January 1, 2010 – 6:49 am
It’s just over a month since the new version of Carbon Catalog was released, allowing each carbon provider to log in and maintain their own listings. Around 20 providers have already done so, and we look forward to many more stepping up in the coming year.
And now for something new. Over the past couple of [...]
September 21, 2009 – 2:39 am
Those of you following Carbon Catalog’s front page might have noticed the relative absence of recent updates. This reflects more than just a summer slowdown.
Over the next couple of months, a new version of Carbon Catalog will be released, which significantly expands the remit of the site. Carbon Catalog is to become a general directory [...]
As in the two previous years, Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance have released their annual report on the state of the voluntary carbon markets.
The document, subtitled Fortifying the Foundation, is based on the reported activity during 2008 of 182 developers, aggregators, brokers and retailers of voluntary carbon credits.
It’s easy to be encouraged by the [...]
First discussed on Carbon Catablog a year ago, the UK government has finally launched its “Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting”.
A quality mark, shown alongside, can be used by offset providers to label specific carbon offsets that meet the government’s guidelines. (Our inclusion of the mark here is for informative purposes, and bears no relation [...]
December 2, 2008 – 3:23 am
As we’ve mentioned before, most carbon offsets are purchased by companies rather than individuals. In the past few months, two interesting reports have been published relating to this growing market — one for corporate offsetters, and one about them.
October 24, 2008 – 5:02 am
Considering the financial implosion happening around the globe, I can’t help but feel a little strange writing about carbon offsets. With stock markets down up to 50%, banks evaporating, and whole countries going bankrupt, who has the time or money to think about carbon emissions?
But the Earth hasn’t stopped turning and we haven’t stopped pouring [...]
September 10, 2008 – 8:56 am
In the previous post we asked: What if free range eggs were sold like carbon offsets? The answer: Free range eggs would not be found on supermarket shelves. Instead they would be subsidized through a chicken charity, which asked for donations online.
The implication: If free range eggs were packaged like offsets, they wouldn’t get [...]
August 31, 2008 – 7:37 am
The first post in this series, Nobody’s Buying It: Rethinking Consumer Carbon Offsets, talked about the failure of carbon offsets as a consumer item. While there is cause for optimism on corporate offsetting, purchases by private individuals make up a meager 10% of sales.
This is surprising because many consumer eco products have succeeded, [...]
August 23, 2008 – 1:49 am
Buyers of offsets come in two types – businesses and individual consumers. But the balance between them is far from equal. According to the Ecosystem Marketplace 2008 report, businesses are responsible for around 90% of offset volume, and consumers a measly 10%.
With all the green awareness in the street, why is this? To me, it’s [...]
As promised, today sees the release of a new design for Carbon Catalog. Aside from (hopefully!) being more attractive, the goal is to improve clarity and ease of navigation.
Traffic to Carbon Catalog continues to grow steadily, having doubled during the last quarter. Our aim over the next few months is to reach 100 offset providers [...]
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