Fleishman-Hillard becomes carbon neutral

(ClimateRadar.com) Fleishman-Hillard International Communications announced the creation of its worldwide Sustainability Communications practice. The practice is designed to counsel clients on policy and work with them to articulate views and actions on critical resource management issues such as fossil fuel consumption, water conservation, and CO2 emissions.

http://www.fleishman.com/point-of-view/News/pr091907.html

Qantas goes carbon neutral

(ClimateRadar.com) The Qantas Group today launched a Carbon Offset Program, backed by a pledge to offset the carbon emissions of every international and domestic Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar flight. “Qantas will pay to offset the equivalent of approximately 40,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases associated with these flights, with the money to be used to plant and maintain around 90,000 Mallee Eucalyptus trees across Australia in an agreement with CO2 Australia,” Mr Dixon said.

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2007/sep07/3655

Volvo opens first carbon neutral factory in Belgium

 

(ClimateRadar.com) Volvo has opened the first carbon neutral truck company in the world.

http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/E4BB6381-ECBB-4300-8F18-52F5E1CDB746/0/CO2freecompany.pdf

UK Houses will miss zero carbon target

(ClimateRadar.com) National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr warned that the Government is in danger of missing its target to ensure all new homes are zero carbon by 2016. Speaking at the Federation annual conference, at the ICC in Birmingham, Mr Orr revealed that while 92% of housing association new homes are already meeting minimum sustainable standards only 2% of new homes built by private developers do so. 

http://www.housing.org.uk/default.aspx?tabid=212&mid=828&ctl=Details&ArticleID=654

AUSTRALIA: Carbon offset will not be mandatory

(Source: ABC Australia) http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s2040546.htm

Credit card aiming to fight climate change

(ClimateRadar) A new American startup, BrighterPlanet, will be releasing their first product, the patent-pending Bright Card. It is a credit card with a green twist — instead of getting points or airline miles for dollars spent, a percentage of purchase charges will be invested in efforts to advance renewable energy. Not much else is known about the advantages and business model of the company, however, BrighterPlanet is not a not-for-profit and will be making money from this green credit card. >>> http://brighterplanet.com/

‘A Convenient Truth’: a climate change movie

(ClimateRadar) Young entrepreneur makes movie about Sweden’s journey towards carbon neutrality.

http://www.aconvenienttruth.co.uk/

AirPlus Debuts Automatic Carbon-Offset Feature

(Business Travel Online) Universal Air Travel Plan issuer AirPlus International today announced the launch an automated carbon-offset feature, allowing corporate users to automatically pay the appropriate offset for any flight purchased through the payment tool.

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 answer may be as simple as ‘going green’.

http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=14989&SectionID=1

New company launches CarbonPassport

 

Like its competitors, Carbon Passport has a website with an online calculator that allows individuals and businesses to measure their emissions. Offsets can also be bought online. However, the firm sells only CERs – certified emission reductions. These are credits produced by carbon-saving projects – mostly in the developing world – regulated by the United Nations.

http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.1691611.0.0.php