Russia Suspended From UN Carbon Trading Scheme
BusinessGreen, 06 Jan 09
Failure to settle outstanding fees prompts UN to suspend Russia from Joint Implementation offset scheme
Moto Makes Handset Out of Water Bottles
Telecomms.com, 06 Jan 09
Showing off its green credentials this week was embattled telecoms vendor Motorola, which unveiled what it claims is the world's first carbon neutral phone - made from recycled water bottles.
The Carbon Footprint of Nuclear War
The Guardian's Environment Blog, 06 Jan 09
Almost 700m tonnes of CO2 would be released into the Earth's atmosphere by even the smallest nuclear conflict, according to a US study that compares the environmental costs of developing various power sources
What Size is Your Water Footprint?
Toronto Star, 05 Jan 09
Water, particularly fresh water, is an incredibly precious resource. It's been dubbed the "oil of the 21st century." Canadians each use 5,400 litres of water a day, the equivalent of running a tap for more than 10 hours a day or flushing a toilet nearly 1,000 times daily.
Irish banks to set up €100m green funds
Edie, 05 Jan 09
Irish government has announced plans for banks to set up funds which will help support green initiatives.
Tories to Unveil Plans for ‘Green’ Start-ups
Financial Times, 05 Jan 09
The conservative leader David Cameron will unveil today plans to promote "green-tech" start-ups in Britain and tax breaks for low-carbon companies.
AirNZ Aircraft to Fly on Biofuel by 2012
The Australian, 30 Dec 08
AIR New Zealand plans to use 10 per cent biofuel in its domestic fleet by 2012. The airline says the move will lead to a long-term reduction in its carbon footprint and cut costs under an emission trading scheme.
Green Goal of 'Carbon Neutrality' Hits Limit
Wall Street Journal, 30 Dec 08
Computer giant Dell Inc. said this summer that it has become "carbon neutral," the latest step in its quest to be "the greenest technology company on the planet."
Will Airlines Lose Carbon Offset Cash?
BNET, 30 Dec 08
The fear of creating a bigger carbon footprint is making some ecoconscious consumers pay to minimize the environmental impacts of air travel. And while some airlines are offering these carbon offsets on plane flights for a price, other private companies are attempting to cash in at major airports.
An Emissions Plan Conservatives Could Warm To
New York Times, 29 Dec 08
CONSERVATIVES don’t support tax increases that are veiled as “cap and trade” schemes for pollution permits. But offer us a tax swap, and we could become the new administration’s best allies on climate change.
From Greed to Green: Investing in the Future
CNN, 29 Dec 08
Companies are discovering new investment opportunities in green energy, CSS and forestry projects.
Hybridcars.com Tracks Trends in Fuel Savings
Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec 08
Hybridcars.com has put out its lists of top five trends in hybrid cars, fuel economy and alternative-fuel vehicles.
Tesco to Install Wind Turbines in Shoreham
The Argus, 28 Dec 08
Tesco wants to improve the carbon footprint of its store at Shoreham by installing wind turbines.
How Much Climate Change Can a Hungry Koala Bear?
The Age, 28 Dec 08
KOALAS are under threat from rising levels of carbon that poison their only food source, eucalyptus leaves.
Government Buildings Emit More CO2 Than All of Kenya
The Guardian, 23 Dec 08
Public buildings in England and Wales are pumping out 11m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, more than Kenya's entire carbon footprint
Carbon Trading Online, Part 2: Eco-Aware Consumers
E-Commerce Times, 22 Dec 08
There was a time when consumers genuinely believed that any individual efforts toward conservation -- recycling paper, for example -- couldn't possibly make a difference. That time is long past. Now, consumers are catching on to an idea that is beginning to take off in the business world: trading carbon offsets to neutralize one's personal impact on the environment.
UK Green Light For Coal-Fired Power
Financial Times, 22 Dec 08
Britain will not ban the construction of coal-fired power stations while new technology is being developed to cut their carbon emissions
Mikel Susperregi featured on Euskal Telebista
Carbonica, 19 Dec 08
Carbonica's Chief Executive Mikel Susperregi was featured on Basque public television Euskal Telebista where he discussed global warming and the challenges facing reforestation programmes.
Crunch Time for Carbon Credits
ClimateChangeCorp, 19 Dec 08
The carbon offset industry is facing a crisis of confidence as voluntary bodies agree to sell credits rejected under the Kyoto Protocol
Carbon Offset Industries for Indigenous Communities
Science Centric, 19 Dec 08
A new carbon offsetting industry could create up to 1,029 new jobs for Indigenous Australians and generate income of A$52 million per year according to a new CSIRO report.
Carbon Trading Online, Part 1: Eco-Aware Commerce
E-commerce News, 19 Dec 08
The cap-and-trade approach to reducing carbon emissions might turn out to be economically, as well as environmentally, profitable. However, it's far from a sure thing, and corporations, governments, and other organizations are exercising caution as they move the experiment forward under the watchful eyes of the business and scientific communities.
Tesco Develops Tool to Eco-Screen In-Store Materials
Environmental Leader, 17 Dec 08
UK retail giant Tesco has developed a piece of software called the Environmental Design Tool that gives the company and its suppliers an unbiased assessment of the different materials and products used in stores
Biochar Offered as Climate Change Reduction Tool
Environment News Service, 17 Dec 08
Scientists, environmental groups and policymakers forging the next world climate agreement see the charred organic material that they have dubbed "biochar" as a tool for replenishing soils and as a tool for combating global warming
Australia Sets Sights on 15% Carbon Cut
Financial Times, 15 Dec 08
Australia, the developed world’s biggest per capita carbon emitter, pledged on Monday to cut emissions by up to 15 per cent from 2000 levels by 2020.
"48 Degrees Celsius" Art Exhibition on Global Warming in Delhi Opened Yesterday
Inhabitat, 13 Dec 08
The contemporary art exhibition focuses on Delhi's escalating summer heat and the city's vulnerable position to live with global warming
Poor Nations to Get Funds to Fight Climate Change
Associated Press, 13 Dec 08
Negotiators at a U.N. climate conference broke through red tape and freed up millions of dollars Friday to help poor countries adapt to increasingly severe droughts, floods and other effects of global warming.
EU Urges World to Follow its Lead on Climate
Financial Times, 13 Dec 08
EU leaders urged the world on Friday to follow their example and adopt ambitious climate change targets, rebuffing critics who said their latest plan conceded too much to heavy industrial polluters.
Japan Banks Get Green Light to Trade Carbon Offsets
Reuters, 12 Dec 08
Japanese banks were given the go-ahead to trade greenhouse gas emissions credits from Friday, in a move that may help the world's fifth-biggest emitter develop its embryonic carbon-offsets market
The Economist's Debate on Carbon Offsets
The Economist, 12 Dec 08
Join the online ongoing debate about the pros and cons of CDM carbon offsets. With Mr Michael Wara (Stanford Law School) and Mr Henry Derwent (International Emissions Trading Association)
"Eco-Products 2008" exhibition opens today in Tokyo
Carbonica, 11 Dec 08
The major event will showcase environmentally friendly goods and services to satisfy increasing demand in Japan for green lifestyles and low-carbon footprint products
Ships, Aircraft Must Reduce Carbon Footprint
Pacific Magazine, 11 Dec 08
The plight of small and remote islands of the Pacific is a key consideration in debates to rein in the carbon emissions of ships and aircraft in any new international agreement on climate change.
EU Struggling to Balance Climate Policy with Financial Crisis
Financial Times, 11 Dec 08
EU's 27 governments were on Wednesday edging towards a deal marrying long-term measures to combat climate change with the short-term battle against economic recession
EU Boost For Wind Energy
Financial Times, 10 Dec 08
EU will commit itself to generating at least 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources, such as wind and biofuels, by 2020.
Climate Change Champions Release Carbon Soldier Single
Wales Online, 10 Dec 08
A pair of pop singing Welsh school girls are releasing a single "Carbon Soldier" to help save the planet
Prince Charles Urges Lawyers to Go Green
Press Association, 10 Dec 08
The Prince will speak at the official launch of the Legal Sector Alliance at a central London venue featuring sustainable products like goat hair carpets and cushions made from recycled seatbelts.
Wetter and Wilder: The Signs of Warming Everywhere
Guardian, 10 Dec 08
In the third part of a series on the eve of the Poznan conference, the Guardian looks at how climate change is already changing ordinary people's lives from Australia to Brazil
Obama Says Climate Change a Matter of National Security
Reuters, 09 Dec 08
President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday attacking global climate change is a "matter of urgency" that will create jobs as he got advice from Al Gore, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the issue
Carbon Trade in U.N. Climate Spotlight
Reuters, 09 Dec 08
Tropical forests and coal plants may get money to curb greenhouse gases from 2013 if climate negotiators meeting in Poland can defuse criticism of the present scheme
Bianca Jagger fights for Rainforests at UN Talks
Associated Press, 09 Dec 08
Among Bianca Jagger's happiest memories are long forest walks in her native Nicaragua with her mother. Today, she said, that love of nature inspires a struggle to stop what she believes is a looming environmental disaster
Oil Giants Could Face Lawsuits Over Climate Change
Guardian, 09 Dec 08
People affected by worsening storms, heatwaves and floods could soon be able to sue the oil and power companies they blame for global warming
Carbon-Capture Projects Might Win Backing at UN Talks
Bloomberg, 09 Dec 08
Negotiators at UN climate- change talks in Poland may broaden emissions rules to spur use of CO2 capture from power plants in developing countries and pump it into underground storage
People Power Vital to Climate Deal - Minister
Guardian 08 Dec 08
UK Climate Change minister Ed Miliband calls for global movement to pressure governments into action
Climate Activists Held After Stansted Runway Protest
Guardian, 08 Dec 08
Flights delayed as more than 50 campaigners with Plane Stupid break into secure area at airport to protest second runway plans
EU Delays Decision on Forest Offsets
Economic Times/Reuters 08 Dec 08
The European Union has delayed a decision on whether to allow EU companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in tropical forest conservation
Mobiles, Broadband Reducing NZ's Carbon Footprint
3 News, 08 Dec 08
Mobile telephones and broadband internet connections are reducing the country's carbon footprint, a survey says
Clean Technology: Masdar Plan
Economist, 08 Dec 08
Abu Dhabi has embarked upon an ambitious plan to build a zero-emission clean-tech centre in the desert. Will it work?
Paris to Press UK And Germany on Climate Deal
Financial Times, 08 Dec 08
UK and Germany are being pressed to agree a bigger subsidy to eastern European countries as France makes a last-minute effort to rescue an ambitious climate agreement