carbon emissions monitoring Articles
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Envido launches 1st carbon emission measurement tool for the advertising industry - CarbonTrack
CarbonTrack™ is the first - and only - tool to measure carbon emissions from the advertising industry, which is thought to produce an estimated 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions ...
By Vital Energi
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Emission factors – what are they and what are they for?
What are emission factors? Carbon emission factors, sometimes called carbon conversion factors, are used to calculate the carbon emissions arising from an activity. For the greatest accuracy, the best way to measure carbon emissions would be to monitor them directly as they are emitted, for example by placing a sensor in a power station chimney. Given the large number of different sources of ...
By Greenstone+
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Want a more sustainable world?
Let women lead the way. The evidence is clear: Women at the top bring environmental, social and governance responsibility to the fore. Women are increasingly driving the global economy. According to a 2009 Harvard Business Review article, women controlled $20 trillion in consumer spending each year. Morgan Stanley reports that women control $11.2 trillion of the United States’ investable ...
By Ensia
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80% of environmental professionals back forced carbon emissions reporting
New report from the Institute of Environment Management and Assessment states that forced reporting on carbon emissions will benefit business and UK economy. New research published by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), claims that forcing all companies to report on their carbon emissions would result in significant cuts to the UK's carbon emissions while delivering ...
By Vital Energi
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Latin America spurs action into low-carbon development
Mexico and Dominican Republic set new targets as recently launched report asserts huge potential around low-carbon development. Two countries in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, are leading the way into renewable energy and low-carbon development. And, this is driven as much by worries over energy costs and security as it is by concerns over carbon. In the Dominican Republic, ...
By Vital Energi
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Refrigerant compliance includes calculating carbon emissions
If you manage a facility using a refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) system or heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC-R) system, it’s time to comply with federal and state environmental laws regarding carbon emissions. To help reduce greenhouse gases, the law requires calculating carbon emissions. This means monitoring, collecting data and performing extensive reporting of CO2 ...
By Accruent
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Is Sharing Really Green?
Many have sung the sharing economy’s environmental praises, but the evidence may not be there to back up their claims. I’m a big fan of the sharing economy. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stayed in a house I found on Airbnb and made my way around the city using uberX. I’ve written favorably about house sharing, car sharing, bike sharing and getting rid of stuff you no ...
By Ensia
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It’s critical to blend climate tracking with development
During the opening ceremony of the COP 20 climate conference, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, remarked that the bustling halls and sun-drenched grass patches of the conference site were set up in just six weeks. The seemingly last-minute and rather chaotic operation reflects the spirit of the event. It’s a jigsaw puzzle of panel ...
By SciDev.Net
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Projects to reduce the Carbon Footprint
To understand the projects aimed at reducing the Carbon Footprint on the planet, we must understand the context. Not only is it necessary to explain what the Carbon Footprint consists of, but it is also necessary to understand its effects and contribution to Climate Change. The Carbon Footprint is a metric that quantifies the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere in each small ...
By TECAM
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Black carbon emissions of individual cars measured under real conditions
Measurements of individual vehicle emissions are usually made in laboratory tests. In this study, researchers followed cars driving in real conditions to measure emissions of air pollutants, including black carbon and nitrogen oxides. The study shows that diesel cars contribute disproportionately to air pollution, and highlights the value of on-road measurements. Vehicle traffic is a major ...
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7 Ways to Attract and Use Climate Finance for Transport
It is not possible to effectively address climate change without substantive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions by the transport sector. But putting the pieces together – especially in developing countries – will require fine-tuning transportation climate finance readiness to match growing demand. First, a few reasons why transportation is so important to climate: ...
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Scientists call manmade chemicals like refrigerant gases a cause of climate change
A major cause of climate change is the harm that is done to the Earth by man-made chemicals. Whilst chemicals, such as those used to produce day by day items, operate equipment and generally make life easier, are necessary, they present a threat to the environment. Governments around the world have set new regulations to limit the use of substances that contribute to global warming and deplete ...
By Accruent
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Watershed’s approach to measuring corporate emissions
Measuring carbon emissions is the foundation for real climate action. But measurement is complicated, and not all approaches are equal. The right one should be comprehensive and robust, unlocking the best next step for your climate program—whether that’s filling in gaps in your emissions footprint, drilling into hotspots to identify actionable carbon savings, or improving auditability ...
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New EPA ruling deems greenhouse gases (GHGs) harmful to humans
Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) will be categorized as a pollutant following the US Supreme Court's landmark notice approving the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ruling. The gases harm the environment as they have proved to increase heat trapping chemicals in the atmosphere. These chemicals, commonly taking the form of refrigerant gases, originate from a variety of systems, including ...
By Accruent
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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 to better manage refrigerant gases in order to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs)
Carbon emissions reporting requires detailed monitoring record keeping of emission sources. Reducing a company's CO2 emissions has an impact on climate change. Carbon reporting needs to be approached in a structured organized way. Doing so in this way is known as carbon management. Carbon (CO2) Emissions Reporting: It's the law. In many countries, carbon emissions are required by law to ...
By Accruent
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EPA plans to make greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting mandatory
Mandatory carbon (CO2) emissions reporting is more important than ever as the United States works with facilities to reduce substances known to adversely affect air quality, the climate, and lead to global warming. Most of the known matter that is destroying the earth’s ozone layer and contributing to global warming is derived from manmade compounds and chemicals with high global warming ...
By Accruent
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