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UN Creates Climate Neutral Network
Feb 25, 2008
Source: ClimateBiz.com
The Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) was launched this week with four countries, four cities and five corporations as its founders. Set up by the United Nations Environmental Management Group, CN Net is an internet-based project aimed at exchanging information on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Green-e to Certify Offsets for Consumers
Feb 19, 2008
Source: ClimateBiz.com
Green-e Climate will launch a carbon offset certification program for consumers next week. The offsets will be sold at the retail level, and Green-e will ensure that the products sold to offset activities such as flying or driving have been verified at each step.

Study: Global Carbon Market Grew by 80% Last Year
Feb 6, 2008
Source: Kate Martin, Edie News; ClimateBiz.com
Growing government interest in cutting carbon emissions has led to the rapid
expansion of the global carbon market, according to the U.S.-based Worldwatch
Institute.

Wine Industry to Tackle Carbon Footprinting
Jan 30, 2008
Source: Climatebiz.com
Sensing an opportunity to expand markets and boost its brands and image, the global wine industry plans to explore the calculation of its carbon footprint. Wine trade groups in California, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have joined to develop the International Winde Industry Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol.

San Francisco Launches Local Offsetting Plan
Dec 19, 2007
Source: SFGate.com
The Mayor of San Francisco announced that city government departments are now required to offset their airline travel. The new carbon offset fund, which will come out of city departments' travel budgets, will finance greenhouse gas emissions reductions projects managed by three non-profits: San Francisco Biodiesel Cooperative (which recycles oil and grease into fuel); GRID Alternatives (which provides and installs solar panels on homes in low-income neighborhoods); and Ecology Action (which replaces old refrigerators for low-income households). Eventually the plan is to expand the fund to sell offsets to local residents and businesses.

Australia Ratifies Kyoto
December 12, 2007
Source: Bloomberg.com
During U.N. meetings in Bali, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol leaving the U.S. as the only major developed country to not ratify the agreement. Australia's target under Kyoto is to limit growth in greenhouse-gas emissions to an 8% increase above 1990 levels over the 2008-2012 period. The country will begin working out the details over how it will meet Kyoto targets over the next year.

New Carbon Standard Launches in London
November 20, 2007
Source: Climatebiz.com
The Climate Group, the International Emissions Trading Association and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development launched a new global carbon offset standard at the London Stock Exchange to increase participation and confidence in the global voluntary carbon market.

A Climate Pact for the Heartland
November 15, 2007
Source: Reuters.com
Six Midwestern governors (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin) and the premier of Manitoba have signed on to a regional climate agreement to reduce carbon emissions and set up a greenhouse gas cap and trade system. Indiana, Ohio, and South Dakota signed on to the agreement as observers. The group plans to develop targets for the carbon cap and trade program in a year and implemented them by mid-2010.

Report: North America Oversaturated in CO2
November 14, 2007
Source: USAToday.com
North America's ability to absorb global-warming gases created by the USA, Canada and Mexico is smaller than some experts thought and likely to shrink further, a federal climate study said Tuesday. The report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program estimated the continent produces three to four times more carbon dioxide than its forests, croplands, wetlands and coastal waters can soak up.

Patriots Set to Put Green Power Into Play
November 12, 2007
Source: Boston.com
Today, the Kraft Group will announce that Midwestern wind will fuel the Gillette Stadium lighthouse, the 612 blazing light bulbs shining down on the field, the scoreboards, and more than 40 concession stands that are juiced with enough power during each game to run 2,269 households for a day.

Bill Clinton and Green Building Council aim to green US Schools
November 7, 2007
Source: Environmental News Network
At Greenbuild 2007, the world's largest green building exposition in Chicago, Bill Clinton announced a joint commitment to green all of America's schools within a generation. The U.S. Green Building Council and Earth Day Network joined Clinton in making this announcement.

Offset Quality Initiative Formed
November 6, 2007
Source: ClimateBiz.com
The Climate Trust, California Climate Action Registry, Environmental Resources Trust, Greenhouse Gas Experts Network, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and The Climate Group have created a group aimed at creating consenus policy positions on incorporating carbon offsets into future climate change policy at the state, regional and federal levels.

Deutsche Bank Launches Climate Change Initiative
October 18, 2007
Source: ClimateBiz.com
Deutsche Bank is the latest financial giant to look at climate change as an investment product. The company announced Wednesday it hired a new climate change czar and published a white paper focused on the investment opportunities presented by a changing climate.

Gore and IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize
October 13, 2007
Source: MSNBC.com
On Friday Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the work on climate change.

CarbonTracker Network Launched!
October 1, 2007
Source: CarbonTracker.com
Sustainable Travel International (USA), co2balance (UK) and Offsetters Climate Neutral Society have joined with CarbonTracker.com to form the CarbonTracker Network.

Dell to be carbon neutral in 2008
September 27, 2007
Source: MSNBC.com
Dell Inc. unveiled an environmental plan Wednesday that the computer maker said will make its operations carbon-neutral by 2008, a year earlier than it previously promised.

Growth in Global Carbon Emissions Slows
September 4, 2007
Source: Reuters.com
Growth in global emissions of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas carbon dioxide slowed slightly last year, preliminary data from the U.S. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) suggest.

Carbon Connoisseur - New Study on Offsets Released
August 13, 2007
Source: Economist.com
Quality is the offset market's most pressing issue, according to a new study of the voluntary carbon market by Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance. The report counted 14 third-party offset standards, and seven registries, few of which are more than a year old. Offset retailers that accredit and verify their own products according to proprietary standards at least double these totals.

A New Way to Track Travellers' Carbon Footprints
July 29, 2007
Source: CanWest News Service
Business travellers concerned about reducing their carbon footpring as they work can now get the greenhouse gases they produce automatically tracked, reported and offset.

G.E. Unveils Credit Card Aimed at Relieving Carbon Footprints
July 25, 2007
Source: The New York Times
Today, G.E. will introduce the GE Money Earth Rewards Platinum MasterCard, which allows cardholders to forgo a 1 percent cash rebate on purchases and earmark that amount for projects that reduce greenhouse gases. In months when they feel short of money, cardholders can opt to contribute half and take half in cash.

Yates with Gates in Green Funds seek tougher carbon trading standards
June 28, 2007
Source: The International Herald Tribune
A group of major banks including Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital on Thursday proposed tough new standards for the trading of carbon offsets, in a bid to prevent a public backlash against one of the fastest-growing sectors in finance.

Offsetting chief warns of carbon cowboys
June 18, 2007
Source: Guardian Unlimited, via Scenta
The fast-growing but increasingly criticized carbon offset industry is at risk of being discredited by "cowboy" operators unless it draws up a reconizable set of standards that customers can trust, one of the most senior figures in the sector has warned.

Low Carbon Products and Services Bring High Levels of Jobs and Revenues
May 24, 2007
Source: The Climate Group
A new report launched today by The Climate Group � In the Black: The Growth of the Low Carbon Economy � showcases the rapid growth experienced by companies providing innovative low carbon products and services.

Yahoo! to Go Carbon Neutral in 2007
April 17, 2007
Source: GreenBiz.com
As part of an ambitious new plan to fight global warming, the internet giant will reduce its energy use and invest in emissions-fighting projects to make its operations carbon neutral.

Oxford College Goes Carbon Neutral
April 7, 2007
Source: ClimateCare
Linacre will become the first Oxbridge college to gain climate neutral status, through a series of emissions reductions and buying carbon offset credits.
Download the press release

Airline Introduces Carbon-Offset Option
March 26, 2007
Source: GreenBiz.com
SAS Group airlines has begun offering customers the ability to offset the carbon-dioxide emissions from every flight they take.

U.S. House Introduces Bill to Authorize Federal Agencies and Offices to Purchase Offsets and RECs
February 12, 2007
Source: FedCenter.gov
Congressman Peter Welch (D) of Vermont has introduced bill H.R. 823 to several House committees that would authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits.
Read the bill

Norway to Offset Flight Emissions
January 2, 2007
Source: BBC News
Norway has announced plans to offset the greenhouse gases produced by public employees when they fly abroad.

PG&E to Launch Carbon Offset Program
December 15, 2006
Source: US Dept. of Energy (Green Power Network)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that it received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to launch a voluntary program to enable customers to offset their energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The program is scheduled to launch in spring 2007.

Report Offers Guidance for Carbon Offsets Purchasers
Source: GreenBiz.com
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Dec. 5, 2006 - A first-of-its-kind report evaluating companies providing retail carbon offsets to consumers has been released by Clean Air - Cool Planet. The 44-page Consumers' Guide to Retail Carbon Offset Providers is designed to help organizations and individuals that are considering purchasing offsets to help achieve carbon neutrality.

Study Forecasts Explosive Growth in Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market
Source: GreenBiz.com
LONDON, Dec. 5, 2006 - Voluntary carbon markets are growing at breakneck pace, but could be stymied by a lack of credibility and other factors, according to a new report.

Home Depot to Offset Carbon Emissions at Atlanta Headquarters
Source: GreenBiz.com
ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2006 - The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has entered into an agreement with Conservation Fund to offset all carbon emissions created this year by the company's Atlanta headquarters and a portion of emissions created by associates commuting to work and traveling on business.

Expedia Offers Travelers Climate Neutral Option
Source: GreenBiz.com
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 29, 2006 - Expedia.com has become the first online travel agency to offer travelers the ability to purchase carbon offsets to help cancel out the greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

D.C. Area Synagogue Offsets Carbon Emissions
Source: GreenBiz.com
KENSINGTON, Md., July 20, 2006 - Temple Emanuel, a D.C. area religious congregation focused on environmental issues, has committed to offsetting 100% of its carbon footprint.

Dave Matthews Band Offsetting its Tour Pollution
Source: Reuters via Planet Ark
NEW YORK, June 29, 2006 - The band will participate in a carbon dioxide emissions offsetting program that will eliminate pollution equivalent to 36 million average car miles, or about what the band, and its fans, have produced on the road over the past 15 years.