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Saskatchewan Battles One-Size Fits All Carbon Tax
Scott Moe, Saskatchewan’s Premier, does not support the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop. In a joint statement released with Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, the two agreed to join forces and exhaust all tools to challenge the federal government’s authority to impose a carbon tax on the provinces. The movement continues to grow as other provinces reject the federal plan and threaten to ...
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Conforming to GHG reporting rules – Case Study
In 2011, a new EPA rule (40 CFR Part 98) went into effect requiring a wide range of companies that emit Green House Gases (GHG) to submit annual reports to the EPA. These were primarily large facilities emitting 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxideequivalent (mtCO2e) or more of GHG emissions per year. The 25,000 mtCO2e limit was chosen because it is estimated that 80% of the CO2 emitted comes ...
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Get ready for Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
Who is affected by new energy and carbon reporting regulations and how should they prepare? There's a big shake-up in energy regulations coming into force next April when the proposed Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme is scheduled to start. This will affect approximately 12,000 large companies, including limited liability partnerships, who will be required to record carbon ...
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Blockchain Technology Can Boost Climate Action
Experts meeting at the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in May have said that a new technology called “Blockchain” could play a major role in tackling climate change. A Blockchain is a distributed database that is continuously updated and verified by its users. Each added block of data is “chained” and becomes part of a growing list of records, under the ...
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A greenhouse gas source of surprising significance: anthropogenic CO2 emissions from use of methanol in sewage treatment
The impact of methanol (CH3OH) as a source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in denitrification at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has never been quantified. CH3OH is the most commonly purchased carbon source for sewage denitrification. Until recently, greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting protocols consistently ignored the liberation of anthropogenic CO2 attributable to CH3OH. This ...
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Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2014 and inventory report 2016
ES.1 Background information on greenhouse gas inventories and climate change The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years between 1990 and the current calendar year (t) minus two (t–2), for emissions and removals within the area covered by its Member States (i.e. ...
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Prepare now for the carbon tax bill or face hefty fines
To avoid massive financial penalties, South Africa-based industries need to immediately prepare for the implementation of the Carbon Tax Bill, warns Roger Rusch, CEO of IWC (Industrial Water Cooling). In November 2015, the National Treasury published the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment. Once implemented, the Bill will penalise companies with excessive Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, ...
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Different emission estimates produced by EU bodies/institutions
EU GHG inventory submission to UNFCCC (EEA and DG Climate Action) The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years 1990 to X-2 (i.e. two years before the current year1) and within the area covered by its Member States. The legal basis for the compilation of the EU GHG ...
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Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2013 and inventory report 2015 - Submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat
ES.1 Background information on greenhouse gas inventories and climate change The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years 1990 to t-2 for emissions and removals within the area covered by its Member States (i.e. domestic emissions taking place within its territory). ...
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Approximated EU GHG inventory: proxy GHG estimates for 2014
Objective of the report This report provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) and its Member States for the year 2014, covering the full GHG inventory (all sectors, except land use, landuse change and forestry (LULUCF), and all gases). These estimates are also referred to as approximated ('proxy') estimates or inventories in this report as they cover the ...
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Step-by-step: How to construct an emissions reporting system
In preparing for a climate agreement in Paris, countries all over the world are planning their domestic strategies for cutting emissions. This often requires new policies to create incentives for low-carbon development, and for that, governments need accurate and comprehensive emissions data. One important building block is a greenhouse gas reporting program, which a growing number of countries ...
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Projections in hindsight - An assessment of past emission projections reported by Member States under EU air pollution and GHG legislation
Over the past decade, European Union (EU) Member States were required to regularly compile and report official estimates of their projected (future) emissions for the year 2010 under two complementary pieces of legislation: for greenhouse gases (GHGs), the Monitoring Mechanism Decision (MMD), i.e. Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 ...
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New Mandatory GHG Reporting for the Oil and Gas Industry
On January 14, 2015, the Obama Administration announced an update to its March 2014 “Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector” (Strategy). Within this announcement it was revealed that the Administration would be taking a host of future actions in order to achieve their methane reduction goals, including the following: Proposing and setting standards for ...
By All4 Inc.
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Building a GHG emissions calculation tool case study
Challenge: A multinational manufacturer requested assistance from Antea Group's Global Corporate Consultancy to calculate GHG emissions from its more than 60 worldwide facilities, including locations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The manufacturer planned to publish its first Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) oriented sustainability report, and requested support in ...
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Approximated EU GHG inventory: proxy GHG estimates for 2013
Objective of the report This report provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) and its Member States for the year 2013, covering the full GHG inventory (all sectors, except land use, land‑use change and forestry (LULUCF), and all gases). These estimates are also referred to as approximated ('proxy') estimates or inventories in this report as they cover ...
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Bankers, what are the risks of your peatland investments?
The world’s increasing demand for palm oil and pulp wood for paper production attracts the private sector to invest more and more in these businesses in Indonesia and Malaysia. But are banks, the creditors of these businesses, aware of the risks of their investments in palm oil and pulp wood plantations when these are developed on peatlands? Oil palm and pulp wood cultivation on peatlands ...
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Different emission estimates by EU bodies
EU GHG inventory submission to UNFCCC (EEA and DG Climate Action) The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years 1990 to X-2 (i.e. two years before the current year1) and within the area covered by its Member States. The legal basis for the compilation of the EU GHG ...
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Why did GHG emissions decrease in the EU between 1990 and 2012?
Total GHG emissions (excluding LULUCF) in the EU decreased substantially since 1990, reaching their lowest level in 2012. The EU emitted 4,544 million tonnes of CO2 eq. in 2012, accounting for less than 10% of global GHG emissions1. Figure 1 shows total greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1990– 2012, both in the EU-15 (which is collectively a party to the Kyoto Protocol) and in the ...
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Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2012 and inventory report 2014 - Submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years 1990 to t-2 for emissions and removals within the area covered by its Member States (i.e. domestic emissions taking place within its territory). The ...
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Update on Federal Air and GHG Regulations Affecting Landfills
EPA’s recent regulatory changes are expected to alter the way landfills are regulated for the foreseeable future with a potential to add additional compliance costs for the industry. The air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) regulatory framework at the federal level is currently in a state of flux with respect to landfills. The landfill industry awaits the issuance of a revised version ...
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