OFFSETS, CREDITS, TAGS, TRUTH: DUE DILIGENCE IN A NEW REALM
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- Offsetting Democracy. Smith, Kevin // Chain Reaction;Dec2008, Issue 104, p48
The article comments on the concept of carbon trading and offsetting which distracts attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken in the transition to a low-carbon economy. It is noted that promoting more effective approaches to climate change...
- CARBON GROWS ON TREES. // Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness Magazine;Jun2008, Issue 308, p30
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- BRITISH AIRWAYS. PILLING, MARK // Airline Business;Aug2011, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p72
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- Untitled. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;5/4/2009, Vol. 170 Issue 18, p17
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- Buyers' guide to carbon offset providers. // Ecos;Apr2008, Issue 142, p7
The article focuses on the development of an online Carbon Offsets Guide as a resource for businesses, government agencies and individuals seeking to offset carbon emissions. The online information resource has been initiated by Global Sustainability at RMIT University in Melbourne and...
- No idle warning�. Raleigh, Patrick // Process Engineering;Jul/Aug2011, Vol. 92 Issue 4, p8
The article reports on the concern over the emergence of government initiatives on taxation and carbon reduction across energy-intensive industries in Great Britain. It notes that several process industries have warned the government particularly on the uneconomical effect of the carbon price...
- ETS faults undermine the global low-carbon agenda. Wood, Janet // Utility Week;1/28/2011, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p12
The author comments on the failure of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) of the European Union (EU). According to the author, the platform was able to set a price for carbon dioxide but it was not able to bring up prices that would change the behavior of companies, preferring low-carbon...
- Decarbonated Travel. Watson, Della // Sierra;Jul/Aug2008, Vol. 93 Issue 4, p78
The article discusses the ability of people who go on vacation to calculate and buy carbon offsets for their adventures. An offset is money paid to make up for - or offset - the carbon dioxide produced by one's journey, the article states. The carbon offset company NativeEnergy is described....
- Stanyer's carbon call to agents. // Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland;12/19/2008, Issue 2847, p18
The article focuses on the call of Holiday Taxis founder Paul Stanyer on travel agents to support the firm's carbon offsetting scheme in Great Britain. Stanyer notes that 46% of its direct customers took the chance to pay to offset their carbon emissions. He is convinced that more customers can...
