Posts Tagged ‘unfccc’
1. UN Climate Conference (COP16) Wrap Up
This year’s Sixteenth Conference of theParties (COP 16) tothe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place between November 29 and December 10 this year in Cancun, Mexico. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
2. Researchers Develop Reactor to Make Fuel from Sunlight
Scientists raise hopes for a large scale renewable source of liquid fuel with a simple reactor that mimics plants. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
3. New Environmental Disclosure Guidance from Canadian Regulators
A new environmental reporting guidance was released by the Canadian Securities Administrators for companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges, including the Toronto Stock Exchange which ranks third in North America and eighth in the world. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
4. UL Environment Establishes EPD Program
UL Environment is launching its own Environmental Product Declaration EPD Program to evaluate the environmental claims of products, which will provide documentation of an audited life cycle assessment of the environmental performance of a product, based on product category rules in accordance with ISO 14025 guidelines. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
5. EPA Announces Partnership with ECHA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on Friday announced a partnership that will promote enhanced technical cooperation on chemical management activities. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
6. US Army Adopts ASHRAE Standard 189.1
U.S. Army officials issued their new sustainable design and development initiative that incorporates requirements of the green building Standard 189.1. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …
7. Carbon Track to Help Ad Industry Measure Carbon Footprints (Environmental Leader)
Earlier this month, Starcom MediaVest Group and Envido launched CarbonTrack, what the companies say is a tool designed to calculate the carbon footprint of advertising campaigns – everything from TV to radio, outdoor, magazines, newspapers, digital display and search. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …