Latest Carbon News
Friday, August 27th 2010
Cheap car insurance goes green with gogreencompare.com
Financial and environmental benefits are becoming more important to motorists but it has not always been possible to get both when taking out a car insurance policy. Now, a new concept in comparing cover has arrived to help consumers save money and g... click here to read more »
Wednesday, August 25th 2010
Special Offer for CarbonZero Federation Members
The co2balance team is pleased to announce that they have teamed up with fellow CarbonZero Federation members and eco-friendly office supplies company Coast to Coast Direct in an exciting new venture that will directly benefit Federation companies. ... click here to read more »
Tuesday, August 24th 2010
Aberdares Project Now Listed Under Gold Standard
co2balance continues to move forward in providing high quality carbon credits as our Aberdares Improved Cook Stoves Project is now listed on the Gold Standard Registry. This project is seeking to address numerous environmental, social and economic i... click here to read more »
Professional Associations
co2balance is a Founder Member of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)
ICROA is a not-for-profit alliance of leading carbon reduction and offset organisations. It provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards. ICROA members support a reduce-andoffset approach to carbon management, and they all comply with the ICROA Code of Best Practice.
ICROA will:
- Support rigorous standards for the international voluntary carbon-management industry
- Establish best practice, through the promotion of the ICROA Code of Best Practice and adherence to that Code among its members
- Provide a credible industry voice on carbon reduction and offset policies, strategies, products, and services to governments, non-governmental organisations, policy-makers, businesses, and the media
Carbon Tracker Network is a voluntary, cooperative effort to promote the goals of quality, reliability and transparency in the voluntary carbon offset market. This international collaboration is the first of its kind in the voluntary offset market. It is an online source for information about high-quality carbon offsets and reliable offset vendors! It serves as an information clearinghouse about:
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Carbon offsets and their role in combating climate change
- Reliable carbon offset providers
- Carbon offset standards and their implementation
- The latest offset-related news.
co2balance is a member of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce
