Recent research by the Carbon Trust reveals Britain’s business leaders believe the UK is lagging behind Germany in the race to capitalise on green business opportunities. The research, which coincides with the launch of a new Carbon Trust “Green Growth” campaign, reveals that “three times as many top UK decision makers believe Germany is better prepared than Britain to take advantage of the £3.2 trillion global environmental market”.
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In a lecture at the end of December, Lord Stern reiterated his message that the business community and politicians need to act, and act now, on carbon emissions if we are to avoid, what he termed, a catastrophe by the next century.

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As we struggle our way into 2010 through ice and snow - with airports, rail services and roads all disrupted as we appear to be getting our seasons back with a vengeance – what lessons can be learned from the last year?
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This month sees the publication of a report by Friends of the Earth (FoE), entitled “A Dangerous Obsession – The Evidence Against Carbon Trading And For Real Solutions To Avoid A Climate Crunch”, which joins the growing body of criticism for a scheme that promotes that most discredited of climate actions, offsetting, and calls for more meaningful initiatives to ensure that we reach the 2015 crunch targets for emissions reduction.
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