Carbon Emissions Reduction, Carbon Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint Analysis

Carbon is a chemical element which is the stuff of life – carbon atoms are found in all living things on Earth.  Downside:  the combustion of carbon-based fuels (such as coal and oil) leads to a build up of “Greenhouse Gases,” (GhG’s) including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide (NoX), which trap heat in the atmosphere. We call this Global Warming as the atmospheric effects cause the Earth to heat up.

The effects of global warming could include changing climate conditions, rising seas (as polar caps melt), interruptions in agricultural production, and destruction of ecosystems. Governments, advocates, investors, lenders and others are encouraging corporations to reduce their carbon footprint. The objectives are to reduce risk, moderate the impact of the enterprise on the environment, reduce operating and capital costs, and to be a better corporate citizen.  Cutting carbon use / carbon emissions have become an important corporate strategy.*  In this section we bring you news and updates, research and insights, commentary and opinion, and other resources of value to all stakeholders in the effort to reduce GhG’s and the effects of global warming.

*As the chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers observed in 2008:  Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) findings show a clear trend that carbon reduction is becoming a key component of business strategy.  As CEOs we see it and long-term institutional investors see it…

--Dennis Nally, PWC at global launch of the CDP

News & Updates

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Research & Insights

March 17, 2010 Carbon Emissions at All-Time High Despite Economic Slowdown

Source:Inhabitat.com

The data is collected and analyzed by scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute and Stockholm University. Researchers found that during the first two weeks of March, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose...

March 15, 2010 15% Cut in Carbon Emissions Achievable Through Simple Personal Actions

Source:Opposing Views.com

NEW YORK, NY -- New analysis released today at a symposium on “Climate, Mind and Behavior” reveals that Americans can reduce U.S. carbon pollution by 15 percent – or one billion tons of global warming pollution – through...

March 2, 2010 Survey Finds Leading North American Organizations are Committed to Reporting and Reducing Their Carbon Emissions with or without Government Regulation

Source:MarketWatch

LOS ANGELES -- Over three quarters of the organizations surveyed by The Climate Registry said their future carbon management and reduction plans are not contingent on mandatory regulation. Instead, over 80 percent of the...

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Commentary & Opinion

March 3, 2010 The health risks of a big carbon footprint

Source:BBC News

It is difficult to open a newspaper or watch a news report without hearing the words 'climate change'. Doctors have united under the Climate and Health Council But while the iconic images might be of the polar ice caps melting,...

February 16, 2010 Global collective action is the key to solving climate change

Source:John Sauven, Guardian.co.uk

Ian Katz says "it is hard to see where the political leadership for a global [climate] deal will come from" (The case for climate action must be remade from the ground upwards, 9 February). With climate science under siege and...

February 10, 2010 NGOs Rush In To Fill the Void

Source:Richard Barr

Government Isn’t Everything… With President Obama’s presidency looking more like it will not be able to pull off cap and trade; any carbon tax; and any meaningful reduction of the kind that we need to make a dent in world wide...[more]

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