In Uganda, as in the rest of the world, carbon trading is a controversial topic. But could the concept of fair trade carbon credits revolutionise the sector, or is it just a distraction from the bigger problems with carbon markets? Adam Corner investigates
… Fair trade carbon credits: will certification benefit … Corner | 3rd May 2011 News Climate Change Carbon Trading Fair Trade Forest Peoples Rainforests Investigations fairtradecarbon.jpg In Uganda, as in the rest of the …
Claims that nuclear power is a 'low carbon' energy source fall apart under scrutiny, writes Keith Barnham. Far from coming in at six grams of CO2 per unit of electricity for Hinkley C, as the Climate Change Committee believes, the true figure is probably well above 50 grams - breaching the CCC's recommended limit for new sources of power generation beyond 2030.
… False solution: Nuclear power is not 'low carbon' Keith Barnham | 5th February 2015 News … Claims that nuclear power is a 'low carbon' energy source fall apart under … based on the claim that they generate 'low carbon' electricity. But what is the carbon …
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time
… Carbon: from pollutant to potential resource Tom Levitt | 17th December 2009 News Carbon Capture And Storage Carbon Renewables Climate Change co2.jpg …
A new carbon 'tax and dividend' climate strategy would strengthen our economy, reduce regulation, help working class Americans, shrink government, promote national security, and reduce emissions, write eight senior US conservative politicians, financiers and academics. Now Republican control of all branches of the US government makes it an opportunity not to miss!
… Carbon dividends - the conservative solution … Renewables Emissions iowa-wind-cut.jpg A new carbon 'tax and dividend' climate strategy … on climate science. The four pillars of a carbon dividends plan 1. A gradually …
The country's forests are at the centre of a new global scramble to 'buy up' carbon, but as Thembi Mutch reports, is the process really going to benefit the environment or people?
… Growing conflicts over Tanzania's 'charismatic carbon' Thembi Mutch | 7th September 2010 News Redd Forests Carbon Tanzania Climate Change Natural Resources Transparancy Investigations carbon-conflicts.jpg The country's forests are …
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
… Carbon Offsetting: forgive my carbon sin? Jules Peck | 3rd June 2008 News Carbon Offsetting Going Green Carbon Off-Setting Climate Change Climate …
The media frenzy that erupted as Tesco admitted having second-thoughts on carbon footprint labels may have inflicted lasting damage on a once promising sector
… Is there a future for carbon footprint labelling in the UK? Bethany Hubbard | 3rd February 2012 News Carbon Labelling Tesco Carbon Trust Climate Change Society Psychology …
Are we risking serious problems if action to tackle deforestation assumes that a tonne of tree carbon is the same as a tonne of fossil carbon?
… All carbon is not born equal Eric Marx | 17th … deforestation assumes that a tonne of tree carbon is the same as a tonne of fossil carbon? Ranil Senanayake has never been …
A report published by the IPPR next week will say personal carbon trading may be the next step in tackling climate change
… Personal carbon trading: the next step in tackling carbon emissions? Tom Levitt | 3rd September 2009 News Climate Change Personal Carbon Allowance Carbon Trading Energy Green …
A new 'carbon grab' is under way as governments and corporations seize valuable rights to the carbon stored in standing forests, with UN and World Bank support. But there's no benefit for forest communities - who even risk expulsion to make way for 'carbon plantations',
… Forest Peoples at risk from 'carbon grab' Oliver Tickell | 20th March 2014 … Peoples Climate Change baka-forest.png A new 'carbon grab' is under way as governments and corporations seize valuable rights to the carbon stored in standing forests, with UN and …
Carbon trading, its backers claim, brings emissions reductions and supports sustainable development in the global south. But, argues Kevin Smith, it may do neither, and is harming efforts to create a low-carbon economy.
… Carbon Trading and the limits of free-market … Kevin Smith | 3rd October 2007 News Growth Carbon Trading Market Logic Development … Politics And Economics investigates.jpg Carbon trading, its backers claim, brings …
It sounds like a modest ambition: France wants to raise the amount of carbon in its soils by 0.4% a year, writes John Quinton. But that represents a vast amount of carbon, and its capture into soils will bring a host of other benefits. We should all get with the program!
… France's plan to increase its soil carbon is an example to the world John Quinton … 2015 Comment Climate Change Farming France UK Carbon ninu-lake-cut.jpg It sounds like a … ambition: France wants to raise the amount of carbon in its soils by 0.4% a year, writes …
The carbon market has certainly seen its fair share of skullduggery, writes Chris Lang, with massive frauds perpetrated on an unsuspecting public. This new thriller captures the essence of the wheeler-dealer carbon business to produce a compulsive work of fiction that is, sadly, all too believable.
… Carbon Black: A conspiracy thriller about REDD … Lang | 16th January 2015 Reviews Forests Carbon Climate Change Crime carbon-black-cut.jpg The carbon market has …
With continuing Coalition in-fighting over the troubled 'zero carbon homes' programme, writes Alex Stevenson, a plan is afoot to allow homes on smaller developments to meet a less demanding energy performance standard - but still carry the 'zero-carbon' label. Critics denounce the plan as 'nonsensical'.
… Critics denounce latest 'zero carbon homes' exemptions as 'nonsensical' Alex … Coalition in-fighting over the troubled 'zero carbon homes' programme, writes Alex … standard - but still carry the 'zero-carbon' label. Critics denounce the plan as …
Meat, dairy... in fact, livestock in general has in recent years joined the ranks of the 4x4 and the short-haul flight. But could a change in the way we graze animals not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but even remove them from the atmosphere?
… is managing his cattle and land to help lock carbon into the soil (you can enlarge video … International Festival - which included carbon-mortgages, energy-bonds and the … ships - a single proposal on soil-carbon sequestration, given by Tony Lovell …
Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: dig up fossil fuels, burn them, then return the captured CO2 underground. But the hurdles that stand in its way are formidable
… Will carbon capture and storage work? Mark Jansen | … 15th December 2009 News Energy Climate Change Carbon Capture And Storage CCS pipework.jpg Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: …
Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change
… TAKE ACTION: are you a carbon coach in the making? Dave Hampton | … January 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Carbon Emissions Carbon Coach 1c&c-is-beautiful-faces.jpg Dave …
The Government has backtracked on radical plans for personal carbon trading schemes, reports Jamie Andrews – taking accountability for what we emit is the only way to go.
… Personal Carbon Allowance: emission impossible? Jamie Andrews | 20th June 2008 Comment Carbon Trading Government Emissions Tourism … has backtracked on radical plans for personal carbon trading schemes, reports Jamie Andrews …