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Event Recap: GHG Protocol Brazil Seminar
On May 23, in São Paulo, WRI, ICLEI, C40, USP-IEE, and EMBARQ Brazil jointly brought together more than 200 Brazilian city officials and experts to discuss how to use the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GPC) to measure and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cities.
Guidelines in Development Focusing on Green Power Products
GHG Management Institute Launched
First Drafts of Product and Scope 3 Standards Released
Event Recap: WBCSD Council meeting
Last week the annual WBCSD council meeting took place in Seoul, South Korea. This meeting included a constructive session for the Greenhouse Gas Management Working Group. Three strategic priorities for the coming years were agreed upon: 1) Business leading in carbon management, 2) Promoting harmonization in reporting programs, and 3) WRI partnership and collaboration. The first strategic priority will focus on engagement with investors and on CFO and investor relations, as well as on sharing GHG management best practices.
GHG Protocol's Product & Supply Chain Initiative Launches in Washington, DC and London
GHG Protocol: Looking Back on the Past Twelve Years
Scope 2 Accounting
The Scope 2 Accounting Guidance is entering its final stage of development. The document will clarify how to account for and report GHG emissions from electricity purchase and use. It will also address the role of utility emission factors, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and tracking instruments such as renewable energy certificates (RECs) and Guarantees of Origin (GOs). A final public comment period for the Guidance will begin in September 2013 with final publication scheduled for January 2014.
Rio+20 in the Rear View: A Look at Rio de Janeiro’s New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
During the informal sessions of the U.N.’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development last week, Rio de Janeiro city officials and the World Bank jointly launched a very timely project: the Rio Low-Carbon City Program.
'24’ and the LA Clippers use GHG Protocol to help offset emissions
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Launches in India
China Program Gains Significant Momentum
Designing a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry
Call for Stakeholder Input on Potential Movie Production Guidance
The GHG Protocol periodically assesses the need for GHG accounting guidance within different business sectors and organizational types. We are currently scoping the GHG accounting needs associated with film and television production activities internationally, and are seeking stakeholders expert in this field to help illuminate the issues relating to GHG emission sources and accounting questions. Some of these potential issues include:
Cardoso Delivers Keynote at Inaugural GHG Forum in Brazil
Chinese Cement Companies Take Further Steps to Measure and Manage GHG Emissions
Citywide Greenhouse Gas Accounting Initiative in China Launched
CAIT 2.0 Provides Ready Access To GHG Emissions Data
On July 10, WRI launched the Beta version of its new Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, or CAIT 2.0.
Closing the Bankers' Loophole in Emissions Reporting
As the country reflects on the anniversary of the fall of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent bailouts of major banks, pressure is mounting for financial institutions and companies to more fully disclose their investment risks, especially those risks from climate change.
April 4th, 2012 – Agriculture workshop
Companies have repeatedly called for consistent and credible guidelines on how to account for the GHG emissions from agriculture within their corporate- or farm-level inventories. The GHG Protocol has just released a first draft of the ‘Agricultural Protocol’, aimed at providing exactly those guidelines. The Agricultural Protocol is a supplement to the Corporate Standard and new Scope 3 Standard, outlining how both producers and their supply chain partners (processors, food brand manufacturers, and food retailers, etc.) can measure the GHG impact of agricultural production.