Carbon Reduction Commitment for EU Airports
In 2009 the ACI EUROPE launched the Airport Carbon Accreditation with the goal of assessment and recognition of the participating airports’ efforts to carbon managment and reduction. The process is divided in four levels: Mapping – Footprint Measurement Reduction – Carbon Management towards a reduced carbon footprint Optimisation – Third Party engagement in carbon footprint…
Video – How Carbon Trading Works
Nice video explaining how the Carbon Trading Scheme works
e³ Emission Calculator Logistics
Check out our new datasheet for the e³ Emission Calculator Logistics which delivers an easy-to-use, platform-independet tool for calculating your CO2 emissions – out-of-the-box and ready to use. Base data is already implemented you just have to enter distances and modal share and you will receive a certification for the Carbon Footprint for the particular…
CDP-Report: Zulieferer werden stärker in Emissionsermittlung eingebunden
Laut dem ‘Supply Chain Report’ des Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) rücken die Scope 3 Emissionen stärker in den Fokus der Unternehmen. Unter Scope 3 Emissionen versteht man die ‘sonstigen indirekten Emissionen’ z.B. aus Transport, Abfall oder Herstellung und Entsorgung. Dabei waren die Hauptgründe der Unternehmen die Emissionen der Zulieferer zu betrachten: Verstärktes Interesse der Kunden…
How to focus on Carbon Footprinting within your C(S)R strategy
Most companies today try to put every effort they make around corporate responsibility in every information and report they generate to show that they act sustainable. Most of the time it happens that they mix up everything they do when they want to communicate their carbon-footprint approach. They should focus on these points: 1 –…
New Report: Carbon Footprint Estimation Boundaries shows dramatic lack of Methodology
“Do the Tier 1 and 2 estimates provide reasonable guidance?” “Nearly two-thirds of all economic sectors providign goods and services (…) would have less than 25% of their total carbon footprint represented by Tiers 1 and 2.” These are just two statements from a recently published report. “The Importance of Carbon Footprint Estimation Boundaries” was…
Carbon Calculators: Identical Values but different results
As posted today on ClimateBiz researchers from the Vanderbilt University and the University of Washington published a study on carbon calculators for an individual’s carbon footprint. The results among the 10 analyzed calculators varied by as much as several metric tons. Also the majority of the calculators lack of a proper information about the methodology…
Carbon Labelling in the UK
A new report from the Forum of the Future explores carbon labelling of products and the effects on shopping behaviour. I read about it at the ClimateBiz Newsletter. Especiall the UK companies are very active setting standards and defining labels. Therfore also the UK customers are quite familiar with those new labels but on the…
