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Brit's Eye View: U.K. goes offset-crazy, but how much is it helping the planet?
Peter Madden ponders the upsides and downsides of CO2 offsetting |
Peter Madden |
24 Oct 2006 |
Gristmill |
| This is the second installment of a monthly column on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe, from Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, Britain's leading sustainable development charity. Read the first column here. We have gone offset-crazy in the U.K. Open any newspaper or magazine at the moment and you'll see full-page advertisements from oil giant BP offering the chance to 'neutralize the impact of your car's CO2 emissions.' Buy a new Range Rover, ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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