I keep getting press releases for Global Cool - an organisation set up to help fight global warming thru reducing your emissions and offsetting. At the bottom it always says that they're "one of only four current organisations who reach the Government’s proposed standards for carbon offset schemes".

I was aware that only four organisations have been approved (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6276305.stm), and I was aware that The Carbon Neutral Company - who eFestivals use for offsetting - weren't one of the four. I decided to use The Carbon Neutral Company anyway, because I was aware of their history and knew they weren't some jonny-come-lately cashing in on a new trend. What I didn't know till now was why they're not 'approved'.

It turns out that they're not approved not because they're sub-standard, but because they're too good. They do a full audit of energy use and emissions, when the 'approved' companies/organisations work on just a few of the basics.

It seems that doing things properly is officially frowned upon, and in the govt's eyes won't be good for the world. How f**king stupid.