Is ‘carbon insetting’ the new carbon offsetting?

Carbon Insetting enables companies to help firms in their own supply chain cut their carbon emissions, thereby delivering direct value back to carbon investor. But will it replace carbon offsetting?

Clean energy investment: which way are we heading?

New data released last week shows that investment in fossil fuels is still more than double investment in clean energy. But increasing awareness of risky carbon assets and rapid falls in the cost of renewables could change this sooner than we think.

Thatcher’s green legacy: an Iron Lady tinged with verdigris

Margaret Thatcher undoubtedly helped put environmental issues on the agenda, but her flirtation with environmentalism is more likely the product of the growing green movement in the 1980s than any personal conviction and her obsession with free markets and libertarianism undermined all efforts at global environmental protection.

Will the Green Deal add to or push down the value of our properties?

The big boost in the Budget was for the housing market, but the Green Deal didn’t get a look in. So will the Green Deal be an inspirational catalyst for the transformation of our building stock or the single largest destroyer of property values since the demise of double MIRAS?

Why the Green Deal Golden Rule is not the only rule for home retrofit

The Green Deal has its limitations and won’t work for everyone’s home, but it provides a fresh catalyst for us all to enquire and assess the energy efficiency of our old homes.

Sustainable food: the Cool Farm Tool and cracking the nut of agricultural emissions

Agricultural emissions account for about 15 per cent of global greenhouse gases, but farming practices and the range of emissions has made it difficult for farmers to tackle them. But what an easy to use tool to calculate them was made available online for farmers to download ?

Green marketing: should we do away with eco labels?

Do green labels serve any real purpose in getting businesses to reduce their environmental impact, or are they just a way for companies to look good?

Green investment: are fossil fuel firms worth their value or is this another bubble set to burst?

Could our pensions and savings be at risk from the overvaluation of fossil fuel companies? The carbon asset bubble may be real, but we can take action now and support our green future in the process.

A Green Deal good for business?

Businesses can now implement energy efficiency improvements without having to pay the full cost of these measures up-front under the Green Deal. But the Green Deal is not the only option available.

Let’s give the Green Deal a chance

The Green Deal is a way of borrowing money to improve the energy efficiency of your home or commercial property and paying it back out of the savings in energy bills that result. So is it worth it?