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1st Feb 2012 by Madlen King
The EU Commission, on Monday, issued their cost-benefit analysis of moving to a 30% target. The paper, concludes that due to: the effect of the EU’s climate change policies and measures implemented between 2005 and 2008; higher energy prices; and the economic crisis, faster emissions reductions have been achieved in the region than were originally [...]
31st Jan 2012 by Madlen King
Yesterday, the European Commission partially activated the Registry to centralise carbon allowance accounts currently held under individual national registries. The full announcement from the EC can be accessed here. The registry has been opened for aircraft operators only at this time and will not be fully activated prior to June. This next step now enables [...]
20th Jan 2012 by Madlen King
Yesterday the European Union launched a public consultation on possible measures that the European Commission could take to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships. This consultation seeks to collect opinions on GHG emissions and their climate change impacts from this sector, with a view to shaping a possible Commission proposal in the future. The Commission’s [...]
1st Dec 2011
Global logistics giant NYK has received certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited
24th Nov 2011
In this episode we talk to Robert Hansor, Head of Climate Change and CSR for LRQA Asia, and Robert joins us on the phone.
16th Nov 2011
Like millions of office workers in the city, E-idea winner 32-year-old Huang Ke, a landscape designer, used to spend eight hours a day in a cubicle measuring just one square meter. But despite the space restrictions, the mother of a two-year-old girl and passionate ecologist always wanted to improve her immediate environment.
14th Nov 2011
Robert Hansor – Head of Climate Change and CSR – LRQA Asia
3rd Nov 2011 by JChowdhury
The first day of Carbon Forum Asia (CFA) coincided with Certified Emission Reduction (CER) prices reaching a new low in Europe – the key driver for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Asia and the area of most interest to participants. But whilst the short term outlook is currently challenging, conversations in the conference hall [...]
30th Oct 2011 by Alex Briggs
In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. All of the interviews were recorded during the winners workshop which was held in Indonesia in October, 2011.
The topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects, the importance of the funding provided by the British Council and LRQA and the benefits of networking during the 3-day workshop.
30th Oct 2011 by Alex Briggs
In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The interviews were recorded during the winners workshop held in Indonesia in October, 2011.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects as well as the importance of the mentoring that both LRQA and the British Council are providing the winnners throughout the competition.
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