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RSA's CarbonDAQ to align with Defra
22nd June, 2007
RSA CarbonLimited’s online demonstration of the idea for personal carbon allowances, carbonDAQ, is to receive a major overhaul this summer. In line with the new data being issued by Defra to support their online carbon calculator, Act On CO2, launched today, the new carbonDAQ will be one of the first initiatives supported by approved government data, and will offer a comprehensive personal carbon dashboard, enabling users to explore the idea for a personal carbon allowances, as well as forming groups to trade them.
Speaking to Channel 4 last night, Matt Prescott, CarbonLimited's project director, spoke of the essential contribution made by the release of government approved data, for supporting a range of forward-looking initiatives such as carbonDAQ.
Data and user feedback will support CarbonLimited’s examination of the ways in which a personal carbon trading scheme could be brought into fruition, with an interim report due next month.
Since its launch in October 2006, carbonDAQ has been running on data kindly supplied by ClimateCare. The new version, being built by Underwired, will be unveiled later this year.