ISSUES

Counting Carbon
People everywhere are starting to count carbon. There will be many debates about what and how to count carbon in relation to concerns about climate change and fossil fuel use. This site sets out to:
- Explain why and how to “count carbon
- Use our Carbon Counting Toolkit to help organisations count their carbon contribution
- Provide up to date information about the main issues involved,
- Link with each other through the Carbon Counting Club

Carbon Counting Suddenly, everybody is quoting figures about carbon here there and everywhere...Click for recent examples.	Carbon Footprint People are talking about their “carbon footprint” and what they intend to do to make it smaller	Carbon Labelling 2/3 of consumers want to know the carbon footprint of products. Carbon Trust launch label and TESCO & UKERC to develop methodology
Carbon Molecules All environmental issues are being reduced to carbon and its dioxide. Luckily, carbon through its millions of magic molecules connects the two big concerns of climate change and finite fossil fuels.		Carbon & Organisations Organisations are major players and will have to organise better to reduce carbon emissions. More. Become a carbon counter.
Carbon Contenders Many people are trying to do something positive about carbon use & emissions. Here is our asssessement of who is doing what - Carbon Contenders Nominate your own carbon contenders	Carbon Emissions The UK is the first government to set legal limits on UK carbon emissions. There will be a new independent body to monitor emissions. UK Carbon Dioxide emissions went up in 2006 by 1%! More on emissions trading	Carbon Toolkit We set out a series of steps for people to count carbon in organisations. Use our CC Toolkit, so everybody can see what collective endeavours are going on, what to do and to check progress. Take the first Step, Click footprint