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Raising the Speed Limit - Not the Solution the UK Needs
Published Monday, 14 May 2012
The UK Government is set to announce a consultation about increasing the highway speed limit to 80 miles per hour. The idea, first floated last September, is meant to contribute to economic growth by reducing losses associated with time spent...
UK Public Wants Corporate Climate Disclosure
Published Friday, 11 May 2012
First the USA, now the UK. Yesterday the Aldersgate Group reported the results of a poll showing that over three-quarter of the British public supports mandatory carbon reporting by large companies.
These findings come at an interesting time...
40% of English Coastline Faces Erosion Risk
Published Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, wrote a fascinating feature article in the weekend Financial Times about the cost of climate change adaptation. Noting that 1,800 km of the 4,500 km English coast is at risk of erosion, Thurley...
Carbon Capture and Storage: What's the Big Deal?
Published Thursday, 3 May 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy has released the North American Carbon Storage Atlas (NACAS). The atlas is a compendium of geologic sites across Canada, the United States and Mexico where it is theoretically possible to store CO2 produced from stationary...
ICROA's Code of Best Practice
Published Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Today I'm shepherding our third annual audit of Carbon Clear's compliance with the ICROA Code of Best Practice.
ICROA, or the International Carbon Reduction and Offsetting Alliance, is a self-regulatory industry body established in 2008 by Carbon...
I'm on Twitter (Finally)!
Published Wednesday, 2 May 2012
After being prodded for the last few months by Clare, James and sundry others on the Carbon Clear team, I have set up my personal Twitter account. You can follow me at @jgorecarbon, where I'll try to say something interesting now and again about...
Welcome to the Reality-Based Majority
Published Monday, 30 April 2012
Reuters (and several other news outlets) reported late last week that 75% of Americans support EPA moves to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant, and that 61% would vote for a Presidential candidate who advocated revenue-neutral carbon taxes to reduce...
Researchers Say Climate Extremes May Be Greater Than Expected
Published Monday, 30 April 2012
Four years ago on this blog I wrote that we have three choices with respect to climate change: mitigate, adapt or suffer. New oceanographic research by the American and Australian scientific team of Paul Durack, Susan Wijffels, and Richard Matear...
Low-Carbon Energy: Not Just for Treehuggers
Published Monday, 30 April 2012
Not so long ago, few organisations would have invested in renewable energy systems to power their operations. Those that did, like HSBC or Google, did so for largely for publc relations or CSR purposes, or because senior managers were also committed...
My Africa Carbon Forum Presentation
Published Thursday, 26 April 2012
The organising team at the Africa Carbon Forum has now begun posting the presentations from last week's conference. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spoke at a training session for programme of activities (PoA) management entities.
This was...
Who's Afraid of Low Carbon Prices? Part 2: The Voluntary Market
Published Tuesday, 24 April 2012
This is Part 2 of my post about what low carbon prices tell us about the carbon markets. Contrary to expectations, the price signals tell a good news story about the voluntary market.I've now attended three of the four Africa Carbon Forum events...
Who's Afraid of Low Carbon Prices? Part 1: The Compliance Market
Published Monday, 23 April 2012
A big point of discussion at the Africa Carbon Forum was around what today's very low carbon prices mean for market participants. Since 2008, the price of European Union Allowances has dropped precipitously, from a high of €28 to less than €8...
Carbon Clear at the Africa Carbon Forum
Published Wednesday, 18 April 2012
This week we're at the Africa Carbon Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where I'll be speaking at a training session on Programmes of Activities. And catching up with old friends and associates.
The Africa Carbon Forum, or ACF, brings together government...
Carbon Credits Make Wonderful Things Happen
Published Friday, 13 April 2012
Quick quiz: What's the leading cause of death for children around the world?
A: Malnutrition
B: HIV/AIDS
C: Malaria
D: Respiratory infection
Well done if you guessed (D) - the photo* provided a hint.
According to the World Health Organization (see...
New Source Performance Standards: The Start of U.S. Climate Change Regulation?
Published Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Back in 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. That ruling gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to issue an "endangerment...
Heat Wave 'Rewrites History' Across the U.S.
Published Thursday, 22 March 2012
We're two days into spring, and already it feels like summer across much of the United States.
In Chicago yesterday, the temperature reached 87F (about 30C), the hottest it has ever been this early in the season. The temperature has exceeded...
Renewables and Nuclear: Different Signals from Germany and Britain
Published Friday, 16 March 2012
On 11 March, one year on from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan, Germany has reaffirmed its decision to abandon nuclear power. The Germans shut down their eight oldest reactors shortly after the Japanese earthquake, tsunami...
Beyond Compliance: Green Monday and the Rise of Corporate Action
Published Tuesday, 6 March 2012
For the past year, Carbon Clear has been a sponsor of Green Monday, a UK-based corporate sustainability networking event. Once a month, 300-500 sustainability professionals and corporate executives get together to share their experiences implementing...
Making Renewables Work: Energy Density
Published Friday, 2 March 2012
Most discussions about renewable energy are rather abstract. Analysts talk about increasing the share of renewables-based electricity generation from 3% to 15% of the national total, or installing a million solar roofs. The renewable energy...
The UK Feed-In-Tariff: Shifting the Demand Curve
Published Tuesday, 28 February 2012
The British renewable energy industry is up in arms over the feed-in-tariff cuts proposed by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The tariff, launched in April 2010, requires utility companies to reimburse owners of small-scale...
Climate Change Already Harming the World's Forests
Published Friday, 24 February 2012
Last year I wrote about the effect that climate change has on lianas, the leafy vines that grow around trees in the tropics. The lianas put stress on the trees, hindering the trees' growth and survival - and thus their ability to sequester carbon...
Corporate Carbon Management - Now More Than Ever
Published Monday, 9 January 2012
The latest round of international climate change negotiations ended one month ago in Durban. Now that the dust has settled, we can take stock of what the results mean for corporate carbon management.
There were a number of policy announcements...
Happy Birthday, Carbon Clear!
Published Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Six years ago today, Carbon Clear was incorporated in the UK. Back in 2005, the global carbon market was a very different place:The Kyoto Protocol had just entered into force
The EU-ETS had just started operation
Al Gore’s “An InconvenientTruth”...
Carbon Clear Report: Britain’s biggest companies get to grips with carbon reporting
Published Friday, 19 August 2011
A report published by Carbon Clear shows that most companies in the FTSE 100 are now regularly reporting on their greenhouse gas emissions and showing evidence of carbon footprint reductions.
The research shows that 93 of the 100 companies had...
Ex-Accenture Chief James Hall Appointed as Carbon Clear Chairman
Published Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Following another year of excellent growth and the expansion of our carbon management services, Carbon Clear is pleased to announce the appointment of our first Chairman.
James Hall, who previously held the posts of Managing Partner at Accenture UK...
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