Tag Archives: greenhouse gas
CSR Reflections on Davos
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Wayne Visser.
Davos Day 1
(January 28, 2009)
It’s fair to say that if you’re prone to depression, Davos is not a good place to be this year. Not only is the economic outlook gloomier than ever, but it is also snowing heavily “thus forcing everybody to dress in silly boots and bear-like coats that automatically strip even ‘masters [...]
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Kerstin Dietrich
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Khadeeja Balkhi.
Ms. Dietrich is a global specialist on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). During her recent, fourth, visit to Pakistan she graciously shared with TBL, her thoughts about the development and potential of the CDM in developing countries like Pakistan.
Khadeeja Balkhi: If you were to capture the essence of the CDM as you see it, how [...]
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Global Briefs Jul-Aug 2008
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Rutaba Ahmed.
Remake a Living: The Jobs Are Blowin’ in The Wind
Turbines are sprouting like wildflowers after rain in Texas, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, and Oklahoma. Not to mention China.
As the hype about “green” jobs has grown, the wind-energy industry has done a pretty good job of reporting accurately on their job creation. Industry [...]
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Confronting Climate Change: Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration
Posted on 14. Jul, 2008 by Clearcarbon Consulting.
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration (SCLC) is an effort to help companies better understand the climate impacts within their supply chains.
In October 2007, the CDP created the SCLC with the aim of creating a standardized process for supply chain reporting of carbon emissions, risks, opportunities and strategies. The SCLC seeks to [...]
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The Losing Battle: Fuel Versus Food
Posted on 17. May, 2008 by Jia En Teo.
In the environment of rising oil prices and issues of climate change looming large, rich countries needed to wean themselves off dependence on fossil fuels. Biofuels seemed like a sure winner – firstly, because supporting biofuels meant supporting domestic agricultural industries. Secondly, because biofuels were thought to be greener than fossil fuels since the amount [...]
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