Nine companies commit to carbon footprint products

 
(ClimateRadar.com) Following the carbon footsteps of Walkers Crisps and Innocent Drinks, nine more companies are joining the carbon labeling bandwagon and working with the Carbon Trust in labeling their products. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury Schweppes, have joined the cabron labeling scheme managed by The Carbon Trust.
http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/about/presscentre/190907_Partner+announcement.htm 
http://www.carbon-label.co.uk/ 

BT launches carbon impact assessment service

(ClimateRadar.com) BT today announced that its newly formed Global Services sustainability practice has launched a service to help large corporates and public sector organisations reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. BT’s carbon impact assessment enables organisations to accurately calculate the amount of CO2 emissions produced as a result of the use of networked IT [...]

The Skinny on Carbon Credits, Offsets and Markets

Among lower margins, resource-intensive regulations and fierce global competition U.S. manufacturers are driven to find new ways to impact the bottom line and keep shareholders content. When process efficiencies and technology projects have maximized their ability to drive cost reductions and bottom line results, organizations need to look elsewhere for new revenue streams and the [...]

Carbon labelling hitting main street USA

Customers buying Timberland shoes now have something to think about other than style, comfort, and price – global warming.
 http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/09/11/for_buyers_carbon_labels_tap_into_worry_on_warming/?page=2

Carbon calculator list

Here is a list of carbon calculators available online and compiled by The Earth Charter Initiative.
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/climate/2007/09/find_the_right_carbon_calculat.html

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Publishes New Guidelines

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) announced new guidelines for calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
http://www.wbcsd.ch/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&ObjectId=MjYyMjY
For report >>>  http://www.wbcsd.org/DocRoot/JhVRXJ4XK4Stk9ILWrGg/GHGProtocol-Electricity.pdf

Australian businesses in dark over carbon trading

A new report shows 40 per cent of Australian companies have no understanding of emissions trading schemes.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/11/2030282.htm

Al Gore criticised over diet by PETA

He may be the hero of the environmental movement for his crusade against global warming but Al Gore is about to be targeted by animal rights activists over his carnivorous contribution to greenhouse gases.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/09/wgore109.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox

Tesco faces attack on climate change

Tesco’s carbon footprint could be 12 higher than Tesco’s calculations.
http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,,2165125,00.html