Jessica Allen, University of Newcastle
Countries around the world are taking steps to tackle climate change and become net-zero emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂) by 2050. Most recently, Joe Biden’s presidential election win means the US is the latest nation to adopt the goal.
So what does net-zero mean?.
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Category Archives: Carbon management
29 January 2016: The NHS and wider health and care sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change. A report from the Sustainable Development Unit for NHS England.
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January 26, 2016: The largest ever study of climate data from suppliers and their customers has raised concerns about a lack of supplier carbon disclosure. The report has been produced by CDP in partnership with BSR. It is timely given the historic international deal agreed at.
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Managing the transition to a sustainable economy needs to be planned and swift. This workshop will bring together leading academics from a range of fields, such as engineering, psychology and economics, to better understand the challenges faced by contemporary policymakers in creating a new energy economy that must inevitably emerge in the face of global.
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By Adam Bumpus, University of Melbourne
[caption id="attachment_3233" align="alignright" width="238"] Adam Bumpus, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Development, University of Melbourne[/caption]
The bill to repeal Australia’s “carbon tax” is poised to pass the Senate, potentially leaving Australia without a working price on carbon. In the short term, the.
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21 January, 2014 – Companies are increasingly recognizing climate risk in their supply chains, but investment in emissions reductions programs is going down, according to research published today by CDP and Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Importantly, a clear link is established between stalling.
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22 November 2013: A new report considers the contribution that Australia’s corporate sector is making towards the achievement of the nation’s greenhouse emission reduction targets for 2020 and beyond. Companies have a significant influence on Australia’s ability to meet our reduction targets as they are responsible for around three-quarters of our carbon emissions. While Australia.
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18 November 2013, Warsaw: The new edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was released by Germanwatch and CAN Europe in Warsaw at the UN climate talks today. The results show emissions worldwide have climbed to a new peak and no single country is yet.
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04/11/2013 - Carbon taxes and emission trading systems are the most cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions, and should be at the centre of government efforts to tackle climate change, according to a new OECD study.
Effective Carbon.
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