Carbon Hunters

Synopsis: Shawn Burns is one of a new breed of wheeler-dealers known as "Carbon Hunters" who know the fight to save the planet from global warming has created a lucrative industry: getting CO2 out of the air. In the new "green rush" that’s already a $100 billion market, CARBON HUNTERS gives an insider’s look at the lucrative and often bizarre world of carbon trading. As more people seek to offset their carbon footprint, canny businessmen and companies are ready to make money. But behind the carbon credits on an airline ticket, shares in a tree-planting scheme or a project that will supposedly suck carbon out of the air, lies a tale of dubious truth which can bring disaster to both the poor and the investors and people in the developing world.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Year of release: 2009
Subjects: Energy; Environmental science
Keywords: business ethics; carbon; energy conservation; energy sources; carbon trading

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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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