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Computer Cab wins the Sunday Times Top 50 Best Green Companies Award
Published Thursday 10 July 2008

Wednesday 14th May, Computer Cab were invited to pick up the Sunday Times Best Green Companies award.

“The 50 companies listed in this report are all enterprising pioneers – enterprising, enlightened and fizzing with new ideas. All have a common sense of purpose about their corporate social responsibility.”

“There may be plenty of environmental awards but this is the first that has both a robust methodology to measure environmental performance and a survey of each company’s staff to find out whether green sheen is more than skin deep”

Richard Caseby, Managing Editor – The Sunday Times

Typhoon partners with Carbon Clear for ‘Buy One Get One Tree’ promotion to launch GreenPan^TM
Published Monday 7 July 2008

To celebrate the launch of GreenPan^TM in the UK and Ireland this October, exclusive distributor Typhoon has partnered with Carbon Clear and pledged to grow a tree for every item sold from the cookware range. Made up mostly of recycled handles, bodies and lids the GreenPan^TMranges have been designed with the environment in mind. All GreenPan^TM Cookware is coated with Thermolon^TM, an alternative to standard PTFE non-stick coatings. This releases 50% fewer greenhouse gases during production, significantly reducing the carbon footprint. The packaging is also recycled.

Firms urged to "stop being apologetic about offsets"
Published Tuesday 1 July 2008

Forum for the Future insists voluntary offset projects are delivering both environmental and development benefits

James Murray, BusinessGreen, 30 Jun 2008

Carbon Clear dans le Top 30 mondiale des entreprises de compensation carbone selon le magazine spécialisé ENDS Reports
Published Thursday 26 June 2008

Carbon Clear fut nommés dans le magazine spécialisé ENDS, parmi le Top 30 mondial des entreprises de compensation carbone, pour l’année 2008. Seules deux organisations fournisseurs de crédits carbones présentes en France ont été citées après études de 170 entreprises à travers le monde.

Carbon Reduction and Offset Providers Unite to Promote Rigorous Industry Standards
Published Monday 9 June 2008

Carbon Clear is one of eight of the world’s leading carbon reduction and offset providers that today announced the formation of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA). The organisation has been created to build support for the carefully crafted standards that now exist for the voluntary offset market. In addition, the group will provide a unified voice in promoting credible carbon management strategies, which use a ‘reduce-and-offset’ approach. ICROA intends to be active in policy discussions, push for high standards and advocate greater transparency in the carbon reduction industry.

Carbon Clear opens Paris office
Published Thursday 1 May 2008

Today Carbon Clear officially announced the opening of its Paris office, its first outside the UK. Headquartered in London, Carbon Clear has established itself as a key player in the carbon management industry and entering the French market is a major development in its growth strategy.

Carbon Clear in Top 30 Global offset providers according to ENDS Report
Published Tuesday 29 April 2008

Carbon Clear has been formally recognised as a global leader in the carbon offset market for the high quality of its offsets and carbon management consultancy. Out of all the organisations ENDS investigated world-wide, only 30 were recognised in its list of Quality Offset Providers, with 140 failing to make the grade.

Buy one Grow one Tree with innocent and Carbon Clear
Published Friday 25 April 2008

Following the success of last year’s Buy One Get One Tree campaign, innocent is teaming up with Carbon Clear again for its bigger and better Buy One Grow One Tree scheme. Throughout May, for each carton of smoothie sold and registered, innocent will grow a tree in one of Carbon Clear’s projects in India. Each carton has a unique code which when registered on the dedicated website will see a tree planted.

Carbon Clear joins the UN’s Climate Neutral Network
Published Thursday 24 April 2008

At today’s Global Business for the Environment (B4E) Summit in Singapore, representatives from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomed Carbon Clear as the first carbon management company to join its Climate Neutral Network (CN Net). Established in February of this year, CN Net’s aim is to inspire leaders in business and government by sharing success stories and best practice in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Crussh and Carbon Clear are making a difference naturally
Published Thursday 6 March 2008

UK's leading smoothie company now has a zero carbon footprint

Crussh, the UK leader in freshly blended smoothies and juices, is doing something even healthier for its customers by eliminating its carbon footprint. Crussh has partnered with carbon management specialists Carbon Clear to help support two projects that not only benefit the environment but also local communities in India and Central America.

John P. Holdren: "Meeting the Intertwined Challenges of Energy and Environment"
Published Wednesday 5 March 2008

John Holdren is Chairman of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and former professor to Carbon Clear managing director Jamal Gore. John is working with the United Nations Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. His task is to harness the best scientific minds to recommend options for addressing the threat of climate change.

Carbon Clear response to DEFRA's draft carbon offset code
Published Wednesday 20 February 2008

Carbon Clear has always championed transparency & measurable standards within the carbon offset industry. However, even after 12 months of consultation and deliberation we believe the Draft Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offset Providers issued by DEFRA raises as many questions as it answers.

You Post-it, Carbon Clear plant it!
Published Monday 4 February 2008

3M is partnering with Carbon Clear to plant lots of trees as part of its Get smart promotion. The trees planted in India and Africa not only help fight climate change but also support local communities by providing income, food and medicine.

Eurostar offsets traveller emissions with Carbon Clear
Published Tuesday 27 November 2007

As part of its new Tread Lightly campaign, Eurostar is now providing carbon-neutral journeys for all its passengers, at no extra cost to the traveller. In addition to its overall plans to reduce its emissions by 25% per passenger journey by 2012, where it is unable to eliminate emissions from a train journey, Eurostar is now offsetting them at its own expense.

Government launches carbon offsetting fund
Published Monday 12 November 2007

Government unveils Carbon Offsetting Fund to combat emissions created by civil servants' flights
Sarah Griffiths, BusinessGreen, 12 Nov 2007

Carbon Clear Achieves ISO 14001 Certification
Published Sunday 7 October 2007

Carbon Clear announced today that it is the first full-service carbon management firm to achieve ISO 14001:2004 compliance*. The internationally recognised Environmental Management System Standard was awarded to Carbon Clear by Certification International, a UK

Multimap Partners with Carbon Clear to Help Drivers Reduce Their Carbon Footprints
Published Friday 28 September 2007

Multimap, Europe

Carbon Offsetting 'Has Big Future'
Published Thursday 27 September 2007

Opodo News Article - 26th Sept 2007

Carbon offsetting, the process whereby companies give their customers the opportunity to make their own carbon saving, has a big future, it has been claimed.

According to Carbon Clear, the pressure that firms are under to reduce their emissions has been growing in recent years.

The company, which helps organisations develop and implement carbon management strategies, said that offsetting allows businesses to achieve "real, lasting emissions reductions".

Buy one Get one Tree with innocent and Carbon Clear
Published Wednesday 19 September 2007

We all know we need to do our bit for the environment. Small things can make a big difference, so innocent has teamed up with Carbon Clear for its Buy one Get one Tree promotion in October. For every innocent smoothie carton sold in leading supermarkets, innocent will get a tree planted in one of Carbon Clear

Carbon Clears Partners with 2nd Power and Cooling For Data Centres Summit
Published Tuesday 21 August 2007

London, 21 August 2007

GreenCorp 2007 is Carbon Clear
Published Wednesday 15 August 2007

International business media company Terrapinn has partnered with Carbon Clear to offset the emissions generated by GreenCorp 2007. Taking place at the Millennium Mayfair in London from 18th - 20th September, the conference aims to show businesses the most effective means of reducing their carbon footprint to lessen their impact on the environment.

Buy one get one tree with innocent and Starbucks
Published Thursday 19 July 2007

innocent and Starbucks have got together with Carbon Clear to plant lots of trees in India to help fight climate change and provide income to local communities. The trees also provide food and medicine as well as supporting other crops by reducing soil erosion and providing shade.

London Business School Global Leadership Summit goes Carbon Clear
Published Friday 29 June 2007

London Business School partners with Carbon Clear to offset delegate travel to the event

London Business School has partnered with Carbon Clear (www.carbon-clear.com) to offset the emissions generated by participants in its 5th annual Global Leadership Summit taking place on Monday 2nd July 2007. The event brings together eminent business leaders, global opinion formers plus School faculty and alumni to discuss the key issues currently facing business.

Greening the IEMA 2007 Annual Conference
Published Tuesday 19 June 2007

Carbon Clear continued its ongoing partnership with the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), working with the organisation to offset emissions from its Annual Conference.

Village Sinking Due to Climate Change
Published Saturday 26 May 2007

The New York Times reports that the permafrost on which an Alaskan village was built is melting due to climate change.

The Kings Ferry - now Carbon Clear and making travel greener
Published Monday 30 April 2007

At The King's Ferry, we're proud to announce that we are the first international coach company to become climate neutral. We've reduced our carbon emissions, ensuring that we operate an environmentally efficient coach transport service.

China to Become World's Largest CO2 Polluter
Published Wednesday 25 April 2007

In 2004, the International Energy Agency predicted that China would overtake the U.S. in 2025 as the largest source of CO2 emissions. Last year they predicted this would happen in 2010.

Report: Global Warming a National Security Threat
Published Monday 16 April 2007

A U.S. think tank has just published an analysis by 11 retired admirals and generals, arguing that climate change is a "threat multiplier" leading to increased global instability.

Report: EU Should Auction CO2 Permits
Published Friday 13 April 2007

A study produced at Oxford University recommends that companies should have to bid for their CO2 pollution permits under the European emissions trading scheme.