carbon emissions management Articles
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The Kyoto Protocol: Understanding what it means to enterprise carbon emissions management
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that was created out of the non-binding United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC is an international treaty that was created to encourage participating countries to stabilize the level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the earth's atmosphere. It was created out of the UN “Earth Summit” in Rio De Jeneiro in 1992. As the ...
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China's regional carbon emission intensity decomposition system
Based on the Divisia decomposition method, this study developed the China Regional Carbon Emission Intensity Decomposition System (CREID). CREID intends to provide a uniform platform to analyse the trends of China's regional carbon emission intensity and their underlying reasons. The uneven regional development and large amount of data to process in China are considered in CREID. Corresponding ...
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The virtue of corporate carbon management
In management literature, many studies claim that there is a business case for companies to address climate change through adequate carbon management strategies. We argue that corporate carbon management is not limited to mitigation efforts internally but also comprises of supply chain optimisations, productrelated improvements, and compensation activities. Taking a clear business standpoint, we ...
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Carbon management tops supplier criteria
New report shows 56% leading companies expect to deselect suppliers in the future for failing to meet carbon management criteria, reports Envido.A Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report, produced by A.T. Kearney, shows suppliers are now expected by some of their global customers to demonstrate carbon emissions management, awareness and action, in order to maintain business relationships.The ...
By Vital Energi
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An overview of current household waste management in Indonesia: development of a new integrated strategy
One of the main problems of current socio–economic activities in Indonesia is how to deal with the increasing amounts of household waste generated in urban areas. This paper discusses the main issues of the current management of household waste in Indonesia and analyses its socio–economic factors as well as introduces a new strategy to utilise and reduce household waste for current and future ...
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A measurement infrastructure for sustainable manufacturing
Global resource degradation, climate change, and environmental pollution are worsening due to increasing globalised industrialisation. Manufacturing industries have thus been put under pressure to cope with these problems while maintaining competitiveness. Sustainable manufacturing has been proposed to meet these challenges. The measurement of sustainability in manufacturing enables the ...
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Aviation industry reaches agreement to manage carbon emissions
Airline CEOs and experts from around the world, meeting at the International Air Transport Association (Iata) annual general meeting, in Cape Town, have agreed on a global approach aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the airline industry. The 240 Iata member airlines have endorsed a resolution, which will provide governments with a set of principles on how to establish procedures for a single ...
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Thermodynamic analysis of a pyroprocessing unit of a cement plant: a case study
The cement industry is one of the most intensive energy and cost industries in the world that consumes about 3800 MJ per tonne of cement produced. To achieve an effective energy management scheme, energy and exergy analyses were employed on the pyroprocessing unit of Gaziantep Cement Plant in Turkey. Energy and exergy efficiencies are determined to be 52.2% and 35.9%, respectively. Application of ...
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EPA enforcement of the ozone depleting substance (ODS) regulations
Is Your Organization Flirting With EPA Compliance Risk? The EPA Enforcement Office will issue fines for undocumented refrigerant gas usage as it relates to ozone depleting substances. Do you know how to mitigate this compliance risk? The phase-out program of refrigerant gas is now in full swing and facilities that use equipment requiring the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are at risk for ...
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Managing carbon emissions: understanding the UK landscape
Ensuring the development of low-carbon generation and the regulation of greenhouse gas production is one of the many priorities for UK government. As such, several policies have been introduced to help manage greenhouse gas levels, including the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and the Smart Grid Forum. The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment ...
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The US and The Kyoto Protocol: A possible hybrid approach carbon emissions mitigation
Stepping Into The 21st Century With Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Reporting In The United StatesOne hundred and eighty one nations have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol. Several countries including Afghanistan which the United States is of course working with closely as they try and form a stable democracy have yet to take a formal position on the Kyoto ...
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EPA enforcement can be costly for organizations that do not track refrigerant gases
The EPA penalty aspect of the U.S. Clean Air Act is managed by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. The agency is diligently enforcing requirements to reduce harmful gas emissions. The law allows auditors and inspectors to conduct on-site inspections and request a facility's records regarding their regulation of gases. Without providing proper documentation, or supplying incomplete ...
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Why carbon management software is so crucial nowadays
The new carbon and energy management software enables companies to effectively monitor and manage carbon emissions, as a crucial indicator of business performance. A new type of software for enterprise carbon and energy management (ECEM), is enabling companies to monitor, manage, and report corporate carbon emissions, as well as the energy consumption which is their principal source.With an ...
By Vital Energi
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How The Climate Registry will impact your organization
The question most often asked by organizations trying to figure out carbon emissions reporting is related to The Climate Registry. Explained here are further details about the registry and why your organization should care about it.The Climate Registry was published in draft form as early as May, 2007. It documents and outlines the requirements for carbon (CO2) emissions reporting. Businesses of ...
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Carbon emissions - carbon formula
Carbon emissions represent an increasing and potentially significant cost for business. The case that carbon measurement and reporting systems can help organisations make significant reductions in their emissions and costs has been well made - but what are the quantum and source of these savings? Alan Waller, Carbon Consultant at Greenstone Carbon Management draws on the experiences of ...
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How do you incorporate considerations surrounding carbon emissions into your ‘green’ ICT Strategy?”
There are increasing drivers on business to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Regulation and taxation will increasingly apply direct costs on organisations based on their carbon emissions, while customers are increasingly factoring in considerations surrounding sustainability performance and carbon emissions into the supplier selection process. Responsibility in reducing carbon ...
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Gatwick Airport - Haven Power - Case Study
When Gatwick Airport once again renewed its contract with Haven Power, in 2017, it was in recognition of the supplier’s ability to manage their complex billing and support day-to-day operations. Image: Haven Power Renewable electricity helps Gatwick Airport achieve carbon neutrality When Gatwick Airport once again renewed its contract with Haven Power, in 2017, it was in recognition of ...
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Decoding Sustainability Initiatives: Your 5 Minute Guide on Sustainability Practices
The Industrial and business sector has a huge role to play in the growth and development of a country. It maintains the per capita income and provides a plethora of employment opportunities for people coming from different sectors of society. However, in recent years, as countries are taking integral measures to save the planet, businesses are also stepping up by smartly interweaving their ...
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The biggest hole in Australia's version of the solution to climate change - what is wrong with its carbon reduction trading scheme
In June 2009, when farmers were at last considered in the USA climate bill, attention was belatedly directed at agriculture's potential for a major contribution to carbon emission reductions. The official line (Department of Climate Change, 2009) ignores the environmental effect of traditional farming methods in terms of desertification, soil degradation, water management and warming. Alternative ...
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NHS managers urged to meet carbon reduction targets
New plan on sustainable health sets out the steps that NHS managers must follow to cut carbon emissions. NHS Managers in the UK will be handed a number of measures they need to take to meet the government's carbon reduction targets, which involves cuttings its carbon emissions by 10% by 2015. This is part of the new “Vision for Sustainable Health: A Route map” to be set out today. ...
By Vital Energi
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