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The Hedgehog Exemption
By the time journalist Nat Eb reached Szabadság Square, a sizeable crowd had already gathered outside the parliament. Many held up banners, scrawled with “Down with HE”, or “Hedgehog Exemption is Wrong”, and even: “A Two-Dimensional Life is not a … Continue reading
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If only
Onan Hash, new prime minister of Hungary, dismounted his rusty bicycle and made his way to the parliamentary chamber. He plucked a frayed silk handkerchief from his breast pocket, wiped his forehead, and stepped up to present the political review … Continue reading
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The deeper causes of VER chaos
If you look at the Financial Times’s coverage of voluntary offset market the last few days, you may conclude that this market is in chaos. It is a wild west, with carbon cowboys raiding the purses of Islington; the honest … Continue reading
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Parlez-vous hedgehog?
There is a yawning gulf between audit of emissions and audit of financial statements, and this could be very bad news for the trees and the animals that dwell amongst them. Financial audit is increasingly rigorous, because there is a … Continue reading
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Time to slash the slush
According to Friends of the Earth Europe only 3 billion Euros out of the total 157 billion Euros of funding for the new member states and acceding countries in 2007-2013 are likely to be invested in sustainable energy projects. At … Continue reading
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