The management systems community
Event: 24th Aug 2010 – 26th Aug 2010
The Biomass Finance & Investment Summit is an important meeting place where the industry and financial community participate in joint discussions to explore the financing of biomass projects. The Summit provides a momentous opportunity for these groups to exchange market intelligence, share perspectives, and to discuss what it will take to get biomass projects successfully financed.
Event: 28th Sep 2010 – 29th Sep 2010
Carbon TradeEx America is set to continue to be the premier carbon industry event in North America. We are working with the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA) to present the leading carbon market conference and trade show in North America.
Event: 26th Oct 2009 – 27th Oct 2009
The CARBON FORUM ASIA 2009 Conference is about highlighting critical issues & showcasing and discussing innovative solutions.
– 25th Oct 2009 by Richard Gunawan
The international maritime transport community expects the annual volume of green-house gasses (GHG) emitted by commercial shipping to grow 55% to 1,345 metric tonnes (Mt) by 2020.
In 2007, global shipping’s GHG emissions reached 870 Mt — or roughly equivalent to Germany’s production over the same period – but that figure is expected to quadruple by [...]
– 9th Oct 2009 by Richard Gunawan
Aviation experts have welcomed a new proposal from recently formed Aviation Global Deal (AGD), with many saying they believe the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the industry’s governing body and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), are unlikely to reach agreement with United Nations for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen in December.
– 3rd Oct 2009 by Richard Gunawan
With the Copenhagen round less than three months away, it’s easy to forget that Kyoto – signed by 37 industrialised countries and the European Union — is nearing its 12th birthday. Its critics argue that few signatory nations will meet their binding five-year targets to reduce by 5% their county’s green house emissions by [...]
Event: 29th Apr 2009 –
The theme of this event is “how carbon management & sustainable development creates competitive advantage”. Delegates will learn from top global brands about strategic survival and development during this economic downturn.
– 1st Aug 2008
These terms make it meaningful for companies disclosing any data and information rather than the scientific principles all the schemes use e.g. materiality, faithfulness, etc.
– 13th Jul 2008
Apex Inc., today announced that the company has been selected by the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Association, a leading international standards organization, to develop and manage a greenhouse gas transaction registry.
– 3rd Jul 2008
Carbon credit brokers have sprung up across the nation. It is the environmental cottage industry we had to have in the long wait until 2010 when Australia finally gets a national emissions trading scheme.
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