Latest Greenhouse gas inventory Stories

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services (SCS) has verified the carbon footprint of Delta Air Lines, making it the world's first legacy airline to achieve a successful, independent third party verification of its greenhouse gas emissions inventory. SCS confirmed Delta's conformance with The Climate Registry's General Reporting Protocol, one of the world's most trusted methodologies for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. (Logo:...

Long-awaited protocol standardizes guidance for how U.S. local governments can measure the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their communities; sets stage to accelerate climate progress of cities and counties OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the first-ever national standard for how to measure the greenhouse gas emissions associated with communities was released by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA). The U.S. Community...

SAO PAULO, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marfrig Group has just completed its first Scope 3 Global Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Inventory, which includes all sources of emission not under the Company's direct control, such as the production of the grains used in feed, enteric emissions by ruminants and third party transportation of product to clients, among other sources. "This is a pioneer initiative in the industry, and essential for the Company to understand the true carbon footprint...

Estimates capitalize on instrumental measurements of CO2 in smokestacks and pollutants in the air by satellites and surface stations Atmospheric scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Nanjing University have produced the first "bottom-up" estimates of China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, for 2005 to 2009, and the first statistically rigorous estimates of the uncertainties surrounding China's CO2 emissions. The independent estimates, rooted in...

BOYERTOWN, Pa., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of exemplary ability to provide regulatory guidance associated with Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions, El Dorado Nitrogen, LP (EDNLP) has presented ClimeCo America Corporation with the prestigious 2011 Principal Supplier Partnership Award. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120305/FL64327LOGO ) As a member of the American Chemistry Council, EDNLP supports the initiatives of the Council's Responsible Care program...

Researchers Note Gas Emissions From Marcellus Shale and Other Sites Linked to Significant Increased Risk of Near-Term Climate Change ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Far from being a "solution" to climate change, natural gas extracted from shale is a huge contributor of greenhouse gases when both methane and carbon dioxide are considered, according to a major new study by three Cornell University researchers. The natural gas industry already accounts for...

Cleargreen Advisors has launched a scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting service to help companies measure the greenhouse gas impacts, risks, and opportunities across their entire value chain. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) December 02, 2011 Sustainability consulting firm Cleargreen Advisors has launched a new service to help companies develop Scope 3 (value chain) greenhouse gas emissions inventories. In addition to years of carbon accounting and reporting experience,...

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new standards for accounting and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, developed in part with the technical leadership of PwC, were launched by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Known as the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and the Product Life Cycle standards, the new standards will increase the scale and scope of current GHG management and reporting processes....

The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate changes in the Earth's climate. Developing an effective strategy for managing the planet's greenhouse gases is complicated by the many and varied sources of such gases, some natural, some man-made, as well as the mechanisms that capture and "sequester" the gases. A new report...

Award Recognizes City's Achievement in Addressing Climate Change PITTSBURGH, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of its continual work to measure and reduce greenhouse gases, Pittsburgh has received a "Milestone Five" Award from ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability. In ICLEI's Five Milestone program, local governments commit to inventory greenhouse emissions, set realistic reduction goals, develop and implement hands-on climate action plans that yield results, and...