The Carbon Show
The Carbon Show 2009 – The exhibition for trading, reducing and managing carbon takes place over today and tomorrow (29th and 30th September) at London ExCel centre, becoming the first ever international exhibition dedicated to carbon, covering everything from carbon consulting, to carbon audits to low carbon solutions for your business.
The aim of the exhibition is to provide all the resources, products and strategies needed to excel in the exciting world of carbon related business and learning opportunities and will feature over 100 exhibitors, specialised seminars, interactive workshops, exclusive networking opportunities and plenary sessions.
Deliver the information and resources needed to help your organisation succeed in the new low carbon economy the Carbon Show is taking place in the lead up to the crucial Copenhagen summit in December, providing opportunities to network and meet new potential clients and contacts and discuss the new post-Kyoto climate deal with industry leaders.
For further information or to find out more, visit www.thecarbonshow.com
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US Government gets Greenhouse Gas reporting
As reported by Reuters, The U.S. government will now require big companies to monitor and report their greenhouse gas emissions, according to officials – a move that should make it easier for federal regulators to cut emissions where Congress does not pass a climate change bill.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated that this new reporting system would help it understand where greenhouse gas emissions come from and as a consequence to help reduce these emissions.
Administrator for the US EPA, Lisa Jackson commented that this move is a major step forward in addressing greenhouse gases that are polluting our skies, and that the American public, alongside industry itself, will finally gather critically important information that will be utilised to determine how best to reduce those emissions.
The new reporting system will begin in January 2010 when large emitters will be required to file their annual emissions data in 2011, however, vehicle and engine manufacturers outside of the light-duty sector will phase in their emissions reporting with the 2011 car model year.
The Environmental Protection Agency would prefer Congress to cut U.S. emissions, but state they have taken action now that will allow it do to so if it becomes necessary.
Source article;
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE58L3AK20090922
From newenergyfinance.com e-bulletin
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Cats’ online community for power professionals
Caterpillar – the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines – is hosting an online power generation community, an interactive forum where consulting specifying engineers and other power generation professionals can come and exchange ideas and best practices, and past experience of purchasing or working with Cat® Power Generation equipment is not required to participate in discussions and there are no registration fees.
Dave Lucas, manager of marketing communications – Caterpillar Electric Power division – confirmed that the purpose of their online community is to provide somewhere where users can find answers to specific questions and have the ability to interact with their peers. And, although Caterpillar is hosting the forum, their primary goal is to help people in the industry unite with each other – around the clock and from around the world.
Caterpillar launched a test of the online community last October and invited a select group of professionals involved in designing, specifying, purchasing, installing, and operating power generation equipment, where to date users from 119 countries have generated more than 110,000 page views, where the topic gaining the most interest is power generation sustainability, featuring discussions on topics including alternative fuels and emissions requirements.
The forum also includes topics such as site design, standards and regulations and system components, but the beauty of utilising the online community means that users who cannot find an existing topic of interest can simply create a new discussion by creating a new thread.
Caterpillar experts are also featured within the community providing opinions and blogs.
Sources;
Spgmedia email centre-update
http://www.power-technology.com/contractors/gensets/caterpillar-power/press9.html
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London’s low-carbon zones
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson unveiled last week the capital’s first 10 “low-carbon zones” which are set to receive more than £200,000 that will fund low-carbon zones, including installing rooftop solar panels, electric car recharging points as well as introducing “low-carbon zone energy doctors”.
Following a competition to be designated as a “low-carbon zone” the winning areas announced by the mayor were; Barking Town Centre, Muswell Hill, Archway, Brixton, Lewisham Town Centre, Wandle Valley, Ham and Petersham, Peckham, Hackbridge and Queen’s Park
A different approach will be taken by each of the low-carbon zones in a campaign to reduce carbon emissions and then to be used as a showcase of low-carbon technologies and initiatives that could be extended more widely.
The Queens Park and Barking zones will install low-carbon zone electric car recharging points, Muswell Hill will work with a local retailer to install a large-scale solar array on roofs whereas Archway, Wandle Valley and Peckham will all focus on improving low-carbon living and provide energy efficiency advice to residents.
Each low-carbon zone has signed up to a goal of cutting carbon emissions by 20.12% by the year 2012 and have each submitted plans that should deliver a reduction in carbon emissions of over 23% over the next three years.
The low-carbon zones combined represent 13,000 residential properties, approximately 1,000 shops and businesses, 20 schools, a hospital, and places of worship and community centres.
Mr. Johnson commented:
“The winning entries as low-carbon zones are championing the latest low-carbon technologies, which will help us to become a leading low-carbon city”
Source;
Newenergyfinance.com e-bulletin
News article – http://www.i-newswire.com/mayor-announces-london-s-low-carbon/2212
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Its 10:10 for British Gas
A new climate change campaign was launched last week, as reported by Utility Exchange, and has already acquired the support of celebrities and big businesses. The 10:10 campaign is asking that everyone cuts their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010!
By suggesting changes such as walking or cycling to work, or only taking one flight a year, the 10:10 campaign believes that everyone can reduce their emissions by just changing the way they live their life slightly.
More than 400 businesses and organisations have already signed up to cut their carbon footprint, including small charities and large multi nationals.
And, according to an issued press release, parent company of British Gas – Centrica – has confirmed that British Gas will support the 10:10 campaign.
Centrica’s director of corporate affairs, Catherine May said:
“We support the 10:10 campaign and commit to doing everything we can to help our customers make their 10% cut. We hope they will use tools such as our Energy Savers Reports to get them on their way”
Centrica is a large multinational utility company, the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, and operates under the trading names “Scottish Gas” in Scotland and “British Gas” in the rest of the UK.
For more information on the 10:10 campaign and to sign up go to: http://www.1010uk.org/
Sources;
Centrica.com/ News (British Gas signs on to 10:10)
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Ethical Corporation and Vodafone tackle telecommunication emissions
The Ethical Corporation is an independent company providing competitive intelligence for business sustainability and together with communication provider Vodafone they are producing a lively online debate on September 30th 2009 about how companies in the mobile industry should tackle their impact on the climate.
In a new report called – Carbon Connections: Quantifying mobile’s role in tackling climate change – which has been published by Accenture and Vodafone, 13 wireless telecommunications opportunities have been identified as having the potential to reduce carbon emissions by 113 Mt CO2e a year therefore reducing associated energy costs by €43 billion across the 25 EU countries in 2020.
The aim of the debate is to provide the platform for a robust and challenging discussion on how the telecommunication industry can make possible a low carbon economy, and speakers will include:
• Chris Burgess - Group Head of Corporate Responsibility, at Vodafone
• Joaquim Croca - Head of Corporate Responsibility Performance & Reporting at Vodafone
• James Farrar - Vice President of Corporate Citizenship at SAP
• Molly Webb - Head of Strategic Engagement, The Climate Group
The interactive and moderated debate will be hosted online and will be spread over three time zones (Asia, Europe and USA) for one hour at a time.
Live debate time zones for September 30 2009, as follows;
• 8-9am British Standard Time (to accommodate participants in Asia)
• 12-1pm British Standard Time (to accommodate participants in Europe)
• 5-6pm British Standard Time (to accommodate participants in North and South America)
For further information or to find out more visit www.ethicalcorp.com
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Will New Delhi cash in on carbon
Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, yesterday met with India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh in an attempt to try and persuade him to back the climate change deal and push for ambitious carbon emission reductions being introduced at the global summit in Copenhagen this December.
Britain believes that India could be a major economic beneficiary from the drive to slow down global warning, but currently the country has resisted the pressure from developed countries to cap its carbon emissions due to fears that it would restrict economic growth, saying that reduction targets would deny electricity to poor Indian villagers, and also accuses Western Governments of putting ‘lifestyle emissions’ before ‘survival emissions’.
Mr. Miliband has not criticised India’s refusal to accept reduction targets, but instead is appealing to its “enlightened self interest” and believes that the world needs to encourage India into persuading other developing countries to support a deal at Copenhagen which could see an 80% reduction in carbon emissions and a limit on global warming of 2% by 2050.
Global carbon trading could see India reap the benefits where companies in developed countries buy emission permits from lower-emission countries, thus helping India’s future development not hindering it.
India also has investment in solar power plants, whereby they could generate cash from electricity sales, and consequently be allowed to sell carbon credits – where profits could then be reinvested in further clean energy projects.
The energy secretary is suggesting that Britain could collaborate with India too, on developing new technology for storing solar power, and then offer carbon, capture and storage (CCS) deals to reduce India’s coal-fired power station emissions.
Source;
The Daily Telegraph/ World News (Let’s cash in on carbon, India told)
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EcoSecurities in ‘other’ takeover talks
According to Reuters.com EcoSecurities Group Plc, which structures and guides greenhouse gas emission reduction projects from beginning to end, confirmed that they were in ongoing talks with another party for a possible takeover bid after Swedish firm Tricorona decided not to bid for the Irish carbon offsetting business, but stated that there is no certainty that an offer or any other transaction will occur.
In an issued statement the company also said that it has recommended its shareholders take no action in response to the revised offer by Guanabara Holdings, a company set up by EcoSecurities co-founder and former president Pedro Moura Costa.
Guanabara Holdings increased its offer for EcoSecurities to 90 pence per share from 77 pence, along with lowering the level of acceptances needed for the takeover from 80% to 50%.
Clean energy project developer Tricorona confirmed that it will not proceed with an offer for EcoSecurities.
Source article;
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5821KW20090903
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npower launches CRC software
Gas and electricity supplier npower has developed a new software tool dedicated to business customers that are signed up to the Governments Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme (CRC).
The CRC scheme goes live in 2010 and this is where companies will be required to purchase emission allowances to cover the carbon dioxide they emit as a business, then companies who successfully reduce their emissions receive a bonus, whereas those who do not will face penalties.
Businesses will be required to record and manage emission outputs across all applicable sites, and consequently will be able to trade their allowances.
‘Encompass Professional’ has been developed by npower as a monitoring tool that will analyse a companies energy use in detail, it combines historic data on the companies production levels and energy use with 20 year weather patterns to calculate future energy use. This information can then be utilised to improve the energy management and cash flow to effectively devise ways of reducing consumption, costs and carbon.
npower are confident after trailing the software that it had identified opportunities for significant cost and carbon reduction and that it will help businesses manage their own carbon allowances, thus reducing the financial risk of needing to buy additional allowances on the open market.
Source;
Utilityweek.co.uk/ News/ Pan Utility (Npower offers new software package to manage customers’ Carbon Reduction Commitment)