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Utilities lead the way on carbon disclosure
Energy firm Centrica – owners of British Gas – and consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser are leading the FTSE 350 in their efforts to disclose and reduce carbon emissions, according to the latest report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
The annual report from the investor-backed group also highlighted Interserve, National Grid, Royal Dutch Shell, Scottish & Southern Energy, Tesco, Unilever and United Utilities as being near the top of the league table for carbon disclosure policies.
But the report, compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, also revealed that just 35 per cent of the FTSE ... |
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IEA: Recession offers opportunity to save the planet
The global economic downturn has resulted in steep cuts in carbon emissions and has led to the deferral of many carbon intensive investments, providing world leaders with a unique opportunity to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
That is the conclusion of a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released this week at the UN`s latest round of climate talks in Bangkok and intended to help break the negotiating deadlock that has stalled efforts to agree a successor to the Kyoto Treaty.
The report, a special early excerpt of the annual World Energy Outlook the ... |
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