ISO 14064-1 Articles
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Getting every ton of emissions right: An analysis of emission factors for purchased electricity in China
In China, there are widespread errors on emission factors used to account for indirect emission from purchased electricity at the organizational level. Based on analysis of this working paper, if the wrong emission factors are used to account for purchased electricity in 2010, it could lead to over-estimation up to 49 percent in GHG emissions. Authors of this working paper argue that using ...
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Mandatory Carbon Reporting for London Stock Exchange Listed Companies
In June 2012 The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg announced a new mandatory carbon reporting requirement for all main board companies on the London Stock Exchange (list of 1,370 companies here). This follows a public consultation last year where the majority supported making GHG emissions reporting mandatory. From 6 April 2013 all impacted companies will have to submit a carbon ...
By Accuvio
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Six drivers for the development of Green IT
What are the forces pushing companies to green IT? Andie Stephens, Senior Consultant, Business Advice looks at six drivers for greener computing Dirty Data Earlier this year Greenpeace released a report titled "How Dirty is Your Data?" which highlighted the issue of where companies source the power for their data centres. In particular it focused on where tech giants such as Google and ...
By Carbon Trust
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GHG quantification reporting and lifecycle assessment: does one size fit all?
Corporate and government entities have been developing and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories, some for well over a decade. The basis for developing these inventories has evolved from voluntary mechanisms (e.g., sustainability reports; registries like the DOE 1605(b) or The Climate Registry) to regulatory requirements (e.g., EU Emissions Trading Scheme, US EPA Mandatory Reporting ...
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Support for the development of professional standards increases as the Environment Sector expands
With recent events such as the BP oil spill, professionals and employers worldwide are becoming wary of the potential risks they run when dealing with our fragile environment. Industry personnel have become acutely aware of the need for specific competencies, skills, and training within the workforce of the environmental sector. But in a sector where the range of specializations is vast, ...
By ECO Canada
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