We’ve been busy little beavers here at Carbon Planet, and have rolled out a lot of changes to our public web-site.
Forestry or Carbon Saving, now the choice is yours.
First up you have been asking us for a wider variety of carbon credits. Many of you have told us that, for whatever reasons, forestry just […]
In the UK the Guardian is reporting Everest ice forest melting due to global warming, says Greenpeace.
One of the world’s most spectacular ice formations - the towering serac forest near Mount Everest’s base camp - is rapidly shrinking as a result of global warming, Greenpeace said today.
Before and after photographs released by the environmental group […]
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Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time." A tireless proponent of absolute sustainability (with a deadpan sense of humor), he explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridge the needs of […]
The UK’s Guardian is reporting the very sad, but hardly surprising news that US rejects all proposals on climate change.
The US has rejected any prospect of a deal on climate change at the G8 summit in Germany next month, according to a leaked document.
Despite Tony Blair’s declaration on Thursday that Washington would sign up to […]
In a recent world-wide Wii vote, 75.5% of voters said “yes” when asked “Are you concerned about global warming?”. — DS
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Photo courtesy of Forests NSW of an actual carbon pool
I had a long discussion yesterday with a member of the press about the work we do at Carbon Planet. She was very confused about carbon offsetting and carbon credits, assuming they were one and the same thing. But they are not. Carbon […]
The panel discussion about the Greencode Project went off very well at GFFIS yesterday. Marie-France Còté from Canada spoke about the origins of the project, its goals and achievements so far. Then I spoke about Carbon Planet’s involvement in the project and about carbon emissions auditing of films and television productions. Finally […]
The UK’s Independent is reporting As Blair leaves Washington, US hardens stance on climate change.
As Tony Blair left Washington yesterday for his last visit as Prime Minister, the Bush administration was acting to scupper international efforts to combat climate change.
Harlan Watson, President Bush’s chief climate negotiator, rejected any caps on US emissions or participation in […]
In the UK The Times is reporting Rapid rise in global warming is forecast.
The oceans are losing the capacity to soak up rising man-made carbon emissions, which is increasing the rate of global warming by up to 30 per cent, scientists said yesterday.
The reduced ability to absorb carbon is thought to be a result of […]
Carbon Planet was one of the founding supporters of the Greencode Project, which aims to address the fact that the screen industries are responsible for a terrible amount of environmental damage. Carbon Planet has devised carbon emissions auditing and reduction services specifically tailored to the film and television industry and has been an enthusiastic […]