Carbon Clear
| Private | |
| Industry | Environmental |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | Madrid, Austin, Texas, Istanbul, Ankara, Paris |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Carbon management consultancy |
| Website | www.carbon-clear.com |
Carbon Clear is a carbon management consultancy specialising in helping organisations to reduce their carbon impact. Carbon Clear is a founding member of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA).[1]
History
In 2005, sustainable energy expert Jamal Gore and entrepreneur Mark Chadwick created Carbon Clear to help organisations and individuals to manage the challenges presented by climate change. Since then the market for carbon management services has grown in line with the need for private and public sector organisations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, in response to new climate change legislation and the imperative for voluntary action.
The company headquarters is in London, UK, and the company now operates offices in the United States, Spain, France and Turkey. It was recognised by the ENDS Report in 2008 as a Quality Offset Provider.[2]
In 2010, the company was involved in measuring the carbon footprint of Cousin Island and the conservation and eco-tourism activities of Nature Seychelles. They found that most of the island's carbon footprint was ofset by its 85% vegetation cover.[3]
Services and products
Carbon Clear offers organisational carbon footprint services to ISO 14064 Standard and PAS 2050 standards. It develops its own carbon offset projects, and sources Voluntary Carbon Standard or Gold Standard offset credits from projects around the world. Part of its services also include selling carbon footprint packages that include devices meant to reduce carbon emissions for various consumers, including "motorists and frequent flyers".[4]
Carbon Clear was on the steering committee of the BSI's PAS 2060 standard for carbon neutrality,[5] and offers an 'other party' certification service for organisations wishing to achieve net zero carbon emissions by offsetting the carbon emissions not reduced by a carbon management plan. The company also offers consultancy services for organisations that must comply with the UK Government's CRC Energy Efficiency Legislation.[6]
Another series of products made by Carbon Clear are carbon calculators, which allows hotels and tourists to determine exactly how much one's carbon footprint is based on how carbon-friendly each hotel is rated. This can be used to plan a trip that creates the smallest carbon footprint. NH Hoteles, the calculator for South America, was created to be used on any kind of browser.[7]
See also
- ICROA (International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance)
- Carbon neutrality
- Climate change
- Carbon offsets
- Carbon footprint
References
- ↑ James Murray (August 12, 2011). "BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2011: Offset complete". Business Green. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Ewing, Tejas (2008). "The ENDS Guide to Carbon Offsets". Environmental Data Services.
- ↑ Staff writer (September 27, 2010). "Cousin is world’s first carbon-neutral reserve". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Staff writer (November 17, 2006). "Carbon offsetting: does it work?". Taiwan News. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ British Standards Institution PAS 2060
- ↑ Environment Agency
- ↑ Staff writer (August 20, 2010). "Una calculadora con conciencia". Mensajeroweb. Retrieved September 1, 2012.