Search Results

Showing 311 - 320 of 425 results for "greenhouse gas"

Natural Carbon announces Cape York CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Natural Carbon, Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council and Olkola Aboriginal Corporation will undertake savannah burning on 13,000 square kilometres in Cape York, a Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI)-compliant project. The implementation of the savannah burning ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... study from The Gold Standard. Neil Salisbury, director, Net Balance Written by Net Balance, the study assesses greenhouse gas mitigation projects in developing countries to value the outcomes that come in addition to carbon mitigation achieved. The study ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... important," Day said. "Standards around water verification are much less mature than the equivalent standards for greenhouse gas data and information - probably five to ten years behind the equivalent standards in greenhouse gas. We're doing all we can ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Committee (DOIC), according to the Department of the Environment. DOIC has endorsed a methodology that "reduc[es] greenhouse gas emissions in beef cattle through feeding nitrate containing supplements; quantif[ies] carbon sequestration by permanent native ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... analysed the companies across 16 indicators in four key areas: governance and risk management, water quality and use, greenhouse gas emissions and community relations. Information on company disclosure practices were collected from publicly available ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... citing United Nations Environment Program statistics that fugitive emissions represent nearly two gigatons CO2 of greenhouse gas emissions per year. The groups specifically note methane as a worry, given "its short-term potency as a greenhouse gas," ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... information in mainstream reporting to investors, CDSB said. "In 2007 when we were first set up, the focus was on greenhouse gas and climate risks," said Lois Guthrie, CDSB executive director. "As time has gone on, we have seen various trends that have ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Norwood Payneham and St Peters, and Unley," the spokesperson said. Depending on the scheme's uptake, potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions could range from between 6% - 10,800 tonnes CO2/year saved, and 32%, or 61,400 tonnes CO2/year saved, an ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... finalised, it would be very hard for anyone to make commercial decisions. People are continuing to improve the greenhouse gas performance where it is a part of business as usual. "There is general acceptance that there will be an ongoing cost of carbon ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... CDP's relationship with its "long-standing partner", the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), to catalyze greenhouse gas reductions and standardize climate change reporting. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the outgoing C40 chair. The grant ...