Qantas goes carbon neutral

(ClimateRadar.com) The Qantas Group today launched a Carbon Offset Program, backed by a pledge to offset the carbon emissions of every international and domestic Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar flight. “Qantas will pay to offset the equivalent of approximately 40,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases associated with these flights, with the money to be used to plant and maintain around 90,000 Mallee Eucalyptus trees across Australia in an agreement with CO2 Australia,” Mr Dixon said.

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2007/sep07/3655

Volvo opens first carbon neutral factory in Belgium

 

(ClimateRadar.com) Volvo has opened the first carbon neutral truck company in the world.

http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/E4BB6381-ECBB-4300-8F18-52F5E1CDB746/0/CO2freecompany.pdf

AirPlus Debuts Automatic Carbon-Offset Feature

(Business Travel Online) Universal Air Travel Plan issuer AirPlus International today announced the launch an automated carbon-offset feature, allowing corporate users to automatically pay the appropriate offset for any flight purchased through the payment tool.

Ice loss opens Northwest Passage

The most direct route through the Northwest Passage has opened up fully for the first time since records began, the European Space Agency (Esa) says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6995999.stm

Private jet company makes carbon neutrality compulsory

 

NetJets, the private jet company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, is to make carbon-offsetting compulsory for its customers.

http://business.guardian.co.uk/greenbusiness/story/0,,2167610,00.html

Carbon cost of flying

Tyndall study concluded that carbon-reduction technologies for aviation remain a long way off and that airlines could “pass through” the entire cost of buying extra credits to passengers without much, if any, damage to their businesses.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/12/business/greencol13.php 

Eco-motoring report launched

Motorists should be taught new driving techniques to reduce carbon emissions from their vehicles, a report suggests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6990602.stm

UK: National Bus service quits biofuel programme

One of Britain’s leading transport groups has cast doubt over the green credentials of biofuels after pulling out of a trial amid fears that it was doing more harm than good to the environment.

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2142240,00.html 

Top 10 green cars

Whether you are after a cute city runaround, a family saloon, or an executive auto, Ben Lane director of WhatGreenCar? provides the ultimate guide to buying the most eco-friendly car.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/17/travelandtransport

UK: Air travel omitted from climate change bill

The omission of future air travel emissions from the Government’s proposals to tackle climate change is “a serious weakness”, an all-party group of MPs and peers said in a report published today.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/03/eaccbill103.xml