Achieving SDG12 with Chris Lindley
Chris Lindley, Founder and CEO BraveGen describes his vision for achieving SDG12: Responsible Production and Consumption at RBF Singapore 2016.
Chris Lindley, Founder and CEO BraveGen describes his vision for achieving SDG12: Responsible Production and Consumption at RBF Singapore 2016.
Planes, trains, ships and automobiles form the backbone of a supply chain and are vital to the global economy. They also generate greenhouse gas emissions, which forward thinking companies aim to control. Carbon accounting and reduction provides a strong business case as well as meeting the expectations of customers, governments and investors. In the [...]
It may be surprising to know that in some instances countries are rewarded for policies that increase global emissions and punished for policies that contribute to reducing them. A solution has been presented for the problem. An extremely useful study at Lund University has been proposed which suggests accounting for carbon emissions which enables policy [...]
Researchers from Princeton University and the University of California-Irvine recommend assessing powerstations in terms of lifetime carbon. They argue that approval of future projects should depend on lifecycle costs, and not just annual emissions. They note a general lack of insight into commitment accounting among the general public. They go on to point out that [...]