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Featured Activity: Developing the classical skills needed to move us towards a sustainable economy

Developing the classical skills needed to move us towards a sustainable economy

The inquiry into leadership skills for a sustainable economy undertaken by EDF Energy & Business in the ...

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Carbon Management

As organisations in the compliance, pre-compliance and voluntary markets are increasingly looking to fully understand their carbon liabilities, this Working Group has been set up to help companies, across a variety of sectors (including retail, financial, transport and aviation), develop and implement the right carbon management strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change and ease the transition to a low carbon economy. The WG will cover a broad range of topics including internal abatement measures, carbon standards, the role of offsets, forestry and REDD, small-scale community projects and emerging policy and legislation from the UN negotiations.

We are always interested in hearing feedback from our members, be it around content - if there are topics, challenges or issues you would like to see addressed - or you'd like to go over how 2degrees works and find out more, please contact Roz Curzon Lewis - Head of the Carbon Management Working Group.


       
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Upcoming Events

Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation

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04:00 p.m. 28 Sept. 2010 (BST) / 11:00 a.m. 28 Sept. 2010 (EDT)

Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation

Agriculture’s vulnerability to climate change will put millions of people in developing countries at greater risk of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. Gerald Nelson will present IFPRI's research into ...


       
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Group Members Include:

  • Stella Bell

    Associate, Client Management
    ClimateCare

  • Henning Nannen

    project leader
    Volkswagen AG

  • Sophie Saradov

    Climate and Energy Assistant
    WWF European Policy Office

  • Ron Luhur

    Carbon Markets Specialist
    Environmental Defense Fund


       
       

Working Group Content Preview

23 July 2010
CLEVEL'S PR ON NEW SUPPLY CHAIN CARBON APP

DESCRIBES CLEVEL'S NEW CLOUD BASED WEB APP PROVIDING AN AFFORDABLE NEW TOOL TO IMPROVE DATA GATHERING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPLY CHAINS ON CARBON MANAGEMENT.

7 July 2010
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) extended to 2012: Practical Law Company

An update on the announcement, on 30 June 2010, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change that the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target will be extended to December 2012.  An update on the announcement, on 30 June 2010, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change that the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target will be extended to December 2012.

6 July 2010
A fresh look at the costs of reducing US carbon emissions

New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance on the cost of reducing CO2 emissions in the US shows that some previous estimates of abatement costs have probably been too optimistic. To achieve a 17% reduction on 2005 levels by 2020 entirely within the US would make use of some “early wins” in energy efficiency and land-based measures, but would then require more fundamental changes to the power and transport sectors. Overall however, the costs should be affordable and can further be reduced by the use of international offsets.

6 July 2010
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2010: Building Markets

A Report by Ecosystem Marketplace & Bloomberg New Energy Finance on global trends in the voluntary carbon markets 2010.

1 July 2010
Webinar: Carbon Management and CRC Made Simple

Penny Latorre - Principal Consultant at Waterman Energy, Environment & Design; Ian Butterfield - Associate Director at Waterman Building Services and Robert McKechnie - CEO at Green Oak Solutions Ltd.

Waterman Group and Green Oak Solutions presented a webinar to shed light on managing carbon obligations and the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Waterman’s Penny Latorre, environmental lawyer and consultant, outlined the legal obligations that CRC may place on your company and the practical steps towards compliance. Ian Butterfield, Waterman Building Services, ran through the practicalities of carbon data collection and the potential of smart metering. Robert McKechnie concluded with a case study on how to analyse and communicate data. This was presented on Carbon Manager, a Greenspace application.

29 June 2010
Webinar: Implementing Finance & Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon Market

Cameron Prell, Senior Associate, McGuire Woods; Gabriel Thoumi, Project Manager, Carbon Offsets LLC; Augustus Kent, President, CO2RS; Colm Fay, Erb Institute Masters Fellow, University of Michigan.

The webinar examined the benefits the U.S. forest carbon participants would derive from the adaptation and implementation of finance and insurance standards. In addition, the webinar explored what is being discussed with regards to compliance standards in Washington, D.C.

Read the presentation slides. 

29 June 2010
Presentation Slides:Implementing Finance & Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon Market

Cameron Prell, Senior Associate, McGuire Woods; Gabriel Thoumi, Project Manager, Carbon Offsets LLC; Augustus Kent, President, CO2RS; Colm Fay, Erb Institute Masters Fellow, University of Michigan.

Download the presentation slides from this webinar which took place on Tuesday June 29.  The webinar examined the benefits the U.S. forest carbon participants would derive from the adaptation and implementation of finance and insurance standards. In addition, the webinar explored what is being discussed with regards to compliance standards in Washington, D.C.

Listen to the webinar recording.

25 June 2010
HMRC guidance on VAT treatment of carbon credits and services from carbon offset providers: PLC

An update on a brief issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), on 15 June 2010, on how supplies of carbon credits and servicesprovided by carbon offset providers are to be treated for VAT purposes.An update on a brief issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), on 15 June 2010, on how supplies of carbon credits and servicesprovided by carbon offset providers are to be treated for VAT purposes.

24 June 2010
Forestry Offsets Roundtable Notes - June GSBQ

Read the main points from the discussion on the Forestry Offsetting Roundtable, which took place at the Guardian Sustainable Business Quarterly event on 15th June 2010 in London.

11 June 2010
Webinar - Case Study: Opportunities for Carbon Forestry Activities in France

Findings into the mature forestry sector in France and how it can contribute to voluntary emissions reductions in the future.  Webinar presented on Wednesday 9th June 2010.

Panelist - Mariana Deheza, CDC Climat Recherche.

Read Mariana's slides.