ClimatePULSE

ClimatePULSE: Town and Country – A Look at Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Agriculture is a prominent topic in the current policy and market discussions regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation. Crop practices and livestock management are scrutinized for energy intensity and GHG emissions and mitigation potential. Biofuels policies are criticized as a threat to food supplies. Food, the practices providing it, and the countryside from which it comes, [...]

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ClimatePULSE: Municipalities and Carbon Markets (Part 2)

Last week, ClimatePULSE looked at some of the complexities specific to municipal climate change mitigation projects and at some of the typical difficulties that municipal project leaders experience in generating credits from their projects. The conclusion was that municipalities and their projects can generate credits in numerous ways, but only if there is clear municipal [...]

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ClimatePULSE: Municipalities and Carbon Markets (Part 1)

It is widely understood that urban planning, green design, transportation and other infrastructure decisions that municipalities have to make can have significant climate change impacts. Through actions such as promoting compact urban design and altering waste management practices, municipalities can reduce their carbon footprints immensely. In support of such actions, numerous programs and initiatives aimed [...]

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ClimatePULSE – ISO 14064 for Clean Technologies and Carbon Markets

There is a growing recognition that investments in and adoption of clean technologies benefits both the environment. Clean technology industries also increase jobs, sales and exports of new products. This is the “double dividend” – improving the economy and the environment – innovating “win-win” solutions. One of the challenges is the use of an “approved [...]

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1001 Standards: Who writes them, who approves them, and what are they for? ClimatePULSE with ClimateCHECK

Within the greenhouse gas market, not only are there a lot of different standards, they’re also referred to as protocols, methodologies, and guidelines. There are far too many standards to cover in this post, so please excuse us if we don’t mention your favorite here – this post explains many of the different types of [...]

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A Carbon Credit is a Credit…Right? Better check the label!

So, you have been tasked to procure carbon offsets for your organization. You have your shopping list that includes the key ingredients for success; the number of offsets, a budget and outlet locations. Well, time to get to work and evaluate the best route to achieve the offset objective.

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Carbon Market Terminology Deciphered by ClimateCheck

Until a few years ago the threat of unrestrained greenhouse gas emissions was still hotly debated in both the scientific and business communities. Now concepts such as “carbon footprint” are becoming household terms. In the new and constantly evolving field of carbon markets it is understandable that there is still confusion around the terms that [...]

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Announcing ClimatePULSE with ClimateCHECK

TriplePundit announces ClimatePULSE, a weekly blog covering the world of GHG management and GHG markets in North America.

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