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The Trillion Dollar Wake Up Call

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell September 22nd, 2008 in carbon disclosure, carbon reduction, financial risk of climate change

Tackling climate change can have a significant impact on your company’s value to the total of $7 trillion, according to a new report by the London-based Carbon Trust.
The report, based on analysis by McKinsey & Co, found that companies’ futures will be highly dependent on how well prepared they are for the move to a […]

Carbon Credits: Getting Money for Nothing…

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell June 6th, 2008 in Clean Development Mechanism, Climate Change, carbon reduction

Evidence of serious flaws in the multi-billion dollar global market for carbon credits has been uncovered by a BBC World Service investigation.
The credits are generated by the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme. The mechanism gives firms in developing countries financial incentives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But in some cases, carbon credits are paid […]

UNEP Urges People to “Kick the CO2 Habit”

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell June 4th, 2008 in Carbon Neutral, Climate Change, carbon reduction

Tomorrow, if you did not know, is World Environment Day 2008. To mark the occasion , UNEP has joined a growing list of organizations that argues that adopting a climate-friendly lifestyle needn’t require drastic changes or major sacrifices.
One of the reports being launched tomorrow is a kind of Rough Guide to low carbon living, entitled […]