The Innocent smoothie drinks company has announced that they will be the first company in the world to make their bottles from 100% recycled plastic, reducing its carbon footprint by 55%, according to the FT. This will create a reduction of 1,000 tonnes of CO2 next year. Innocent Drinks is also one of the companies [...]

To meet the satisfaction of environmentally-conscious consumers, 9 major corporations have adhered to a new product carbon footprinting standard, which is being developed by the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards.
EnvironmentLeader.com publicised that Coca-Cola, Mϋller Dairy, Cadbury among them are adding a carbon label to some of their products that inform the consumer exactly [...]

Australian airlines are launching an emission offset scheme to allow all its clients to pay to offset their carbon footprints, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Travelers will be told the cost of offsetting their flight at time of booking and be given the chance to pay for it. It is the first country in [...]

The FT reported yesterday that carbon credits trading appeared to be one of only three hedge-fund strategies which allowed hedge funds to survive the recent financial markets turmoil. The other two strategies were apparently freight and property derivatives. Two-thirds of all hedge funds have lost money, mainly because they need to reduce [...]

Lorde Browne, former CEO of BP addressed the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting to announce the need for an ‘international climate agency’ to co-ordinate action against climate change, according to the Financial Times:
Its responsibilities would include setting a long-term goal for stabilising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; setting carbon emission targets and [...]