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Carbon Expo 2010

Event: 26th May 2010 – 28th May 2010

CARBON EXPO 2010 will bring together the key actors of the global carbon market and high-level speakers to discuss crucial and challenging issues.

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PDS achieve ISO 9001 and EN 1433:2002 - Case Study

– 30th Apr 2010

Case study from LRQA and PDS on PDS’s achievement of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Standard (Sept 2008) and 89/106/EEC Construction Products Directive to EN 1433:2002.

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FAQ’s about EU ETS Aviation

– 13th Nov 2009

Madlen King, LRQA’s Climate Change Manager and a leading EU ETS expert, answered the questions of aircraft operators and other members of the audience of the recent LRQA Business Assurance Webinar on EU ETS Aviation.

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Carbon emissions to soar unless we invest between now and 2030

– 12th Oct 2009

New Energy Finance and the World Economic Forum have warned that unless at least $515bn per annum is invested in clean energy between now and 2030, carbon emissions will reach a level deemed unsustainable by scientists, causing temperatures to rise by two degrees globally.

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LRQA Climate Change Webinar Series - EU ETS Aviation

Event: 21st Oct 2009 –

This Live Webinar takes a look at the upcoming inclusion of the aviation sector into the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager, will be presenting. Madlen provided key technical input as part of the group advising the European Union on the Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines (MRG) and verification requirements of the aviation sectors’ inclusion into the EU ETS.

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Are the new EU Risk Management Proposals beneficial?

– 5th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

The latest edition of Strategic Risk Magazine features an article by Andrew Williams on the benefits of new EU Directive proposals on Risk Management.
The article highlights the issues that organisations face in implementing EU Directives when they operate in multiple markets.

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Global Cap-and-Trade still on the cards for Aviation

– 22nd Jan 2009 by Madlen King

Representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have confirmed that despite the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for aircraft operators flying into, out of and intra EU Member States, they will continue to progress plans for a international cap and trade scheme for carbon emissions from aviation.

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Aviation soon to enter the EUETS

– 21st Jan 2009 by Madlen King

Aircraft operators will be brought into the EUETS as of 2010. As progress continues with the European Commission and the European Parliament in the agreement of the Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (MRG) to be placed on aircraft operators within the scheme, the dates for implementation are looming.

The directive sets out basic requirements for aircraft operators.

Technical reports on baseline Tonne-Kilometer (TKM) data and annual emissions data have been drafted for the Commission, to advise them on issues requiring clarification within the MRG . Furthermore application formats have been drafted for applying for a TKM Monitoring Plan, an Annual Emissions Monitoring Plan and for TKM and Annual Emissions Reports. However, until such time as a draft MRG is issued many operators are unclear of the requirements.

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Revised Machinery Legislation for 2009

Event: 5th Jan 2009 – by Simon Emeny

A product which currently complies with MD 98/32/EC may overnight become non-compliant. Unless you are proactive in ensuring compliance, the new MD could have a significant impact upon your business.

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New EU legislation on climate and energy finalised tomorrow

– 3rd Dec 2008

The Guardian reports that, tomorrow Ed Miliband, secretary of state for energy and climate change, will meet with ministers in Brussels to finalise new EU legislation on climate and energy.

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