13 shipping companies offering carbon offsets:
1. uShip (Carbon Offsets from )
2. DHL (Carbon Offsets from N/A)
3. BetterWorld.org (Carbon Offsets from )
4. EvoGear.com (Carbon Offsets from )
5. 3rLiving.com (Carbon Offsets from )
6. Alonovo.com (Carbon Offsets from )
7. EA Logistics “Delivered GrEAn” (Carbon Offsets from )
8. CarbonCart.com (Carbon Offsets from )
9. Continental Airlines Cargo (Carbon Offsets from )
10. UHaul (Carbon offsets from )
11. Gaiam (Carbon Offsets from )
12. Clif Family Winery (Carbon Offsets from NativeEnergy)
13. UPS (Carbon Offsets from certified projects)
Posted on October 6, 2009 · in Top Stories
1. Continental (Carbon Offsets from )
2. Delta (Carbon Offsets from )
3. Virgin (Carbon Offsets from )
4. Cathay Pacific (Carbon Offsets from ???)
5. SAS (Carbon Offsets from )
6. Expedia (Carbon Offsets from )
7. JetBlue (Carbon Offsets from )
8. Travelocity (Carbon Offsets from )
9. World Class Charters (Carbon Offsets from )
10. Virgin America (Carbon Offsets from )
11. Virgin Charter (Carbon Offsets from TerraPass)
12. Japan Airlines (Carbon Offsets from Carbon NeutralC ompany) More…
13. SFO Airport (Carbon Offsets from 3Degrees) More… Another…
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15. Avantair (Carbon Offsets from TerraPass) More…
16. Jet Republic (Carbon Offsets from ClimateCare, a division of JP Morgan) More…
17. SWISS (Carbon Offsets from Myclimate) More…
Posted on September 29, 2009 · in Top Stories
Over the weekend there was news that a company called SGS was suspended by the United Nations from its role as an auditor of carbon offset projects. SGS had been appointed by the UN to check that offsetting projects were being set up properly and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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Posted on September 14, 2009 · in Top Stories
71 of the top brands using carbon offsets in the industries of Airlines, Auto, Bottled Water, Consumer Products, Credit Card, Energy, Events, Facebook, Fashion, Online Retail, Publications, Shipping, Shopping Malls, Travel
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Posted on September 7, 2009 · in Top Stories
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May 15, 2009 — Draft model verifier Accreditation Applications, offset project Consistency Applications, and offset project Monitoring and Verification Report materials for offsets under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) state CO2 Budget Trading Programs are now available at www.rggi.org. The draft model materials are intended to help potential project sponsors and project verifiers collect necessary documentation before state-specific applications and submittal materials are released later this month.
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Posted on May 15, 2009 · in Top Stories
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The Australian government yesterday risked the ire of environmental and carbon trading groups with the announcement that it is to delay its high-profile emissions cap-and-trade scheme by a year as a result of the recession.
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Posted on May 6, 2009 · in Top Stories
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A panel of climate experts, economists, and government officials have noted the difficulties, and discussed ways on how to increase participation by developing countries in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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Posted on May 6, 2009 · in Top Stories
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China should be praised for its lead role in a U.N.-backed scheme to cut carbon emissions and efforts to cap its flow of credits should be resisted, a leading British-based clean-energy project development firm said.
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Posted on April 23, 2009 · in Top Stories
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OXFORD, U.K. and OAKLAND, Calif. — A new study released today from EcoSecurities, Conservation International, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, and ClimateBiz.com analyzes the perceptions and expectations driving corporate decisions to buy forestry carbon offsets.
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Posted on April 20, 2009 · in Top Stories
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Falling industrial output means the EU emissions trading scheme will face an oversupply of emissions allowances (EUAs) during the current phase of the market, which runs from 2008 to 2012, according to new research from Barclays Capital.
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Posted on April 17, 2009 · in Top Stories
Free Web Application Helps US-Based Online Retailers and their Customers ‘Go Green’
Los Angeles, CA () April 15, 2009 — GreenWorld, a start-up dedicated to providing the best carbon offset applications on the web, today announced the launch of ShopGreen™. This free web application enables US-based online retailers to allow shoppers to add an investment equal to one percent of their order in carbon offsets, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of each purchase.
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Posted on April 15, 2009 · in Press Releases, Top Stories
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April 13, 2009 212-417-3179
(New York, NY) — The ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) today released the Auction Notice, Qualification Application and Intent to Bid for RGGI’s fourth carbon dioxide (CO2) allowance auction, scheduled for June 17, 2009. The release initiates the bidder qualification process and publicizes auction details, including reserve price and number of allowances offered for sale.
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Posted on April 13, 2009 · in Top Stories
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At a power plant at Lacq, energy company Total has upgraded an existing gas-fired boiler with CCS technology – a crucial step towards reducing carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants worldwide.
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Posted on April 12, 2009 · in Top Stories
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TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s electric power companies made little progress in producing low-carbon electricity and lowering emissions in the past year, industry data showed on Friday, mostly due to an outage at a nuclear power plant.
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Posted on April 10, 2009 · in Top Stories
