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Green news- What’s next for the ISO net-zero standardThe International Organization for Standardization must review feedback from more than 170 member organizations before requesting final approval. The post What’s next for the ISO net-zero standard appeared first on Trellis.
- How the right language can convince skeptics to support corporate climate actionClimate-skeptical Republicans will back action on emissions provided there is a business angle to the argument. The post How the right language can convince skeptics to support corporate climate action appeared first on Trellis.
- What sustainability teams need to see comingData centers, energy shocks, extreme weather and anti-oligarch anger are converging as front-burner issues. Is your sustainability team watching? The post What sustainability teams need to see coming appeared first on Trellis.
- Why software firm Genesys will reset its emissions reduction baselineThe company’s adoption of Watershed’s data collection system exposed the limitations of its historical data. The post Why software firm Genesys will reset its emissions reduction baseline appeared first on Trellis.
- Why AI carbon footprinting tools are prone to misleading resultsFrontier models produce accurate footprints but can’t replicate the steps involved in estimating the final result. The post Why AI carbon footprinting tools are prone to misleading results appeared first on Trellis.
- What’s next for the ISO net-zero standard
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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