Clarity", I’d like to suggest an approach that may help understand how carbon offsets work.
I've noted many times before that companies and organisations are going beyond compliance to measure...
Carbon Clarity
Published Wednesday, 2 February 2011
If you do an internet search for the phrase "carbon management", you will find a range of companies offering their services. Rather worryingly, a number of these appear to have some confusion as what carbon management really is. For example...
Why managing your carbon impact is inevitable
Published Thursday, 20 January 2011
I believe that every business in the UK will be managing its carbon impact in 5 years. Many companies are already doing so, but there are many that are not. Those against it usually argue that investment in non-core activities is difficult, especially...
What’s on your plate? Agriculture, meat, and carbon
Published Friday, 7 January 2011
(The following article originally appeared in the 15 November 2010 (no. 108) issue of the IEMA journal "the environmentalist", and is posted here with permission from the publisher.)
Most greenhouse gas reduction initiatives – including those promoted...
Carbon Neutrality: In From the Cold
Published Thursday, 6 January 2011
(Ed: This article was originally written by Jamal Gore and Suzy Hodgson in October 2009 for the IEMA journal "the environmentalist", but was never published. Nevertheless, its content remains relevant. Enjoy!)
Companies around the world are increasingly...
Happy New Year from Carbon Clear
Published Thursday, 6 January 2011
Best Wishes from the team at Carbon Clear. 2010 was a good year for us, with new offices launching in Spain, Turkey and the United States.
As usual, we have worked to stay on the leading edge of carbon management best practice, and contributed...
Going Local with 'Home-Grown' Power
Published Wednesday, 27 October 2010
This article was originally published on 20 September 2010, in issue 104 of the IEMA journal 'the environmentalist'.
A shift from large-scale energy production overseas to smaller local energy supply and distribution is underway in the UK...
Don't Be Afraid to Think Big
Published Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Last month the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme jointly announced that the ozone hole has stabilised. More specifically, the thinning observed since the 1970s in the high altitude layer of ozone that...
Signs of the Times
Published Wednesday, 1 September 2010
According to the New York Times, this summer goes down in the record books as New York's hottest with the temperature hitting or exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32C) on 34 separate days.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's Indus River has reached its highest level...
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