There’s much more to the naked eye than our weekly food shop suggests. Each item you pick up from the supermarket has a category of packaging, has travelled several miles to be there and has consumed energy, water and potentially land on it’s journey. The following blog highlights some of the key components to consider… Read the full article >
A look to the year ahead for climate change and CO2Balance
2019 was a busy year for climate change awareness and action; the emergence of the youth climate movement, climate activism and greater concern about the impacts amongst the global population. A recent poll by Ipsos MORI found that 85% of UK citizens are concerned about climate change. Here at CO2Balance, our position as a Carbon… Read the full article >
Sailflags: a small UK business choosing to tackle climate change.
We have many ethical investors who decide to voluntarily offset their emissions as part of their own environmental commitment. One of these ethical investors is SailFlags, a flag manufacturer based in Penzance, Cornwall, who have offset their emissions with us regularly since 2009. Our relations with SailFlags began when they approached us to calculate their… Read the full article >
World Toilet Day! One of the biggest SDG issues
There are many “international days” celebrating different things these days, but those officially observed by the UN raise awareness of significant past events, current global issues and sustainable development initiatives. The motivation of these is to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilise political will and resources to address global problems, and to… Read the full article >
New Starter Welcome!
Hello reader! I am Jon Windeatt and one of the three new carbon project officers joining the CO2Balance Taunton team. I am excited to hit the ground running and finding my feet in the day to day tasks required by a project officer. CO2Balance’s position as both a carbon project developer and as a carbon… Read the full article >