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International avoided deforestation offset projects: insuring the risk of reversal penalties
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The paper explores the potential for insurance with respect to avoided deforestation offset projects, as they present a low-cost means for emission reductions. It reviews … -
Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans
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Dell Computer announced this week that it reached its goal of becoming "carbon neutral" five months ahead of schedule. -
Carbon Tax Shelter: alternative to plain taxation?
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So far, the only alternative to Cap & Trade schemes seems to be plain taxation of emitted GHG’s. Still, there are several problems associated with taxes: - An expected tax … -
Meeting the Challenge of Ethical Consumerism
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"Ethical consumerism" - purchasing only products that have been made without harming people or the environment - is on the rise. -
Energy efficiency in products and appliances: overview - Practice Note
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This Practice note provides an overview of the various measures in place in the EU and UK aimed at increasing energy efficiency in products and appliances. -
Carbon Neutrality - Myth or Reality
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The idea of corporate carbon neutrality dates back to the mid 1990s, but it wasn't until relatively recently that a critical mass of companies began making high profile … -
Structured ownership and carbon finance
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One key point associated with a Cap & Trade scheme is that concerned corporations are actually in a position to trade their granted envelope of allowances on specialized … -
CORE - carbon offset research and education
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Stockholm Environment Institute: This website provides an up-to-date analysis and synthesis of the most influential offset programs and activities. It reflects on lessons … -
Fear of bad publicity forces event organisers to embrace offsetting
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As delegates at African climate change conference are criticised for not offsetting, events management experts insist buying offsets should become standard practice. -
What China can learn from Japan on cleaning up environment
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China's vast pollution problem is just the latest in a series of obstacles that have fed a pessimistic tendency in Western commentary.
