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NRC: Car Petroleum Use, GHG Emissions Could Drop 80%

March 20, 2013 by Leon Walker

The US could reduce petroleum use and cars’ greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 compared to 2005 levels by using more efficient vehicles, alternative fuels and implementing strong government policies, according to a study by the National Research Council. To reach the 2050 goals, vehicles must become dramatically more efficient ... Read more »

Walmart Beats Emissions Goal a Year Early

March 6, 2013March 7, 2013 by Leon Walker

Walmart has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from a 2005 baseline, meeting its target one year ahead of schedule. The metric applies to all facilities built before the baseline. The announcement represents something of a turnaround for the company. At Walmart’s 2009 Sustainability Milestones Meeting, CEO Mike Duke announced that ... Read more »

ICLEI Releases National Standard for Measuring a Community’s Emissions

October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The first-ever national standard for how to measure the greenhouse gas emissions of cities, counties and other municipalities, has been released by the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA. The US Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions was designed to simplify and standardize the technical guidance necessary ... Read more »

Renewable Energy Is No Longer a Pipe Dream

April 2, 2012 by Jennifer Hermes

In October 2011, the global population reached seven billion. It is on its way to more than nine billion, and it took only a dozen years to add the last billion. While the population explodes and economies grow, a significant number of people are becoming increasingly affluent. With money to ... Read more »

Fujitsu Aims to Cut 15m Tons of Customer GHGs; Verdantix’s 5 Steps to Metric Enhancement

October 20, 2011October 20, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Fujitsu has retooled its environmental metrics to take account not only of its own emissions, but those of its customers, according to Alison Rowe, global executive director of sustainability Rowe was speaking to participants in Environmental Leader’s latest webinar, The Business Processes of Sustainability. (Click the link to listen to ... Read more »

Fairmont Cuts GHGs 8% in Four Years

September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4 percent by the end of 2010, compared to 2006 levels, the company has announced. The reduction takes Fairmont almost halfway towards meeting its 20 percent by 2013 reduction target, at just over halfway into the effort. That goal is ... Read more »

EPA Launches Electronic GHG Reporting Tool

August 23, 2011August 24, 2011 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a tool to allow 28 industrial sectors to submit their 2010 greenhouse gas pollution data electronically. More than 1,000 stakeholders, including industry associations, states and non-governmental organizations, have tested the Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT) to ensure clarity and user-friendliness, the EPA ... Read more »

First Ever GHG Rules Agreed for Ships

July 19, 2011July 20, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The UN’s maritime agency has adopted the first mandatory greenhouse gas reduction rules for the shipping industry. The agreement by 55 of the world’s biggest shipping nations, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization on Friday, also creates the first ever mandatory, global GHG reduction ... Read more »

Compliance & Standards Briefing: First ISO 50001, Climate Registered Platinum Awarded

June 21, 2011June 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Schneider Electric’s head office is the first building in the world to earn the new ISO 50001 certification for energy management systems, the company has announced. Schneider began adapting the energy management system at the Rueil-Malmaison, France HQ to meet the standard in late 2010. The Climate Registry has awarded ... Read more »

GE’s Ecomagination Spent $1.8bn, Launched 22 Products in 2010

June 21, 2011June 21, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

GE spent about $1.8 billion on research and development of clean technologies and developed 22 new products as part of its Ecomagination initiative in 2010, the company has announced. According to its annual Ecomagination report, GE is on course to meet its goal of $10 billion cumulative investment between 2010 ... Read more »

Boeing Relative Emissions Up on 2009, Down on 2002

June 6, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Boeing’s revenue-adjusted energy use, CO2 emissions and water intake all rose last year compared to 2009, but were down significantly on 2002, according to the company’s 2011 Environment Report. Boeing’s revenue last year fell six percent from $68 billion to $64 billion, while its CO2 fell three percent in absolute ... Read more »

UK to Set World’s First Post-2020, Binding Carbon Goals

May 17, 2011May 17, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The U.K. government will today set out plans to cut carbon emissions in half by 2027, from 1990 levels, the BBC reports. This will make the U.K. the first country in the world to declare a binding target beyond 2020, according to BBC environment correspondent Richard Black. Energy secretary Chris ... Read more »

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