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Carbon Forum Asia 2009

Event: 26th Oct 2009 – 27th Oct 2009

The CARBON FORUM ASIA 2009 Conference is about highlighting critical issues & showcasing and discussing innovative solutions.

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New proposal to reduce emissions in the airlines industry

– 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.

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Kyoto Protocol is not perfect, but effective

– 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 [...]

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Point Carbon 2009, 17-19 March 2009, Copenhagen

Event: 17th Mar 2009 – 19th Mar 2009

Country: Denmark
City: Copenhagen
Event Website: www.pointcarbon.com/events/conferences/cmi09/1.986082/
The  Carbon Market Insights 2009 takes place on the 17th - 19th March in Copenhagen
In its 6th consecutive year, Point Carbon is hosting the premier event for the world’s carbon markets. Where it will be discussed the way forward for international climate policy in the very same venue as the Copenhagen negotiations will [...]

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Carbon Footprint Sustainable Supply Chain Summit 2009

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.

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Carbon Expo 2009

Event: 27th May 2009 – 29th May 2009

The CARBON EXPO 2009 Conference programme spreads over the three days and will feature debates, in-depth case studies and leadership sessions, providing an in depth overview of the status of the Carbon Market and international negotiations

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Are Standards the answer to the Biofuels Debate?

– 15th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs

The Gallagher Review, commissioned by the UK government and released in July, concluded the EU’s biofuels target of 10% of all fuels by 2020 could not be met sustainably and advised that targets be scaled back.

The report concluded that, while the current targets are not realistic under the existing regulations,

if robust, comprehensive and mandatory sustainability standards are implemented now, a genuinely sustainable industry could evolve.

This ClimateChangeCorp.com article goes on to discuss existing standards, as well as introducing the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels “Version Zero” proposed standard.

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The Six Sins of Greenwashing

– 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.

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APX Powers the Voluntary Carbon Standard Registry

– 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.

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Check-out Carbon report leads to Carbon Labelling debate

– 3rd Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs

Blog posts on events are supposed to be written immediately following the event or not at all. I am going to break that rule and write about a great Carbon Labelling event that took place on Monday, June 30th at the Lloyd’s Register HQ in London.
Forum for the Future, the sustainability charity in the UK, [...]

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