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News, Blogs & Opinion
7 Oct 08 - Deja vu?
Of course we've been here before. On the eve of the date mooted for the official launch of the UK Government's new Quality Assured Offsetting Scheme (QAS), uncertainty persists on whether it will actually go live tomorrow or not. Gordon Brown put the cat amongst the pigeons last Friday when he reshuffled the cabinet and created the new...Read more...
6 Oct 08 - What produces more CO2? UK speed bumps, or Fiji?
Speed-bump, road hump, speed ramp or sleeping policemen. Let’s face it by any name they are the bane of urban driving (unless of course you make your living selling replacement shock absorbers). They’re a hassle, damage cars and cause urbanites to drive otherwise unnecessary 4×4s...Read more...
23 Sep 08 - How much carbon does my business produce?
Its a question any responsible managing director should currently be asking, and Clear have created a spreadsheet to enable you to measure it. And best of all it’s free. No charges, no catches. Many companies offset carbon footprint measurement, but the quality of results can be extremely variable. As a carbon offsetter, Clear believes that the first step to reducing your carbon footprint is being able to measure it...Read more...
21 Sep 08 - Quality Assured Offsetting Scheme imminent
We said we'd keep you up-to-date with progress towards the long-awaited UK Government Quality Assured Offsetting Scheme for carbon offsets. Well, it looks like we're finally getting there. Apparently details have now been finalised and forwarded to Hilary Benn for his approval. I presume the release date will now depend on media planning at 10 Downing Street...Read more...
10 Sep 08 - New skydiving carbon offset product
Clear are launching a new carbon offset product for skydivers everywhere. The impetus for this has been Steve Baker, a customer who asked if we could figure out, then offer a product for skydivers who want to go carbon neutral. So how is this figured out? Well, Steve kindly asked various drop-zones for their fuel usage per drop...Read more...
1 Sep 08 - What's the difference between CO2 and mpg?
Most manufacturersare now obliged to report figures now for CO2 as well as MPG. Its pretty obvious thatthe more fuel you burn for any given distance, the higher the CO2 and the lower the mpg. What most people don’t realise is that there is an exact formula exactly linking the two figures. It’s far more accurate to...Read more...
1 Sep 08 - Top ten cars for the lowest emissions?
So someone asks you what the lowest CO2 of any car on sale on the UK is. Must be the Toyota Prius right? That’s been on sale since 2000 in saloon form and 2004 as a hatchback, long before anyone gave a monkey’s about CO2. Well the most interesting thing is that the Prius was top of the class for just 2 years, and it superseded a car which produced 20% less CO2 than any car on sale today....Read more...
