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Picarro Introduces the World’s First Instrument for Simultaneous Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Analysis
Picarro, Inc., the world’s leading provider of instruments for carbon and water cycle measurement, today announced a powerful new analyzer, which, for the first time, simultaneously measures isotope ratios of carbon and hydrogen from a single sample. The Picarro 13C+D CM-CRDS (Carbon-13 + Deuterium Combustion Module - Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy) Isotope ...
By Picarro, Inc
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Brazilian companies announce global warming game plan
The Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program was launched on Tuesday and its 12 founding corporate members have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions. “The program provides options for sound measurement and allows members to take action to reduce their GHG emissions,” said Thelma Krug, secretary of climate change, Brazil Environment Ministry, at the launch event here in the ...
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New greenhouse gas standards unveiled for corporate value chain and products
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol launched two new standards today that will empower businesses to better measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and Product Life Cycle Standards will enable companies to save money, reduce risks, ...
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International organizations to cooperate on greenhouse gas accounting
In a move that will bolster confidence among the growing number of companies seeking to understand and manage their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, three organizations today announced that they will work together to promote their GHG accounting and reporting standards. ISO (International Organization for Standardization), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for ...
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New guidance will help financial institutions measure emissions from lending and investment portfolios
Many financial institutions measure and report their own greenhouse gas emissions, but the real impact is in their value chains. In 2013, only six percent of financial companies in the FTSE Global 500 reported any emissions associated with lending and investment to CDP. To address this gap, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ...
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New Greenhouse Gas standards unveiled for corporate value chain and products in India
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol launched two new standards today in New Delhi, India, to empower businesses to better measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and Product Life Cycle Standards enable companies to save money, reduce ...
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Global carbon footprinting catalysed by launch of new international standard
Carbon Trust broadens product carbon footprint certification services: meeting demand for international verification - including new WRI and WBCSD standard Today, the Carbon Trust is announcing that it is the first organisation to offer a service certifying to the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) new international standard for ...
By Carbon Trust
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New initiative announced to help ICT industry measure carbon footprint
New global guidance will provide common approaches for calculating carbon emissions of ICT products and services ICT companies and their customers will soon have common approaches and methodologies to calculate the carbon footprints of ICT products and services thanks to industry guidance due to be published at the end of the year. The guidance is being developed through a collaboration between ...
By Carbon Trust
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New guidance makes corporate value chain accounting easier
An effective corporate climate change strategy requires a detailed understanding of a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Until recently, most companies have focused on measuring emissions from their own operations and electricity consumption, using the GHG Protocol’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 framework. But what about all of the emissions a company is responsible for outside of its ...
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International partners release pilot global protocol for community-scale greenhouse gas emissions
C40, ICLEI, WRI and partners achieve a significant milestone towards establishing a single standard for measuring emissions for cities C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, together with international partners, are launching a pilot version of the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions (also called the “community ...
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India GHG program launches with more than 20 leading companies
New industry-led, voluntary program to measure and report GHG Emissions Today WRI India, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) launched the India Greenhouse Gas Program (India GHG Program), a voluntary initiative to standardize measurement and management of GHG emissions in India. Representatives from more than 20 founding member companies joined ...
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The 4-step plan for cutting value-chain emissions
I was recently at the New York Stock Exchange for the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Spring Workshop, where I moderated a panel discussion with representatives from Walmart, Microsoft and Coca-Cola on Smart Thinking in Delivering Significant Supply Chain Emissions Reductions. We had a lively discussion about how to drive greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the supply chain, and I left the ...
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US companies to benefit from ClimateCHECK`s combined expertise
ClimateCHECK, a firm that provides greenhouse gas (GHG) management and solutions for companies, organizations and governmental agencies, announces the opening of its San Francisco office. Lead by climate change and clean technology experts, ClimateCHECK’s expansion demonstrates the market demand by U.S. companies for technically advanced GHG management services. The management of GHG emissions is ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Seeking public comments on new protocol for city-level GHG emissions
We are excited by the release of the first draft of the Global Protocol for Community-Scale GHG Emissions (GPC) to help cities around the world measure and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using a more consistent protocol. The GPC has been developed by Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), in partnership with the World Resources Institute ...
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Who is building our global GHG MRV infrastructure?
Sometimes it feels quite lonely here at GHG Management Institute headquarters. Toiling away trying to do what we think is needed to support the future of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policy. While most people who pay attention to the issue are obsessed with the politics of the moment, we work away behind the scenes thinking about and building infrastructure for the long-run. Indeed in ...
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