Kyoto's CO2-Baseline Wrong by 7% – But Today's GHG Inventories Aren't All That Bad
February 25, 2013Regardless of how China is perceived in the west, in the medium term, the world's most ambitious energy efficiency goals can be found in that country. In only five years, from 2010 to 2015, it's seven biggest industrial regions have to meet energy efficiency targets of 16-19% and emission reductions of 17-21%. However, in order to achieve carbon emission targets, you first need a reliable basel...
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October 17, 2011A typical situation: Let’s say his name is Michael, working for a medium sized production company, trained as an engineer and responsible for running the operation smoothly and efficient. Approximately 30% of his working time Michael uses for environment, health and safety issues, related to regulations and reporting. The company is facing challenges like high energy cost, rising cost for primary raw materials. Furthermore, a competitor provides carbon footprint information to the customer with the quotation. Michael is convinced that his operation is already very efficient, and he is also con...
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Effectively Managing Greenhouse Gases – Worldwide
October 4, 2011 1 CommentBusiness Follows Nature! Do companies have a conscience to fight global warming? They should have, if we all want to limit the global mean temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, scientists emphasize the need for cutting of global carbon dioxide emissions to 85 percent below 2000 levels by 2050. The question is not how to influence nature anymore, as it has been for several decades. The question is now how to reduce our influence on nature in order to be less influenced by natural disasters. These disasters will automatically become stronger and stronger, th...
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