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The carbon con: investigating the true cost of offsetting
Ecologist
1st December, 2011
The Ecologist investigates allegations a coal power project in India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods more...
Carbon offsetting version two: a greener way to travel?
Valentina Jovanovski
12th May
Carbon offsetting isn't perfect but Much Better Adventures’ partnership with environmental charity, the Converging World, has produced an initiative that just might work more...
The Green Ireland travel app: the Emerald Isle just got greener
Jeff Holman
14th April, 2011
Want to find a way to enjoy the incredible landscapes of Ireland without leaving your carbon footprints all over them? There’s an app for that! more...
Disney caught up in carbon offsetting controversy
William McLennan
7th April, 2011
Disney avoids emission cuts by investing $15.5 million in carbon offsetting schemes criticised by campaigners, including projects soon to be banned in the EU more...
What is biodiversity offsetting and how would it work?
Tom Levitt
9th June, 2010
European observers say it is going to be as ‘big as the carbon market’, but is buying a licence to cause ecological damage a sound strategy? Tom Levitt investigates more...
Carbon traders quit emissions market amid drop in demand
Tim Webb
25th January, 2010
Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets more...
Eco travel agent ditches carbon offsetting
Ecologist
15th October, 2009
One of the first travel companies to offer carbon offsetting to customers has decided to remove the facility from their website more...
Carbon Offsetting: forgive my carbon sin?
Jules Peck
3rd June, 2008
We all want our green wings, and the notion of purchasing them via carbon offsetting is powerfully seductive. as Jules Peck reveals, however, buying your way into eco heaven can be fraught with problems more...
The rainforests on our doorstep
Trevor Critchley
15th May, 2008
Prince Charles has called UK peatlands ‘Britain’s tropical rainforests’ – and like rainforests worldwide, ours are in decline. Trevor Critchley reports on the devastating consequences for global warming more...
Trees shouldn’t be sold as carbon offsets, says study
News
14th August, 2007
Trees planted in drought-prone or nutrient poor areas don’t store enough carbon dioxide to offset emissions, a new study by Duke University in North Carolina has found. more...
Government committee critical of airline's carbon offsets
Ecologist
23rd July, 2007
The Environmental Audit Committee has slammed the aviation industry for a ‘diverse and generally unsatisfactory attitude’ towards their misuse of carbon offsets. more...
WARNING: Flying kills
News
5th April, 2007
Adverts for flights should carry cigarette-style warnings, centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has advised. more...
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Direct action group 'London Rising Tide' on carbon off-setting
Mark Anslow
22nd February, 2007
On Wednesday 22nd February, activists from the group London Rising Tide occupied the offices of the Carbon Neutral Company. Below are their grievances... more...
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