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Green news- Sustainability leadership movesPagerDuty eliminates sustainability director; Bath & Body Works ESG lead retires; GHG Protocol’s global director steps down; and more. The post Sustainability leadership moves appeared first on Trellis.
- How asset manager Apollo turns sustainability into financial valueJaycee Pribulsky, who helped Nike operationalize sustainability criteria throughout its supply chain, leads a team that helps portfolio companies decarbonize. The post How asset manager Apollo turns sustainability into financial value appeared first on Trellis.
- Making sense of the latest GOP attack on corporate climate actionRepublican attorneys general have a new target: The Big Four accounting firms. The post Making sense of the latest GOP attack on corporate climate action appeared first on Trellis.
- What Microsoft learned from purchasing millions of carbon removal creditsThe company remains committed to going carbon negative by 2030, but a recent surge in emissions has made that target more challenging. The post What Microsoft learned from purchasing millions of carbon removal credits appeared first on Trellis.
- Retaking control of the sustainability 2.0 agendaSustainability is entering a new era. Practitioners need to help shape an impactful vision for what comes next The post Retaking control of the sustainability 2.0 agenda appeared first on Trellis.
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
European Commission consults public on unconventional fossil fuels (e.g. shale gas) in Europe
The European Commission is holding a public consultation on the future development of unconventional fossil fuels such as shale gas in Europe. All interested individuals, organisations and public authorities are welcome to share their views on the possible opportunities and challenges that may arise from the development of such projects and on the best ways to address the challenges identified so far. The consultation is open until 20 March 2013. The consultation is available in all 23 EU languages. Continue reading
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by over 3% in 2011
The European Commission adopted a decision confirming provisional findings that average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.3% last year. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers.
The average CO2 emissions for the 12.8 million new cars registered in the EU in 2011 was 135.7 grams per kilometre. This is a drop of 4.6g CO2/km compared to 2010 and confirms that car manufacturers are on track to reach the 2015 target of 130g CO2/km. Continue reading
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