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 »
Climate Change
Climate change is often in the news, with the threat of changing and more vicious weather patterns on the horizon. Whilst there are many causes of climate change, the villain that is mainly singled out is carbon dioxide, and that is why we are told to reduce our carbon emissions, or our "carbon footprint".
Individually any changes that we make to reduce our carbon footprint may seem small, even insignificant. But like voting, the more people do it, the bigger difference it makes.
Turning off lights, walking rather than taking the car all help in terms of carbon reduction. But there are occasions when we need to drive the car, and even public transport emits carbon.
To tackle this we can invest in carbon offsetting schemes. This is where action is taken to either absorb or prevent the emission of carbon dioxide equivalent to your own carbon footprint.
There are a range of carbon offset projects in Africa based around energy efficiency that prevent carbon from being released.