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Bureau Veritas Announces Partnership With Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Increased Involvement In Environmental Projects
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are increasingly material for a number of sectors. Bureau Veritas is active in many environmental initiatives and is proud to announce its recent partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Experienced leader in environmental issues Bureau Veritas (www.us.bureauveritas.com) was chosen for the partnership with the CDP due to its notable experience and ...
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EPA commends corporate leaders for major greenhouse gas reductions
EPA is recognizing eight companies for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency’s Climate Leaders program. Twenty-seven companies are also being commended for announcing aggressive GHG reduction goals. Combined, the Climate Leaders companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents ...
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Wetlands International at Climate summit Durban
Wetlands International will be present at the upcoming climate talks in Durban (28 November – 9 December). This global NGO will show the important role that wetlands can play to adapt to climate change, with specific attention for wetlands in the dry and vulnerable parts of Africa. Wetlands International also continues its call for incentives to conserve and restore carbon-rich wetlands ...
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Carbon Forum America sets the stage for emissions trading in the US
After two days of conference sessions, exhibitor presentations via “Side Events“ and interaction on the trade show floor, Carbon Forum America came to a close at the Moscone Center in San Francisco where the event took place on February 26-27, 2008. The event was jointly organized between the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the Chicago-based show organizer Koelnmesse, Inc. ...
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Colorado proposes oil, gas air-quality crackdown
Under pressure to tighten air quality standards for oil and gas drillers, Colorado officials on Monday proposed the nation's first statewide standards for methane emissions and other heightened safeguards. The proposed rules don't require more state inspections of drilling sites. But they do recommend a system of infrared cameras to speed detection of leaks from tanks and pipelines. The ...
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Rise of Carbon Markets Drives Interest In Linking Them, Speakers on Climate Say
The rise of carbon markets across the world is driving increased interest from companies and governments to link those markets together, representatives from companies and a Harvard University researcher said Sept. 22. About 40 countries and more than 20 cities, states and provinces have carbon pricing policies or plan to launch them. Together, these carbon pricing instruments cover about 12 ...
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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 ...
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HighPoint Operating Corp. Oil & Gas Operations in Colorado Hit with Clean Air Act Enforcement Action
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of Colorado recently announced a settlement with Denver-based HighPoint Operating Corporation (HighPoint) to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations for failure to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from its oil and natural gas production operations ...
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Tecam Group to promote its technology at the Iran International Environmental exhibition 2016
Tecam Group will be showcasing its environmental technology for the industry thanks to its local partner through the participation at the Iran International Environmental exhibition, that will be held in Tehran from 29th February to 3rd March 2016. As for Emissions Treatment, Tecam Group will be promoting its Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO), which help reducing Volatile Organic Compounds ...
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BSI becomes world leader in greenhouse gas emissions verification
BSI Management Systems America, Inc. (BSI) recently achieved US accreditation to ISO 14065 for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission verification services from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This accreditation validates BSI's global expertise in verifying GHG emission and reduction assertions, placing the world's most prominent independent management assurance service provider amongst ...
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Greenhouse gas emissions tracking
With initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Western Climate Initiative, tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become a necessity for many organizations. To help our customers address this business need, Intelex developed a Greenhouse Gas Emission Tracking Module in 2008.Like all of Intelex’s systems and modules, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tracking Module is designed to be both ...
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Put biodiversity at centre of climate debate, says new experts survey
A fascinating picture has emerged from a unique survey of 1,000 climate decision-makers and influencers from across 105 countries conducted by GlobeScan, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Bank in the two weeks leading up to the Bali Climate Conference. Key findings include: High emphasis on the protection of biodiversity to help guide climate actions; relatively low emphasis ...
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Soil CO2 emissions may continue for longer than previously thought
Current models of soil carbon suggest CO2 emissions caused by rising temperatures will decrease over time. However, a recent study, which deliberately warmed soil for ten years, found no evidence of such a decline. The results indicate that our understanding of soil carbon dynamics may need revisiting. Soil is one of the most important carbon stores in the world. Just 0.1 per cent of carbon ...
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Chicago Prepares to Welcome Corporate Climate Leaders
CHICAGO - This September, Chicago will host an unprecedented gathering of 20 top companies to share their climate change and sustainability strategies at Corporate Climate Response. Among those companies presenting is Caterpillar, Ford, BP America, Abbott, Time Inc, Motorola, Walgreens, Anheuser-Busch, Wal-mart, Dow, McDonald's, IBM, AIG, Excelon, Intel and Baxter Healthcare. 'If we are to ...
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One individual and 20 Organizations receive inaugural climate leadership awards
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), and The Climate Registry (TCR) named the winners of the inaugural Climate Leadership Awards. The awards recognize corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in addressing climate ...
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One Individual and 20 Organizations Receive Inaugural Climate Leadership Awards
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), The Climate Registry (TCR), and the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), named the winners of the inaugural Climate Leadership Awards. The awards recognize corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in addressing climate ...
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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 ...
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Morgan Stanley recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for leadership in carbon emissions mitigation
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that it has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 551 institutional investors with $71 trillion in assets, for the action it is taking to reduce emissions and mitigate the risks of climate change. CDP has included Morgan Stanley in its Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI). This index highlights companies within ...
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Catalytic Products International Receives 2012 EBJ Business Achievement Award
In an industry that has managed to out perform the overall economy, a number of companies have seen significant growth, made successful forays into new areas, or developed technology to help build sustainability. Catalytic Products International (CPI) is one of those companies and was recently recognized by Environmental Business Journal for Technology Merit Air ...
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EPA voids certificates approving import of up to 200,000 small recreational vehicles/agency may levy penalties (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its approval of the import and sale of up to 200,000 gas-powered off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. The agency suspects that tailpipe emissions information was either incomplete or falsified. This is the first time EPA has voided certificates of conformity for these types of vehicles and only the second time the agency has done ...
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