Doing Business in a New Climate : A Guide to Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting Greenhouse Gas ...
ISBN: 9781844079070 | 1844079074
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Taylor & Francis
Pub. Date: 3/31/2010
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Around the world, a growing number of businesses are taking steps to reduce their climate impact by managing their greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, these businesses are discovering that effective greenhouse gas management can enhance their brands, motivate employees, increase operational efficiencies, and save money. This guide walks readers through the key activities that make up a greenhouse gas management program, including measuring, reducing, and offsetting emissions and developing a communications strategy around the program. T... MORE
| Acknowledgements | p. vi |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Climate change impacts on the economy | |
| Getting Started: Planning for the Success of the GHG Management Programme | p. 1 |
| Define the business case | |
| Establish goals | |
| Obtain buy-in and active commitment | |
| Create a climate leadership team and allocate funds | |
| Helpful resources | |
| ... MORE | p. 9 |
| Why carry out an emissions inventory? | |
| The Greenhouse Gas Protocol | |
| Setting boundaries | |
| Collecting activity data | |
| Calculating GHG emissions | |
| Quality control | |
| Helpful resources | |
| Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | p. 21 |
| Reduction targets | |
| Identifying reduction opportunities | |
| Selecting reduction measures | |
| Tracking reductions and cost savings | |
| Examples of GHG emission reduction opportunities | |
| Helpful resources | |
| Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Going Carbon Neutral | p. 41 |
| What is carbon neutral? | |
| Making a decision to go carbon neutral | |
| Benefits of carbon neutral initiatives | |
| Risks | |
| Developing an effective carbon neutral initiative | |
| Different: types of carbon neutral initiatives | |
| What is a carbon offset? | |
| High quality carbon offsets | |
| Deciding which offsets to purchase | |
| Helpful resources | |
| Communicating Effectively: Supporting the GHG Management Programme | p. 57 |
| Developing an effective communications plan | |
| Principles of good communications for environmental initiatives | |
| Tailoring messages to different audiences | |
| Helpful resources | |
| Moving Forward and Overcoming Challenges | p. 65 |
| Time and money | |
| Too many options | |
| A steep learning curve for the emissions inventory | |
| Lack of internal expertise | |
| Motivating employees | |
| Integration of GHG management into decision-making | |
| Ongoing monitoring and adjustment | |
| Helpful resources | |
| Conclusion | p. 70 |
| Additional Resources | p. 71 |
| Glossary | p. 73 |
| Endnotes | p. 79 |
| Index | p. 80 |
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Paul Lingl has been developing climate change solutions at the David Suzuki Foundation since 2001, and has advised businesses, governments, and major event organizers. Deborah Carlson has worked at the David Suzuki Foundation since 2006 developing greenhouse gas management strategies for businesses and other organizations. The David Suzuki Foundation is committed to protecting the diversity of nature and our quality of life, how and for the future.
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