Rapidly rising electricity prices and shortages on the market are leading companies to increasingly secure access to their own green electricity. With the increased demand for renewable energies, interest in so-called Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts is also growing. What is a Power Purchase Agreement ? Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are long-term electricity contracts between…
Nine out of ten people breathe polluted air – learn more about the air pollution and how to beat it, the topic chosen for this 2019 World Environment Day. World Environment Day since 1974 World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began…
The IEA World Energy Outlook 2016 gives an overview of how the international Paris Agreement on Climate change. The agreement which entered into force in 2016 will affect the global energy system in the next decades. Such report dives into such topics and analyzes how the energy sector could be transformed, thanks to its energy…
DFGE recently co-animated a webinar organized by the World Environment Center on how Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be implemented at corporate level. Here is the short summary of what was discussed there. SDGs are the world’s new sustainability agenda The Sustainable Development Goals were defined by the United Nations to set the 2030 agenda…
Nach langen und teils intensiven Abstimmungen hat das Greenhouse Gas Protocol nun seine finalen Richtlinien für die Berechnung von Scope 2-Emissionen vorgestellt. (http://www.ghgprotocol.org/scope_2_guidance ). Die DFGE war als Mitglied der GHG Protocol Stakeholder-Gruppe an der Entwicklung und Abstimmung beteiligt Das Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) ist eine Initiative von WRI und WBCSD, die einheitliche und detaillierte Standards…
The new platform in Chemicals for Energy Efficiency Excellence co-founded by the European Commision aims to boost Energy Efficiency accross the Chemical industry from SME’s to large enterprises. The German VCI is also partner. Information around programs, financial support and legislation within the European Union is provided. Please find more information here http://www.spice3.eu http://www.cefic.org/Responsible-Care/
