Britain could cut carbon emissions to zero in 20 years but only if people accept a virtual end to air travel and stop using fuel-driven cars, a report by the Centre for Alternative Technology argues
Meat would also need to disappear off many menus and an “armada” of wind turbines built around the coast to achieve […]

An investigation by the Financial Times has found that the millions of dollars being spent on “carbon credit” projects yield few if any environmental benefits.
In some cases, companies are paying emission reductions do not even take place. In others the clean-up would have been made anyway.

As thousands of people get ready to fly off for the Easter break, a leading British think-tank is arguing that adverts for flights, holidays and cars should carry tobacco-style health warnings to combat the public’s “addiction” to polluting transport and reduce climate change.
The Institute for Public Policy Research said highly visible warnings, such as “Flying […]

A new report from Climate Trade Watch, which is affiliated to the Transnational Institute, accuses carbon offset companies of using the same sort of ‘future value accounting’ that caused the collapse of energy giant Enron.

Irony number two. He owns a global airline that pumps out millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide. He also wants to introduce incredibly polluting space travel, but now Sir Richard Branson, is offering $25 million to the scientist who can extract that carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Together with the former US president Al Gore, he […]