Prince will tread carefully to give himself a lighter carbon footprint

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Personal pledge to reduce air travel Business urged to improve ways The ranks of commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by the Prince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbon footprint. The Prince intends to

cut back on the number of domestic and international air flights, which introduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promise was made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by the Prime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniques should, he said, include details of each company’s impact on the environment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact on biodiversity. His company, Duchy Originals, will help to test a range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardised accountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carried out by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by the organic products company, as part of the Accountancy for Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission cost of producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published on the packages. The Prince, speaking at

Clarence House, said that sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on the damage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Fry was shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: “We are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are, in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. “So it is, of course, our children and grandchildren who will have to pay off this debt and we owe it to them — and to ourselves — to do something about it before it is too late.” He added of his accounting initiative: “A key issue in changing the behaviour of companies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as the greenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps, only through consumers and shareholders having access to such information that organisations will come under real pressure to change.” The Prince’s personal carbon footprint will take account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting in royal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standby facilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel. To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequently and as far as possible on regular services. Many flights will be replaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar and Land Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air where security and accessibility dictatePeter H

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He's such a mixed bag, isn't he? Some people are influenced by what

he says, so it is good that he has said this.

 

Jo

 

, peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:

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> Personal pledge to reduce air travel

> Business urged to improve ways The ranks of

commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by the

Prince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbon

footprint.

> NI_MPU('middle'); The Prince intends to cut back

on the number of domestic and international air flights, which

introduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promise

was made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by the

Prime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to

introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniques

should, he said, include details of each company's impact on the

environment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact on

biodiversity. His company, Duchy Originals, will help to test a

range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardised

accountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carried

out by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by the

organic products company, as part of the Accountancy for

Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission cost

of producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published on

the

> packages. The Prince, speaking at Clarence House, said that

sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on the

damage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Fry

was shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: " We

are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are,

in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. " So it

is, of course, our children and grandchildren who will have to pay

off this debt and we owe it to them — and to ourselves — to do

something about it before it is too late. " He added of his

accounting initiative: " A key issue in changing the behaviour of

companies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to

consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as the

greenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps,

only through consumers and shareholders having access to such

information that organisations will come under real

> pressure to change. " The Prince's personal carbon footprint will

take account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting in

royal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standby

facilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel.

To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequently

and as far as possible on regular services. Many flights will be

replaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar and

Land Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air

where security and accessibility dictate

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Hi Jo / Peter

 

An interesting aside - last night I got chatting to someone at People and Planet (University environmental society) - he's from San Fransisco, and decided that rather than get to Bristol by plane, he'd cycle across America, and get a boat from the East Coast to Bristol! I gather it took him several months to get here, but sounds like he had a great time doing it! Perhaps Prince Charles could set an example by doing the same - it's not as though he has a lack of time! :-)

 

 

BB

Peter

On 08/12/06, heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote:

He's such a mixed bag, isn't he? Some people are influenced by whathe says, so it is good that he has said this.

Jo , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:>>> Personal pledge to reduce air travel> Business urged to improve ways The ranks of

commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by thePrince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbonfootprint.> NI_MPU('middle'); The Prince intends to cut back

on the number of domestic and international air flights, whichintroduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promisewas made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by thePrime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to

introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniquesshould, he said, include details of each company's impact on theenvironment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact onbiodiversity. His company, Duchy Originals, will help to test a

range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardisedaccountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carriedout by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by theorganic products company, as part of the Accountancy for

Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission costof producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published onthe> packages. The Prince, speaking at Clarence House, said that

sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on thedamage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Frywas shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: " We

are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are,in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. " So itis, of course, our children and grandchildren who will have to pay

off this debt and we owe it to them — and to ourselves — to dosomething about it before it is too late. " He added of hisaccounting initiative: " A key issue in changing the behaviour ofcompanies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to

consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as thegreenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps,only through consumers and shareholders having access to suchinformation that organisations will come under real

> pressure to change. " The Prince's personal carbon footprint willtake account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting inroyal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standbyfacilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel.

To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequentlyand as far as possible on regular services. Many flights will bereplaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar andLand Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air

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Hi Peter

 

A good point. How does the person you were talking to live - earn a living?

 

BBJo

 

 

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Peter Kebbell

Friday, December 08, 2006 11:54 AM

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Hi Jo / Peter

 

An interesting aside - last night I got chatting to someone at People and Planet (University environmental society) - he's from San Fransisco, and decided that rather than get to Bristol by plane, he'd cycle across America, and get a boat from the East Coast to Bristol! I gather it took him several months to get here, but sounds like he had a great time doing it! Perhaps Prince Charles could set an example by doing the same - it's not as though he has a lack of time! :-)

 

BB

Peter

On 08/12/06, heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: He's such a mixed bag, isn't he? Some people are influenced by whathe says, so it is good that he has said this. Jo , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:>>> Personal pledge to reduce air travel> Business urged to improve ways The ranks of commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by thePrince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbonfootprint.> NI_MPU('middle'); The Prince intends to cut back on the number of domestic and international air flights, whichintroduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promisewas made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by thePrime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniquesshould, he said, include details of each company's impact on theenvironment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact onbiodiversity. His company, Duchy Originals, will help to test a range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardisedaccountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carriedout by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by theorganic products company, as part of the Accountancy for Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission costof producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published onthe> packages. The Prince, speaking at Clarence House, said that sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on thedamage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Frywas shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: "We are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are,in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. "So itis, of course, our children and grandchildren who will have to payoff this debt and we owe it to them — and to ourselves — to dosomething about it before it is too late." He added of hisaccounting initiative: "A key issue in changing the behaviour ofcompanies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as thegreenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps,only through consumers and shareholders having access to suchinformation that organisations will come under real > pressure to change." The Prince's personal carbon footprint willtake account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting inroyal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standbyfacilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel. To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequentlyand as far as possible on regular services. Many flights will bereplaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar andLand Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air where security and accessibility dictate>>>> Peter H>>> Send instant messages to your online friendshttp://uk.messenger. >To send an email to -

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interesting.....

tho..fer me, i;d have to leave..umm..now....

Peter Kebbell Dec 8, 2006 6:54 AM Re: Prince will tread carefully to give himself a lighter carbon footprint

Hi Jo / Peter

 

An interesting aside - last night I got chatting to someone at People and Planet (University environmental society) - he's from San Fransisco, and decided that rather than get to Bristol by plane, he'd cycle across America, and get a boat from the East Coast to Bristol! I gather it took him several months to get here, but sounds like he had a great time doing it! Perhaps Prince Charles could set an example by doing the same - it's not as though he has a lack of time! :-)

 

BB

Peter

On 08/12/06, heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: He's such a mixed bag, isn't he? Some people are influenced by whathe says, so it is good that he has said this. Jo , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:>>> Personal pledge to reduce air travel> Business urged to improve ways The ranks of commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by thePrince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbonfootprint.> NI_MPU('middle'); The Prince intends to cut back on the number of domestic and international air flights, whichintroduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promisewas made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by thePrime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniquesshould, he said, include details of each company's impact on theenvironment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact onbiodiversity. His company, Duchy Originals, will help to test a range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardisedaccountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carriedout by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by theorganic products company, as part of the Accountancy for Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission costof producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published onthe> packages. The Prince, speaking at Clarence House, said that sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on thedamage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Frywas shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: "We are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are,in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. "So itis, of course, our children and grandchildren who will have to payoff this debt and we owe it to them ? and to ourselves ? to dosomething about it before it is too late." He added of hisaccounting initiative: "A key issue in changing the behaviour ofcompanies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as thegreenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps,only through consumers and shareholders having access to suchinformation that organisations will come under real > pressure to change." The Prince's personal carbon footprint willtake account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting inroyal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standbyfacilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel. To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequentlyand as far as possible on regular services. Many flights will bereplaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar andLand Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air where security and accessibility dictate>>>> Peter H>>> Send instant messages to your online friendshttp://uk.messenger. >To send an email to -

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I sort of like Charlie boy, but just cant take any of these sort of stories that seriously , after all that inbreeding............ The Valley Vegan..............Peter Kebbell <metalscarab wrote: Hi Jo / Peter An interesting aside - last night I got chatting to someone at People and Planet (University environmental society) - he's from San Fransisco, and decided that rather than get to Bristol by plane, he'd cycle across America, and get a

boat from the East Coast to Bristol! I gather it took him several months to get here, but sounds like he had a great time doing it! Perhaps Prince Charles could set an example by doing the same - it's not as though he has a lack of time! :-) BB Peter On 08/12/06, heartwerk <jo.heartwork > wrote: He's such a mixed bag, isn't he? Some people are influenced by whathe says, so it is good that he has said this. Jo , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:>>> Personal pledge to reduce air travel> Business urged to improve

ways The ranks of commuters lining railway platforms are likely to be joined by thePrince of Wales as part of an effort to reduce the royal carbonfootprint.> NI_MPU('middle'); The Prince intends to cut back on the number of domestic and international air flights, whichintroduce carbon emissions directly into the atmosphere. The promisewas made shortly before he announced an initiative, backed by thePrime Minister and religious leaders, to encourage businesses to introduce environmental accounting. Company accountancy techniquesshould, he said, include details of each company's impact on theenvironment in terms of carbon footprints and the impact onbiodiversity. His company, Duchy

Originals, will help to test a range of measurement techniques to determine how a standardisedaccountancy system can be added to the financial accounting carriedout by businesses. Among the initiatives likely to be tested by theorganic products company, as part of the Accountancy for Sustainability Project, is an assessment of the carbon-emission costof producing each packet of biscuits, with the details published onthe> packages. The Prince, speaking at Clarence House, said that sustainable accountancy was overdue and should focus attention on thedamage being done to the planet. A short film featuring Stephen Frywas shown to highlight environmental issues and the Prince said: "We are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are,in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time. "So itis, of course, our children and grandchildren

who will have to payoff this debt and we owe it to them — and to ourselves — to dosomething about it before it is too late." He added of hisaccounting initiative: "A key issue in changing the behaviour ofcompanies is persuading or requiring them to give more information to consumers about key environmental and social issues, such as thegreenhouse-gas cost of their products and services. It is, perhaps,only through consumers and shareholders having access to suchinformation that organisations will come under real > pressure to change." The Prince's personal carbon footprint willtake account of every aspect of his lifestyle, from the lighting inroyal homes to the amount of electricity wasted on standbyfacilities. Most of the focus of the exercise will be on his travel. To reach engagements he intends to journey by rail more frequentlyand as far as possible on regular services. Many

flights will bereplaced by car journeys and he will convert his personal Jaguar andLand Rover to run on biodiesel. The Prince will still travel by air where security and accessibility dictate>>>> Peter H>>> Send instant messages to your online friendshttp://uk.messenger. >To send an email to -

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Hi Jo

 

>A good point. How does the person you were talking to live - earn a living?

 

Hee's a student, so I guess he's either living on savings or has some funding / sponsorship.

 

BB

Peter

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Hi Peter

 

Ah, I see. It must have been quite an adventure too.

 

BBJo

 

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Peter

Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:44 AM

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Hi Jo

 

>A good point. How does the person you were talking to live - earn a living?

 

Hee's a student, so I guess he's either living on savings or has some funding / sponsorship.

 

BB

Peter