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Carbon offsetting, compensating for emissions by investing in schemes designed to make reductions elsewhere, has been hailed by many as the be-all and end-all when it comes to businesses addressing their carbon footprints. But, while offsetting is a necessary part of the puzzle, Mauro Cozzi, co-founder of carbon management specialist Emitwise, believes it is not all that it is cracked up to be, and suggests where business focus should be instead. We are seeing businesses proclaiming that they are net zero because they have invested heavily in carbon offsets, Cozzi...

The road to becoming a carbon neutral organisation is complex and different for every business but here are four key steps to success. To highlight the different stages of achieving carbon neutrality through offsetting your carbon emissions via verified projects, Charlotte Bland, marketing executive at TEAM Energy, has put together a guide featuring the four steps that can to help achieve this. Start your carbon offsetting journey sooner rather than later. There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t delay starting your journey to becoming carbon neutral. As pressure from...

The UK has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, in accordance with its obligations under the Paris Agreement. All eyes are on utilities providers as we transition to a net zero future, but it’s not as simple as flicking a switch and swapping to renewable energy generation. Here Paul French, Chief Commercial Officer at Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping service, explains how access to accurate location data can support utilities companies in futureproofing their networks for...

Sustainable living is a reflection of how much a country cares about preserving and restoring the environment and the health of its citizens. Here are the top ten least ‘green’ countries. Sustainable living specialists GreenMatch conducted a major study to discover the most and least green countries in the world. Their study combined and compared four different reports: the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from Yale University, a report from EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), Green Future Index (GFI) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the IQ Air information platform....

Sustainable living is the goal of climate change efforts as the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions and reach net zero. Here are the world’s ‘greenest’ countries to live in. Sustainable living specialists GreenMatch conducted a comprehensive study to find the most and least green countries in the world. Their study combined and compared four different reports: the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from Yale University, a report from EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), Green Future Index (GFI) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the IQ Air information platform. Being...

Ahead of another UN climate conference, Juan Pablo Solis, senior advisor for climate and environment, Fairtrade International urges governments for concrete action… but time is running out In the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a misanthropic and cynical Pennsylvania weatherman condemned to reliving February 2nd repeatedly until his ethical compass is fully corrected. The film is a comedy driven by the preposterous. But it is also a warning about the dangers of stasis – of how inaction can grind the mechanisms of life to a...