The management systems community
6th Mar 2012 by Madlen King
A senior parliamentary committee of MEPs met last week and agreed an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Directive that would allow the European Commission to cut the supply of permits in the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme. The amendment, allowing the Commission to take measures by the end of the year, will address the current market [...]
Event: 1st Jun 2011 – 3rd Jun 2011 by Madlen King
In just five years, this event, held at the heart of Southern Europe, the Mediterranean area , has established itself as the world’s leading global event for stakeholder in the Carbon Market in just five years. In 2010, 250 exhibitors from 83 countries and around 3,000 visitors from 111 countries attended the carbon market’s leading [...]
17th Feb 2011 by Madlen King
Martin Hession, was this week appointed as the new Chair of the CDM executive board to drive the improvements requested of them at the UN climate talks in Cancun last year. Those improvements included Improve the transparency and consistency of the regulatory framework of the CDM by continuing to revise its official documentation. Provide greater [...]
9th Dec 2010 by Andy Ritchie
Andrew Ritchie, Climate Change Services Manager, LRQA reports from week two of COP 16 in Cancun. “My first day at COP 16 in Cancun, at the beginning of a second week of climate change negotiations which have, as yet, failed to come alive.”
6th Dec 2010
An article on Guardian.co.uk today, 5 December 2010, by Richard Branson dicusses how he thinks businesses need to play an integral part in the efforts in combating climate change.
3rd Dec 2010 by Madlen King
Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, LRQA, reports from day four of COP 16.
3rd Dec 2010
Luis Carneiro, Climate Change Manager Latin America, LRQA Ltd blogs about his attendance at the official meeting of the SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice) yesterday on subjects relating to the CDM, at the impressive Moon Palace.
2nd Dec 2010
The official website for COP 16 / CMP 6 supplies daily programmes to each day’s official meetings which will happen at COP 16 / CMP 6 in Cancun, including side events and press briefings.
Event: 30th Nov 2010 – 10th Dec 2010
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010. Follow LRQA on twitter to keep up-to-date with the daily goings on at the event.
30th Nov 2010 by Alex Briggs
Paul Smith, LRQA’s Climate Change Manager, is an expert on environmental management systems and carbon footprinting. He works with global organisations verifying their greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring that their data are relevant, complete, consistent, accurate and transparent. In this short interview, he shares the basic elements that companies need to understand to successfully manage their carbon footprint.
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