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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On the issue of Cemex and the River Avon.
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A report, compiled and published by The Green Fiscal Commission, (read it here), proposes a radical rethink of our taxation system that has the potential to not only assist the UK in reaching its 2020 carbon reduction targets but also create a taxation model more relevant to the 21st century.
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Reform, a right-leaning think tank, has published a report arguing that the billions spent on subsidising the green agenda would be better spent on the UK’s basic infrastructure.
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It’s been an interesting week as far as testing the teeth of the Companies Act 2006, who’s pulling the strings of both Gordon Brown and the judiciary in this country and if the government’s rhetoric around CSR, carbon reduction and climate change is anything more than just that – rhetoric.
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Earlier this month, the government published new advice on how businesses should measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions; there is a guide for large businesses, especially appropriate with the latest ‘clarification’ of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES), and one for small businesses who will not (for the time being, at least) fall under the scheme but who may want guidance on how to effectively measure their emissions.
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The theme of buildings, and their importance in the climate change and (more importantly) carbon reduction movement, has grown rapidly over the past six months.
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Nike and Apple Inc amongst those who mount a challenge on the US Chamber of Commerce.
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EcoSecurities, ClimateBiz and Baker & McKenzie LLP have recently published the findings of their recent ‘Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends’ survey results 2009 and are ‘whooping up’ the fact that a surprising number of companies have reported that they have in place, or are planning, a carbon management strategy -  despite the economic downturn.
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A word of caution to all companies and organisations who will likely be liable to account for their carbon emissions under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme, which comes into effect in 2010 (and there are +/- 20,000 of you out there).
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