Carbon offsetting is a fraught science, but there are schemes that have additional benefits beyond their carbon-mitigation value.

Carbon and Water Footprints first analyses the origins of the carbon and water footprints. It makes a detailed exploration of the similarities and differences of aspects such as definition, methods of measurement, spatio temporal dimensions, components, and entities for which the footprints can be calculated.

California's air regulator this week defended its decision to allow emitters to use offset credits in the state's forthcoming emissions trading system, refuting claims made in a lawsuit by two gree

California's air regulator this week defended its decision to allow emitters to use offset credits in the state's forthcoming emissions trading system, refuting claims made in a lawsuit by two gree

A two-day meeting hosted the by US of 17 countries opposed to the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) has ended without a joint declaration.

Toshiba Air Conditioning has been officially recognised as a carbon neutral business after it carried out an intensive carbon reduction programme, said the company.

New Zealand carbon prices hit a two-month high this week, extending gains as ongoing speculation of tighter liquidity in the European carbon market was expected to bolster the New Zealand market in

The total value of the carbon market grew by 11 per cent in 2011, to $176 billion, and transaction volumes reached a new high of 10.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), according to

State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2012: Developing Dimension is the sixth annual report created to shed light on trading volumes, credit prices, project types, locations, and the motivations of buyers voluntarily purchasing carbon offsets.

China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) s

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