Reports: see also Carbon management and markets...
|
| |
yosemite.epa.gov
|
"The U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Sinks" Environmental Protection Agency. ***
|
www.wmo.int
|
World Meteorological Organization's Atmospheric
Environment and Research Division publishes the WMO-GAW
Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletins. Each year, these bulletins
report the latest trends and atmospheric burdens of the most
influential, long-lived greenhouse gases; carbon dioxide (CO2),
methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), as well as a summary
of the contributions of the lesser gases.
|
www.wmo.int
|
World Meteorological Organization's Global Atmosphere
Watch (GAW) DRAFT GAW 184 -Technical Report of Global
Analysis Method for Major Greenhouse Gases by the World
Data Center for Greenhouse Gases. 2009. PDF.
|
www.edf.org
|
"Technical Support Document for Endangerment
Analysis for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the
Clean Air Act" EPA's Climate Change Division, of the Office of
Atmospheric Programs. June 2008. PDF. ***
|
www.ghgonline.org
|
Greenhouse Gas Online- The site catalogues the greenhouse
gas related articles published in over 100 peer reviewed journals
from around the world.
|
www.climate.unibe.ch
|
University of Bern "High-resolution carbon dioxide
concentration record 650,000–800,000 years before present"
Reports that Greenhouse gases are at highest levels in the
atmosphere than at any time in at least 800,000 years. Today
carbon dioxide is 28 percent and methane 124 percent higher
than at any time during the last 800,000 years..." PDF.
|
www.iiasa.ac.at
|
IIASA Policy Brief: Uncertainty in Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
PDF.
|
www.wri.org
|
World Resources Institute "The Greenhouse Gas Protocol:
A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised
Edition)" Helps companies and other organizations to identify,
calculate, and report GHG emissions by outlining a standard for
accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent
accounting and reporting by companies and organizations.
|
www.wbcsd.org
|
Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from
Grid-Connected Electricity Projects is a publication
released by the GHG Protocol Initiative. The GHG Protocol
Initiative is the most widely used international accounting tool
for government and business leaders to understand, quantify
and manage greenhouse gas emissions, and is working with
partners and groups around the world to build a new generation
of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Sept 2007.
|
www.iisbe.org
|
"Contingency planning for rapid reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions" The International Initiative for
a Sustainable Built Environment is looking for partner
governments, institutions and other large organizations to help
develop effective plans for the rapid reduction of greenhouse
gases and for effective adaptation strategies, under conditions of
extreme climate change impacts. 2008. PDF.
|
www.wri.org
|
"Bottom Line on Corporate GHG Inventories" This fact
sheet answers key questions about corporate GHG inventories
and how they relate to other GHG measurement initiatives.
World Resources Institute, Mar 2008.
|
www.wri.org
|
"Bottom Line on GHG Emissions Registries" This fact
sheet answers the questions many are asking about GHG
registries and the role of a mandatory GHG reporting program
in the United States. World Resources Institute, Mar 2008.
|
www.mckinsey.com
|
McKinsey Quarterly "Reducing US Greenhouse Gas
Emissions: How Much at What Cost?" Dec 2007.
|
pdf.wri.org
|
"Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A Service Sector Guide
to Greenhouse Gas Management" helps service-sector
companies reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.Iinformation
on quantifying emissions and offers recommendations on how to
reduce those emissions. World Resources Institute, 2006. PDF.
|
www.climateaction
project.com
|
"Climate Change: Action by States To Address
Greenhouse Gas Emissions" CRS Report to Congress. Jan
2007. PDF.
|
www.climateaction
programme.org
|
UN's Climate Action "Shock report forecasts huge increase in
aviation’s global environmental impacts." A report submitted to
the 7th US/Europe ATM R&D Seminar held in Barcelona.
Aviation CO2 emissions globally are forecast to rise from 572
Million tonnes in 2000 to 1228 million by 2025. Aviation
emissions on this scale run a severe risk of overwhelming all
CO2 reduction targets.
|
www.pnas.org
|
"Climate change and health costs of air emissions from
biofuels and gasoline" quantifies and monetizes the life-cycle
climate-change and health effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) and
fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from gasoline, corn
ethanol, and cellulosic ethanol. National Academies Dec, 2008.
|
| |
|
| |
|
Reports-GHG Mitigation:
|
| |
www.mckinsey.com
|
McKinsey Quarterly "Reducing US Greenhouse Gas
Emissions: How Much at What Cost?" Dec 2007.
|
www.resource-solutions.org
|
Center for Resource Solutions. "The Potential for Energy
Savings Certificates (ESC) as a Major Tool in Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Programs" The paper examines the status of energy
savings certificates in Europe and the United States and
assesses their potential use to help fight global climate change by
stimulating increased energy efficiency. May 2007.
|
www.arb.ca.gov
|
"Recommendations of the Economic and Technology
Advancement Advisory Committee"- Technologies and
Policies to Consider for Reducing GreenHouse Gas Emmissions
in California. Aims for a 80 percent reduction by 2050. To
achieve these significant reductions will require more efficient
use of energy, the virtual elimination of all GHG emissions from
the state’s energy infrastructure and a substantially different
mix of transportation systems and fuels. (ETAAC) Report. PDF.
|
www.cdproject.net
|
Carbon Disclosure Project: CDP5. The Carbon Disclosure
Project is a forum used by institutional investors to request
information on greenhouse gas emissions from some of the
world's largest companies. This report, the fifth in a continuing
series, contains data on individual company's CO2 emissions and
mitigation plans, and also includes analyses of new climate
developments.
|
www.theclimategroup.org
|
"Carbon Down, Profits Up" report, describes actions taken
by many companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
report also highlights the advantages gained by firms that take
early action to address climate change. The Climate Group
2007. PDF.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
