Australia's 'first carbon-neutral telco': do Telstra's environmental claims about Belong stack up? | Temperature Check

Carbon neutrality of low-cost telco Belong relies almost solely on buying overseas offsets, and how an Institute of Public Affairs fellow misread the Great Barrier Reef Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTelstra's low-cost mobile and internet company Belong is in the middle of a nationwide advertising campaign that's memorable for its imagery of a sliced-off bloodless thumb crawling up a snow-driven mountain."The average Australian is estimated to scroll the height of Everest on their phone every month. That's why we proudly offset our network emissions," the advert declares. Continue reading...