The Guardian's recent myth debunking feature lists an organization called Sandbag that focuses its work on the European Emissions Trading Scheme . It buys up emission permits in order to reduce the pool that's available on the European market. Here's the debunked myth in full: What they tell you: Turning off the lights saves CO2 What they don't tell you: It makes sense for individuals to use less electricity to help reduce the emissions of British power stations.

A study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution finds that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually emitted outside their borders. Some countries, such as Switzerland, "outsource" over half of their carbon dioxide emissions, primarily to developing countries. The study finds that, per person, about 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide are consumed in the U.S. but produced somewhere else. For Europeans, the figure can exceed four tons per person.

The RSA has published an interim report from its CarbonLimited project which finds that personal carbon trading could be up and running by 2013. CarbonLimited was established in 2006 as a 3-year programme to analyse the effectiveness, feasibility and public acceptability of the concept of personal carbon trading (PCT).

The Sustainable Development Commissions (Scotland) has published (in August 2009) a series of 6 guidance documents, for community groups wanting to apply to the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund, one of which focuses on food.