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Article

26 Mar 2007

Author:
Ethical Corporation

Offsetting emissions – The carbon con? [UK]

It is now the done thing for climate-conscious companies and consumers, but carbon offsetting is by no means straightforward and its effectiveness is far from certain...just £14 buys…a holiday that promises not to harm the planet...the UK firm Climate Care...enables people to offset the environmental damage of energy-intensive activities by funding clean-energy projects around the world…This is carbon offsetting. Of all the possible solutions to climate change none is perhaps more desirable, or less well understood…Mike Childs, head of campaigns at Friends of the Earth, suspects that carbon offsetting is allowing companies to appear green while providing little incentive to change their, or their consumers', behaviour…Carbon offsetting should compliment other corporate strategies to reduce emissions…[also refers to Carbon Trust, The Carbon Neutral Company, HSBC, British Sky Broadcasting, BP,and British Airways]