What is carbon emissions trading?
July 14, 2008 on 5:45 pm | In carbon credits | No CommentsThere’s been much talk recently of an emissions trading scheme here in Australia - particularly after the release of the Garnaut report. But what is carbon trading and how will effect businesses and individuals.
Simply put, carbon trading is the tradsing of personal, corporate or national credits to maintain an/or reduce carbon emissions. If you accumulate carbon credits, beating set targets, as a business or as an individual you can sell the balance as credits to others who have exceeded their limits.
The Australian Federal Government is committed to an emissions trading scheme from 2010,but given the lack of information on emissions targets, it seems unlikely that this time frame will be met.
Offset you car’s yearly carbon emissions from $85
March 15, 2008 on 3:45 pm | In carbon credits | No Comments
Offsetting your annual vehicle carbon emissions may not be as expensive as you think. You can offset a small car for as little as AU$80, a medium size car for Au$150 and a larger vehicle for Au$140.
The calculation for the greenhouse emissions for a large car is based on 15,000 km a year of travel. Government published figures are used to convert fuel usage to CO2 emissions. The average carbon emission for a large car is 7.5 tonnes.
Check out Neco’s where you can Buy carbon credits for your car.
