CBI Members Make Climate Change Commitments
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released "Climate Change: Everyone's Business" the report of its Climate Change Task Force. The task force consists of...
Uncertainty over Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Nov 19, 2007
Like the rest of the carbon accounting/footprinting industry, we've always used DEFRA's published figure for the carbon intensity of electricity of 0.43 kgCO2 per kWh....
UK Commits To Legally Binding Carbon Reductions
Nov 12, 2007
In last week's Queen's Speech, Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a commitment to legally binding carbon emissions targets for the UK - a 60% cut...
Whose Carbon Is It Anyway? Part II
Oct 29, 2007
When carbon footprinting, the allocation of carbon between different companies is a tricky issue as we've discussed before. Does the carbon produced by a gas-fired...
1 in 6 SMEs know their carbon footprint?
Oct 24, 2007
The 2007 SME Climate Change Survey found that 1 in 6 Small & Medium Size Enterprises (
I’m now “The Carbon Coach”
Oct 22, 2007
One of the more interesting projects I'm involved with at the minute is 'acting' as "The Carbon Coach" for two Tyneside teenagers for a DVD...
Big Businesses Tackle Carbon Emissions
Sep 28, 2007
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)'s fifth annual report into the carbon emissions of FTSE 500 companies shows that 76% of those who responded to its...
Whose Carbon Is It Anyway?
Sep 10, 2007
There was an interesting piece in the Observer about Tesco being attacked for under-stating their carbon footprint by Christian Aid. The supermarket giant has come...
How low (carbon) can we go?
Jul 17, 2007
During this month's Live Earth concerts (remember them?), Al Gore was asking for pledges to reduce carbon emissions by 90% in an unspecified timeframe. This...
Industry not exploiting carbon reduction business opportunities
Jul 9, 2007
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that industry is not yet exploiting the business benefits of carbon reduction. The conclusions of the...