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Establishing a Global Carbon Market
Carbon markets are increasingly a key feature in national climate policies. Their design and implementation reflect differing imperatives between developing and developed nations, raising questions about how they are developed and what it would take to link them together into a single global carbon market. Establishing a Global Carbon Market: A discussion on linking various approaches to create ...
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Teaching the new carbon math: the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Institute is training how to measure and manage GHG emissions
The new math is carbon accounting and the GHG Management Institute is poised to teach it. Dedicated to training tomorrow‟s managers of GHG emissions, the GHG Management Institute is now live at www.ghginstitute.org. Earth Council Geneva (ECG), the GHG Experts Network (GEN) and ClimateCHECK have combined their forces and expertise to form this institute committed to professional learning on ...
By ClimateCHECK
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You’re invited to China’s 2013 regulatory update – What EHS managers need to know
China’s 2013 Regulatory Update Sign up for either date: Thursday, 31 January at 9:00 AM EST Tuesday, 5 February at 10:00 AM EST Are you familiar with China’s EHS regulatory climate and the regulations that impact your business? Are you up to date on China’s emerging issues within EHS? Do you know the current enforcement trends in China and whether or not your ...
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Carbon Disclosure Project joins Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has agreed to partner with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, a nonprofit focused on training and education. The GHG Management Institute offers online courses on how to measure, account and manage GHG emissions that cause global climate change. “Its mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Cap-and-Trade regulation posted on Ontario Environmental Registry
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) posted on the Environmental Registry February 25, 2016, a regulatory proposal for a new cap-and-trade regulation designed to generate approximately $1.8-1.9 billion per year to fund projects aimed at reducing emissions. The proposed framework includes: An appendix presenting detailed technical information for the ...
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WRI Joins Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute are joining forces to train professionals on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. “Our mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest standards of ...
By ClimateCHECK
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ET and Leeds Uni team up for enhanced vehicle emissions monitoring
Air quality monitoring specialist Enviro Technology and the University of Leeds’ Institute of Transport Studies are collaborating to provide bespoke vehicle emissions monitoring for local authorities. The service spotlights fleet characterisation and provides emissions profile information on a per vehicle basis. Benefits include the ability to identify the abundance and significance of ...
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New report calls for decisive, concerted, sustained actions to combat climate change
Montreux, Switzerland - Policy Directions to 2050: A business contribution to the dialogues on cooperative action, launched today, asserts that the only way to combat climate change is through decisive, concerted and sustained actions between governments, businesses and consumers. The publication, produced by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), identifies policy ...
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WBCSD Welcomes President Bush`s Comments on Climate Change
Geneva - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) welcomes recent comments from President Bush on developing a new post-2012 framework on climate change by calling for a long-term goal supported by interim objectives and national programs. President Bush's suggestions are very similar to elements of the Council's proposals for a new post-Kyoto international framework on ...
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Climate Neutral Initiative launched across Germany
Bad Vilbel - Labelled as “Climate Partners 2007”, a nationwide pilot project on climate neutrality has been kicked-off on March 5, 2007. Companies from various sectors are invited to exchange their experiences on climate neutral activities and develop ideas for future actions. The project was already initiated in 2005 as a regional pilot project called “Hessian Climate Partners” and is managed ...
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Seasoned Executive Joins Safetec To Accelerate Growth
January 8, 2010 -- Safetec Compliance Systems, Inc. announces the addition of Jim Braselman to the executive team as Vice President of Partners and Strategy. In this role, Jim will focus on expanding and strengthening the Safetec Partner Network, continuing to build value for Safetec’s customer base. Additionally, Jim will aid in the prioritization and specification of new products and content to ...
By HSI
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Cority Strengthens Position as a Leader in Green Quadrant for EHS Software
Cority, the global enterprise EHS software provider that empowers those who transform the way the world works, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2021 Green Quadrant for EHS Software. This is the fourth consecutive year Cority has been recognized as a Leader in this benchmark report by independent research firm Verdantix. The Green Quadrant EHS Software 2021 provides a detailed ...
By Cority
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Launch of the GHG Management Institute
We are happy to announce the launch of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute. The Institute is a non-profit initiative offering e-learning courses on how to measure, account, report, and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The same experts who helped prepare the standards and established existing government programs develop and teach our courses. 'Our mission is to train and develop a ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Verisae launches sustainability resource planning platform for distributed organizations
Verisae announces the Sustainability Resource Planning™ (“SRP”) platform to address the growing need for global organizations to optimize their corporate assets, energy usage, and carbon emissions management initiatives. Citing a lack of integrated offerings in the marketplace, Verisae continues to expand its broad suite of sustainability solutions that enable distributed organizations to ...
By Accruent
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Trinity Consultants Opens Office in San Francisco Bay Area to Serve Northern California
Trinity Consultants, an international environmental consulting firm that specializes in industrial air quality issues, recently opened an office in the San Francisco Bay Area to better serve industry in Northern California. Melissa Hillman, an environmental professional with nearly a decade of experience, will lead the new office. The new office joins Trinity’s Irvine staff in assisting ...
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Major waste firm fined for truck emissions
North America's largest waste firm has been fined more than $1m after failing to ensure its diesel trucks met emissions standards in California. Waste Management, which has its headquarters in Houston, Texas, agreed the payout with the California Air Resources Board for breaching air quality regulations in 2004 and 2005. The firm has also agreed to comply with the state's Periodic Smoke ...
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Carbon Engineering expanding capacity of its commercial Direct Air Capture plant to provide negative emissions to customers
Canadian clean energy company, Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE), today announced it is expanding the capacity of the design for its first commercial Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, to enable corporate customers to permanently remove carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere. The plant is being expanded from a capacity of 500,000 tons, to an expected one million tons of CO2 removed from the ...
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CA technologies joins Ceres network of companies
Ceres announced today that it is has approved CA Technologies, a global IT software management company, as a Ceres network company. The New York-based company is the first software firm to join the Ceres company network. Founded in 1976, CA Technologies is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and ...
By 3BL Media
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ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Occidental, PETRONAS and Wintershall Dea announce net-zero targets
In October, US exploration and production company ConocoPhillips announced its net-zero ambitions, with a Paris Agreement-aligned framework to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 45% by 2030, and plans to reach net-zero emissions between 2045 and 2055. In addition to its Scope 1 and 2 targets, which cover emissions from its operations and the power it uses as a ...
By IPIECA
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UK Air Quality Targets and Legislation 2022
The Environment Act 2021 established a legally binding duty for the UK Government to bring forward two new air quality targets by the end of October. It’s clear that changes are coming for legal requirements around air quality, but what does that mean for Local Authorities and, further down the line, private commercial companies? We asked our expert partner, Dustscan Ltd, for an account of ...
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