I represented Clear at the 2nd meeting of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS) Advisory Forum in Whitehall yesterday. It was a good meeting with lots of progress made on the action points from the last one. Unfortunately I think it would be remiss of me to go into much detail in advance [...]
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“Carbon offsetting is now quality assured …”
Posted in http://www.clear-offset.com, ICROA, Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting, tagged ACT ON CO2, carbon offset, Clear, DECC, Department of Energy and Climate Change, QAS, Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS), the carbon offset company on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… announced the government’s ACT ON CO2 website today! Though the UK Government’s quality assurance scheme for carbon offsetting was quietly opened earlier this month, today saw the official launch of the scheme by the Department of Energy and Climate Change with this press release. Here at Clear we are delighted to be the first [...]
Carbon offsets now approved by the UK Government
Posted in http://www.clear-offset.com, ICROA, Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting, tagged carbon offset, carbon offset quality mark, CER, Clear, clear-offset.com, Code of Best Practice, DECC, DEFRA, Department of Energy and Climate Change, ICROA, QAS, Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS), the carbon offset company, VER on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first carbon offsets to be approved under the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS) were accredited by the UK Government today. All seven products are supplied by Clear, the carbon offset company: Flights, Buildings, Vehicles, Motorbikes, Commuting, Skydiving and a Carbon Audit Tool for Business. The QAS aims to bring confidence to [...]
UK Government opens Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting
Posted in Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting, tagged carbon footprint, carbon offset, Clear, Code of Best Practice, DECC, DEFRA, Department of Energy and Climate Change, London, Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS), the carbon offset company on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The UK government finally opened their Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting (QAS) today. The aim is to provide a tough and recognisable standard for carbon offsets to reassure consumers that the carbon offsets that they purchase actually acheive the reductions they are supposed to. In spite of the recession, environmental concerns remain high on [...]
