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EU ETS – A Flagship in Choppy Waters

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:52:39 +0000

Day two of Carbon Expo opened with a packed auditorium gathered to listen to some of the world's leading experts debate the future direction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).

Cautious Optimism feeling at close of day one, Carbon Expo

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:25:26 +0000

by Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability Despite Dirk Forrester, President and CEO IETA opening the 9th Carbon Expo with the statement ‘these are troubled times’, there is a feeling of cautious optimism at this years Carbon Expo - the world’s leading international trade fair and conference for emissions trading, carbon abatement [...]

Helping Chinese industry prepare for an Emissions Trading Scheme

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:39:16 +0000

Robert Hansor, Head of Climate Change & CSR, LRQA Asia was a keynote speaker at the IETA side event held on the opening day of Carbon Expo.

Climate Change Podcast Series 2012 – Madlen King interview

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:24:30 +0000

In this episode we talk to one of the industry’s leading Climate Change specialists, Madlen King.

Day One of Carbon Expo; four out of five market experts call for intervention in EU ETS

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:42:29 +0000

Carbon Expo opened this morning with major players from the global Carbon Market descending on Cologne for three days of presentations and discussions.

Achievements of the CDM Executive Board and the DOE Relationship through the DIA

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:53:43 +0000

Since its creation in 2010 and official launch in March 2011, the Designated Operational Entities and Independent Entities Association (DIA) has grown and has achieved a great deal.

The Future of CDM

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:18:23 +0000

Without a doubt we still have uncertainty with regard to the future of CDM

Building the Water Agenda – Policy responses to water scarcity and shock

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:14:42 +0000

There is an increasing awareness of the need to act on the world’s impending water challenge. Growing global resource use highlights the complex interdependencies between water and energy, agriculture, industry, urban growth and ecosystems.

Bonn Climate Change Talks – ramping down

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:54:56 +0000

Many of the working groups have now started ramping down and looking beyond these two weeks to what remains to be achieved going forward – which is considerable. With very little progress made on any of the subjects on the table, the positive air that existed at the start of these talks is now much [...]

Countdown to Carbon Expo – IETA sees 2012 as an important and labour-intensive year

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:18 +0000

IETA sees 2012 as an important and labour-intensive year as far as the emissions-trading process is concerned.

Bonn Climate Change Talks – end of week 1

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:57 +0000

As week one of the Bonn negotiations drew to a close the Ad hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) were still arguing over who was going to chair the group

Bonn Climate Change Talks – Day 4

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:04:14 +0000

The first meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) was held yesterday.

Bonn Climate Change Talks – Days 2 & 3

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:41:36 +0000

Some interesting perspectives from days 2 & 3 of the climate change talks emerged in relation to the Quantified Emission Limitation and Reduction Objectives (QELRO’s) of Annex 1 parties and the length of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Bonn Climate Change Talks – Day 1

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:56 +0000

UNFCCC calls on nations to strengthen their climate change commitments to avoid the current potential 5°C global temperature rises.

Bonn Climate Change Talks Commence Preparations for COP18

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:13:36 +0000

Preparatory Climate Change talks commence today in Bonn for the run-up to COP18 to be held in Doha, Qatar at the end of the year.

Natural Capitalism: The Pathway to Green Growth

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:51:06 +0000

The World Bank published a report on Wednesday entitled ‘Inclusive Green Growth, The Pathway to Sustainable Development’.

Microsoft’s Pledge for Carbon Neutrality

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:38:58 +0000

Yesterday, Kevin Turner, COO of Microsoft announced via their official blog that they will be carbon neutral from July 1st.

Ministers meet in Bonn to build on momentum of COP17

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:54:13 +0000

Ministers from 32 countries met informally in Bonn over the weekend to discuss necessary tasks post COP17.

South Korea and New Zealand Launch Study to Investigate ETS Linkage

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:41:07 +0000

Working together, the Korean Legislation Research Institute and New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment have begun a joint study to investigate the possibility of linking the two nation’s emissions trading schemes.

South Korea Passes Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:03:20 +0000

Yesterday the South Korean National Assembly passed a Bill to establish a national emissions trading scheme by January 2015.

LRQA’s Madlen King to speak on MRV at Carbon Expo

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:38:10 +0000

Carbon Expo is the world's leading international trade fair and conference for emissions trading, carbon abatement solutions and clean technologies.

UK Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change Recognise GHG Emissions as a Transboundary Issue

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:45:44 +0000

A Commons Select Committee last week concluded that governments need to be open about ‘outsourcing emissions’ and the complete impact that a nation’s consumption has on the world's climate.

Business Leaders call for EU ETS reform to achieve EU Climate Change Targets

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:01:24 +0000

Philippe Joubert, CEO of Alstom last week provided input to an informal meeting of Environment Ministers on behalf of the Prince of Wales’ EU Corporate Leader Group on Climate Change.

CDP Report Highlights Opportunity for Increased Supply Chain Efficiencies & Cost Savings

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:33:20 +0000

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has recently published the CDP Supply Chain Report 2012

Carbon Expo 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:19:09 +0000

Carbon Expo is the global platform to explore the detailed development of carbon markets worldwide and interrelated policies and measures that will shape the international climate regime of the future.

Stephen Mushin takes E-idea to Antarctica

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:42:51 +0000

Melbourne based ‘E-idealist,’ designer and artist Stephen Mushin is today joining a team of scientists, environmentalists and entrepreneurs on the International Antarctic Expedition (IAE) 2012 led by polar explorer and environmental leader Robert Swan.

Members of the European Parliament back Future Modifications to the EU ETS

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:03:32 +0000

This resolution has no legal force, it is one step further towards decisive action

Tomorrow’s Vote to Set the Tone for Potential Future Modifications to the EU ETS

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:53:01 +0000

The report calls on the Commission to adopt measures to correct existing weaknesses of the ETS and to take steps prior to the end of 2012.

Spotlight on LRQA & British Council E-idea; My Tree My Saving for Education!

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:58:22 +0000

Anton Abdul Fatah, Indonesia winner of the E-idea competition for the start-up category, just launched a social programme called My Tree, My Saving for Education! E-idea is a joint initiative between Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and the British Council which has identified 40 eco-entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region.

EU Parliamentary Committee Agrees EU ETS Set-aside

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:31:46 +0000

A senior parliamentary committee of MEPs met last week and agreed an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Directive that would allow the European Commission to cut the supply of permits in the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme. The amendment, allowing the Commission to take measures by the end of the year, will address the current market [...]

“Like No Other Place on Earth” IAE 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:02:21 +0000

"Like No Other Place on Earth" IAE 2012

LRQA Team Members Encounter Harsh Conditions during IAE 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:57:45 +0000

After a smooth two day trip across the Drake Passage from Argentina, the International Antarctic Expedition 2012 arrived on the Antarctic Peninsula

Clean Energy Standard Trading Mechanism Proposed for the US

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:02:19 +0000

Jeff Bingaman, a senior US senator and the Democratic Chair of the Senate Energy Committee, last week proposed the Clean Energy Standard (CES). The standard includes mechanisms to force utility companies to purchase power from clean sources and create a trading mechanism for such credits. The standard will assist with Obama’s goal to generate 80 [...]

LRQA’s Richard Smith & E-idea Winner Stephen Mushin Set Sail from Ushuaia for IAE 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:51:36 +0000

LRQA's Richard Smith & E-idea Winner Stephen Mushin Set Sail from Ushuaia for IAE 2012

LRQA Climate Change Expert in CDP Verification Webinar

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:08:36 +0000

LRQA Climate Change Expert in CDP Verification Webinar

LRQA joins Robert Swan’s International Antarctic Expedition to help raise global awareness about the impact of climate change

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:02:12 +0000

LRQA joins Robert Swan's International Antarctic Expedition to help raise global awareness about the impact of climate change

Carbon Expo Cologne 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:06:59 +0000

Carbon Expo is your one-stop-shop for dialogues on new trends and perspectives of the carbon market.

“Tie for a Change” for LRQA and British Council sponsored E-idea Project

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:27:29 +0000

Regional winners of the LRQA & British Council sponsored E-idea Competition presented their winning ideas and works at a special exhibition at the CSR Asia forum ‘Sustainability in Asia – Opportunities for Japanese Companies’ in Tokyo on January 18, 2012.

Technology virtually unites E-Idea winners

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:04:38 +0000

Technology has brought together the 40 E-idea winners (dubbed E-idealists) once again through an Eco Exhibition organised by the British Council with support from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).

E-idea Eco Exhibition

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:43:02 +0000

Visit the E-idea Online Eco Exhibition and watch videos from the E-idealists winners. E-idea is an initiative that is jointly run by LRQA and the British Council which engages, empowers and encourages the E-idealists as they bring their ideas to fruition.

EU Emission Reduction Goal of 30% Less Costly than Envisaged

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:18:30 +0000

The EU Commission, on Monday, issued their cost-benefit analysis of moving to a 30% target. The paper, concludes that due to: the effect of the EU’s climate change policies and measures implemented between 2005 and 2008; higher energy prices; and the economic crisis, faster emissions reductions have been achieved in the region than were originally [...]

EU Opens Union Registry for Aircraft Operators in the EU ETS

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:38:28 +0000

Yesterday, the European Commission partially activated the Registry to centralise carbon allowance accounts currently held under individual national registries. The full announcement from the EC can be accessed here. The registry has been opened for aircraft operators only at this time and will not be fully activated prior to June. This next step now enables [...]

EC Launches Consultation on Measures to Reduce GHG Emissions from Shipping

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:49:43 +0000

Yesterday the European Union launched a public consultation on possible measures that the European Commission could take to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships. This consultation seeks to collect opinions on GHG emissions and their climate change impacts from this sector, with a view to shaping a possible Commission proposal in the future. The Commission’s [...]

NYK Obtains Certification for Accurate Disclosure of Environmental Data

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:14:31 +0000

Global logistics giant NYK has received certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited

LRQA Business Assurance – Climate Change Arena Asia – Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:18:13 +0000

In this episode we talk to Robert Hansor, Head of Climate Change and CSR for LRQA Asia, and Robert joins us on the phone.

LRQA and British Council E-idea Initiative; Spotlight on China

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:03:37 +0000

Like millions of office workers in the city, E-idea winner 32-year-old Huang Ke, a landscape designer, used to spend eight hours a day in a cubicle measuring just one square meter. But despite the space restrictions, the mother of a two-year-old girl and passionate ecologist always wanted to improve her immediate environment.

LRQA Addresses Asia Carbon Community Challenges

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:59:23 +0000

Robert Hansor - Head of Climate Change and CSR - LRQA Asia

Carbon trading subject to ‘changing international winds’ says climate change expert Robert Hansor

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:11:46 +0000

The first day of Carbon Forum Asia (CFA) coincided with Certified Emission Reduction (CER) prices reaching a new low in Europe – the key driver for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Asia and the area of most interest to participants. But whilst the short term outlook is currently challenging, conversations in the conference hall [...]

LRQA and the British Council E-Idea Podcast Series, Episode 4, “The Winners, part 2″

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:23:32 +0000

In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. All of the interviews were recorded during the winners workshop which was held in Indonesia in October, 2011. The topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects, the importance of the funding provided by the British Council and LRQA and the benefits of networking during the 3-day workshop.

LRQA and the British Council E-Idea Podcast Series, Episode 3, “The Winners, part 1″

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:10:02 +0000

In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The interviews were recorded during the winners workshop held in Indonesia in October, 2011. Some of the topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects as well as the importance of the mentoring that both LRQA and the British Council are providing the winnners throughout the competition.