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Green news- ISO adopts standard for managing SDG commitmentsThe system builds on guidelines the International Organization for Standardization and United Nations Development Programme co-developed in 2024. The post ISO adopts standard for managing SDG commitments appeared first on Trellis.
- 50 years ago, Amory Lovins rewired how we think about energy — and about sustainability itselfThe landmark 1976 article by "the Einstein of energy efficiency" seems frustratingly fresh. The post 50 years ago, Amory Lovins rewired how we think about energy — and about sustainability itself appeared first on Trellis.
- What to know about the EU’s updated anti-greenwashing lawEmpowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, which took effect on Sept. 27, is stricter and more prescriptive than its predecessor. The post What to know about the EU’s updated anti-greenwashing law appeared first on Trellis.
- ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisionsOpposition from fossil-fuel countries is believed to have contributed to the decision. The post ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisions appeared first on Trellis.
- How FedEx’s CSO engineers sustainability into long-term strategyKaren Blanks Ellis reports to the logistics giant’s legal team and her sustainability impact team includes representatives across every business function. The post How FedEx’s CSO engineers sustainability into long-term strategy appeared first on Trellis.
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Tag Archives: carbon
Green Solutions to Global Warming
There is much concern at the present time about the increasing addition of green house gases to the earth’s atmosphere. A prominent greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide. This gas is produced when fossil fuels are burnt to produce energy for driving our automobiles or for producing electricity in power plants. It is believed that increasing addition of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will result in adverse changes to the earth’s climate such as global warming to the extent that many presently inhabited areas of our planet will become inhabitable. 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
EU to keep carbon tax on airlines, but for how long?
The European Union will maintain its carbon tax imposed on airlines operating in its airspace, despite retaliatory trade measures by China.
As long as an international policy on carbon emissions by airlines is not found, the “EU will stick to its own ETS system”. The carbon tax imposed on airlines by the European Union came into effect on January 1, but carriers will begin receiving bills only in 2013 after this year’s carbon emissions have been assessed. Continue reading
EU, US lock horns on Europe airline emissions charges
(BRUSSELS) – Europe and the United States headed for confrontation Wednesday after the EU won key legal backing for its proposal to slap carbon emissions charges on all airlines in its airspace from January 1.
The European Union’s top court threw out a bid by US and Canadian airlines to block the introduction of the scheme in a ruling that was warmly welcomed by the bloc but triggered an angry response from Washington. Continue reading
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