Report: FTSE-100 offsets just 0.1 per cent of carbon emissions

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Carbon Retirement urges small and medium emitters to become "carbon-neutral" and boost voluntary offset market

A new report has slammed FTSE-100 companies for purchasing "pitifully low" volumes of carbon offsets as part of efforts to reduce their emissions. A study published today by carbon offsetting company...

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