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Emissions

LRQA COP 16 Blog, Day Six – High-level negotiations continue

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.”

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Business needs to play an integral part in combating climate change

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.

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LRQA COP 16 Blog, Day five – Debate about future of Kyoto Protocol

6th Dec 2010 by Madlen King

By Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, LRQA Follow LRQA on Twitter @LRQA_CC_CSR The fifth day of week one of Cancun saw in-depth debate on the future of the Kyoto Protocol. In order to reach any kind of conclusion at the end of next week, one would have hoped that all of [...]

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LRQA COP 16 Blog, Day four – Negotiations Progressing Steadily in Cancun

3rd Dec 2010 by Madlen King

Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, LRQA, reports from day four of COP 16.

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Jamie Britto from RMA reports live from COP 16

3rd Dec 2010

Jamie Britto is a Senior Carbon Emissions Specialist at RMA (part of the Lloyd’s Register Group of Companies), reports from a side event at COP 16 about China’s policies and actions for mitigating climate change.

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Luis Carneiro from LRQA, reports live from 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.

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UNFCCC Press briefing Wednesday, 1 December

2nd Dec 2010

Speaking to the media on the third day of the conference, Christiana Figueres said that Cancun can deliver on adaptation, technology transfer, forests and funding, and can also clarify what to do about the Kyoto Protocol and how to anchor targets and actions. Compromise is the key word, she stressed, adding that she sees the [...]

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The Official Daily Programme to COP 16 /CMP 6

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.

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP 16

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.

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LRQA Business Assurance offers Carbon Footprinting basics for organisations

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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