Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency
30th Jun 2008
The UK Government’s climate change adviser, Sir Nicholas Stern, helped launch an emissions reduction initiative.
The management systems community
30th Jun 2008
The UK Government’s climate change adviser, Sir Nicholas Stern, helped launch an emissions reduction initiative.
30th Jun 2008
WWF and a small number of factory owners in Hong Kong and southern China are developing a carbon labeling system
15th May 2008
Both the mandatory and voluntary carbon markets saw significant growth in 2007, though the voluntary market experienced the biggest boost, tripling in value with even more expansion expected.
The voluntary carbon market is still a small part of all carbon buying and trading, with a value of $331 million in 2007. The two major mandatory markets […]
20th Mar 2008
In this episode we talk to the Vice-President of Ryerson, Master and Associates, (RMA), about the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), a non-profit public/private partnership headquartered in Los Angeles that serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas registry to protect, encourage, and promote early actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
13th Mar 2008
The Stockholm Environment announces the release of a comprehensive
new report on the voluntary carbon offset market.
28th Feb 2008
The Center for Resource Solutions has launched Green-e Climate, what it says is the nation’s first independent certification for carbon offset products.
27th Feb 2008
Japan and Russia have agreed to start talks on fighting global warming, including possible greenhouse gas emissions trading that would help Tokyo to meet its goals under the Kyoto Protocol, media said on Sunday.
Event: 20th May 2008 – 21st May 2008
This event will cover the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the UK’s new mandatory carbon trading scheme and Climate Change and the Food Industry, by looking at the climate impact across the food supply chain from agriculture through to waste.
Event: 8th Apr 2008 – 9th Apr 2008
Country: USA
City: Chicago
Event website: Corporate Climate Response – Sustainable Manufacturing Summit
Organized by Green Power Conferences this conference will contain sessions focusing on climate-friendly product development, operational response, and sustainable supply chains, this event covers carbon reduction at every stage of the manufacturing process.
Over 50 companies are speaking including representatives from Dell, GE, HP, Johnson […]
21st Feb 2008
BusinessGreen takes a closer look at the government’s controversial attempts to clean up the carbon offset market.
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