http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27692 The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) fourth Sustainability Report (PDF). The paper industry was the only industrial sector to reduce emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System in 2008 compared to 2007, according to CEPI. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27492 Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install solar panels without planning permissions, reports the Telegraph. Councils will also be able to install charging stations for electric cars in public parking lots without filling out forms, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27412 Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of 150 meters, to supply a significant amount of electricity for its Genk plant in Belgium. Five years ago, Ford’s Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK became the first automotive plant to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/sainsburys-offers-free-london-electric-car-charging/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/sainsburys-offers-free-london-electric-car-charging/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:59:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26856 UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is installing electric car charging systems at 11 of its London supermarkets. The retailer intends to give away charging services to customers. Sainsbury’s aims to help turn London into an “electric vehicle superhighway,” said Neil Sachdev, Sainsbury’s Commercial Director. Sainsbury’s claims to already be one of the UK’s largest users of electric vehicles, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/sainsburys-offers-free-london-electric-car-charging/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/carbon-trading-could-trigger-a-sub-prime-style-economic-crash/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/carbon-trading-could-trigger-a-sub-prime-style-economic-crash/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:41:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26830 Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second ’sub-prime’ style financial collapse and fail to protect the world from a global warming catastrophe, according to a report from Friends of the Earth. The trade in carbon permits and credits, primarily based in Europe, was worth $126 billion in 2008 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/carbon-trading-could-trigger-a-sub-prime-style-economic-crash/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/eu-poised-to-give-heavy-industry-free-carbon-permits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/eu-poised-to-give-heavy-industry-free-carbon-permits/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:58:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26729 European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. Operators in those industries complained that not having free pollution permits would make them uncompetitive with their counterparts in India, North Africa and Russia, reports Reuters. The EU’s executive European Commission had drawn [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/eu-poised-to-give-heavy-industry-free-carbon-permits/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-smart-meter-installations-to-reach-250-million-units/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-smart-meter-installations-to-reach-250-million-units/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:35:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26571 As electricity metering undergoes a significant transformation since the first meter was installed more than 120 year ago, smart-meter shipments are forecast to reach 39.5 million units by 2015, which represents a $3.9 billion global market, according to a report from Pike Research. Smart-meter shipments in 2012 will peak at over 15 million units  in North [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-smart-meter-installations-to-reach-250-million-units/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26495 The success of the emerging global carbon market rests on the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, according to a report from market researcher Frost & Sullivan. In the meantime, European Union leaders have agreed on a climate deal to present at the global climate talks. But analysts say the biggest polluters, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:29:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26386 Copenhagen has set a goal to have half its daily commuters use bicycles to get around by 2015, according to a press release. The effort is expected to help play a role in the city reducing its emissions by 80,000. The city already has 350 kilometers of bike trails and another 70 are under development, including [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/environmental-reporting-requirements-6-things-to-ask-yourself/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/environmental-reporting-requirements-6-things-to-ask-yourself/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:53:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26307 A new question-and-answer guide provides businesses with best practices on reporting environmental issues in annual financial statements. The guide — aimed at those preparing, auditing and using annual financial statements published by businesses — covers reporting requirements, implications for companies and report users, and guidance for auditors. The guide released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/environmental-reporting-requirements-6-things-to-ask-yourself/feed/ 0