The company which owns luxury brands including Gucci and Alexander McQueen has acquired a stake in forest carbon project developer Wildlife Works Carbon. France’s PPR group has paid an undisclosed amount for a 5% stake in US-based Wildlife Works, a developer of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Last year, insurance [...]

Re: Safe from logging, forest got credits cash; Scheme used for Nature Conservancy property not a legitimate calculation, critics argue, April 24 I commend The Vancouver Sun on its exploration of carbon offset-ting, one of the routes for our province to reduce greenhouse gases, protect ecosystems and implement clean technology. Carbon finance clearly plays an [...]

Treasurer Mike Baird (centre) said he had hoped to shield public schools and hospitals from the tax levy. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Australian THE carbon tax will add another $9100 to the running of each public school while $120,200 will be gouged from hospital budgets. NSW Treasury modelling obtained by The Sunday Telegraph calculates [...]

Treasurer Mike Baird (centre) said he had hoped to shield public schools and hospitals from the tax levy. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Australian THE carbon tax will add another $9100 to the running of each public school while $120,200 will be gouged from hospital budgets. NSW Treasury modelling obtained by The Sunday Telegraph calculates [...]