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- OFFSETS, CREDITS, TAGS, TRUTH: DUE DILIGENCE IN A NEW REALM. // Financial & Insurance Meetings;May/Jun2008, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p26
The article talks about carbon offsetting, a popular way for corporations to demonstrate their environmental stewardship. According to Sustainable Travel International, offsetting the carbon emissions of an event can cost $250 to $2,000, depending on the event's size. A list of organizations...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sensible approach needed on reducing carbon. Ridout, Heather // Manufacturers' Monthly;Sep2009, p6
In this article, the author discusses the measures related to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in Australia. She considers the proliferation of overlapping/duplicating measures as public policy failure. For her, the emissions trading scheme's virtue is that the Government...
- EASY REDUCTIONS. // Sustain' Magazine;2007, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p14
The article deals with the decision of European airline easyJet to offer its customers the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions of their flights by investing exclusively in United Nations-certified projects. The airline is committed to making the easyJet Carbon Offsetting (ECO) scheme the...
