Offsets
UK companies have an opportunity to save lives while reducing their carbon impact
Lord Ashdown outlines the benefits to UK firms of a UNICEF project to provide low pollution cook stoves to poor households in Bangladesh
Government advisers call for a 25-year plan to boost natural capital
Value of services provided by nature is "ignored" and must come into national decision-making, government-backed body warns
M&S signs up to UNICEF clean stove carbon offset scheme
Retailer becomes first major company to back scheme designed to cut emissions while protecting children's health
MPs urge government to re-think biodiversity offset plans
Environmental Audit Commitment welcomes potential improvement to planning system, but warns ministers need to introduce more safeguards to controversial policy
Firms closed in carbon credit scam crackdown
Minister slams 'particularly contemptible scam' that aims to take advantage of people's desire to make ethical investments
Dow promises to offset travel for Sochi Winter Olympics
Winter Olympics seeks to make travel to and from Games 'carbon neutral' through investment in a portfolio of emission reduction projects
FIFA sets green goal for 2014 Brazil World Cup
Body intends to offset 2.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions from tournament and preceding Confederations Cup
Biodiversity offsetting - a chance to improve the environment and grow the economy
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson argues businesses and habitats stand to benefit from the government's new biodiversity offsetting plan
Government unveils controversial biodioversity offset proposals
Campaigners angered by plans that would require firms to create new green spaces to "offset" impact of developments
Green search engine Ecosia.org vows to take on Google with revamped service
New functionality aims to improve search results, as German start-up announces plan to donate $1m to tree-planting programmes
Aviva measures impact of offsetting programme on local communities
Peer-reviewed methodology calculates projects supported in India and Kenya have reduced emissions by 126,500 tonnes
Report: Carbon markets offer 'cheap' aviation emissions cuts
New research finds using existing, high-integrity carbon credits would meet emission goals at around $4 per tonne
Four consortia shortlisted for £311m offshore wind grid link
Ofgem unveils bidders for West of Duddon Sands transmission links as SgurrEnergy bags deal to advise on Chinese offshore wind farm
New crowdfunding site for carbon offsets forges unique path
CarbonStory aims to provide businesses and individuals with new information on how their carbon offsets are working to cut emissions
How a new carbon standard seeks to benefit women worldwide
Newly launched Women's Carbon Standard promises to combine environmental benefits with improvements to women's lives
Financial markets inherently biased against clean energy, warn analysts
Bloomberg New Energy Finance report says green businesses should focus as much on financial markets as energy policy reforms
UN's CDM offset scheme issues one billionth carbon credit
Clean Development Mechanism reaches milestone, but analysts remain concerned over low-carbon credit prices and Kyoto uncertainty
UN 'help desk' to aid roll out of carbon offset projects
New service to help boost number of carbon offset projects undertaken in poorer countries
What can businesses learn from Microsoft's carbon neutrality?
The software giant has revived the term carbon neutrality, and in doing so has hit on a carbon management model businesses could soon emulate
F1 team Sauber shifts into "carbon neutral" status
Swiss racing outfit to offset operations and travel as part of wider environmental strategy
Bunge completes Climate Change Capital acquisition
US agri-business firm shells out undisclosed sum for UK green investment firm
FedEx and BP push the envelope with carbon-neutral deliveries
Logistics company set to offset emissions from delivery of more than 200 million packages through BP Target Neutral scheme
Austrian Post touts carbon neutral delivery
Company confirms it has carbon offset all deliveries and operations ahead of major electric vehicle rollout
Eco-Nomics and Planet Positive team up to push green business consultancy
Consultancies ink partnership to offer complementary energy efficiency, employee engagement and offsetting service
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