Authored by Leo Pyman, TeamCain

On January 12, 2012 at the WCI Emissions Trading Program Update meeting in San Francisco California, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) unveiled their strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote a clean energy economy.

Authored by Leo Pyman, TeamCain

The cap-and-trade system gives companies flexibility in planning their short, medium and long term investments. It lets companies buy emission allowances on the market until they are ready to bring their equipment up to date. Companies that have reduced their GHG emissions below the regulatory requirement could find themselves with an allocation of emission units and by selling those excess units, they could either recover part of their investments or use the proceeds to engage in further optimization.

Below you can read an article from Sustainablebusinessnews.com.

On February 9, 2011, the ACCO (Association of Climate Change Officers), in partnership with the BNA and The Climate Registry, presented a webinar about the 16th Conference of Parties (or COP-16) that took place in Cancun this past December. The focus was around what came about at that conference and what the future held for the international effort for climate change as well as any implications for U.S. businesses.

From SustainableBusiness.com News

New research by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) identifies more than 530 low-oxygen “dead zones” and an additional 228 sites worldwide exhibiting signs of marine “eutrophication.” Eutrophication occurs when water bodies are over-fertilized by nutrients that are washed into surface waters from farms and urban areas.

01/19/2011 WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to announce a cooperative agreement to develop and adapt hydraulic hybrid technology for the light duty auto market. The goal of this partnership is to design a Chrysler minivan as a demonstration vehicle, using EPA’s own patented technology.

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The EV Cup, the world’s first circuit race series exclusively featuring electric vehicles, unveiled plans for the launch of its inaugural 2011 season. 

The groundbreaking seven-race "green motorsport" series will include two principle classes of zero emission electric cars--the City EV cars, where drivers will compete in carbon-free, race-prepared urban THINK cars, and the Sports EV class, which will feature teams racing 185 KPH Westfield iRacers. 

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Massachusetts announced its Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020: it lays out how the state will achieve its targets under its Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008.

The law commits the state to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% by 2050.

Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Ian Bowles, said the plan won't require new regulations or costs for businesses and residents that go beyond what they'll receive in savings.

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The European Union is on track to exceed its target of meeting 20% of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

EWEA published its analysis of the 27 National Renewable Energy Action Plans, submitted  by the EU Member States to the European Commission.

The EPA’s December 2010 report, Managing Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Lessons Learned for the Road Ahead, offers insight into how supply chain companies are approaching their suppliers about greenhouse gas emissions.