Getting real about “real” carbon offsets
I am about to commit an act of minor heresy by telling you that something everyone repeats as gospel is flat bunk. The qualities of a good emission offset project …
Read MoreGHG Professional Certification: onwards and upwards
Since the June 2011 global launch of the EP(GHG) and EPt(GHG) designations under our Professional Certification Program, in partnership with ECO Canada, we have seen an outpouring of enthusiasm from …
Read MoreBridging energy efficiency and carbon accounting
You have probably experienced this situation before. You have an idea for a project that you believe is important and innovative. But you don’t have funding for it, and are …
Read MoreHow do you explain additionality?
Update since initial posting: Further explanation on additionality can be found on OffsetGuide.org, which is an online and publicly available resource for understanding carbon offsets developed in 2019. If you …
Read MoreWas Durban a success or failure? A holiday edition.
It’s December, a month best characterized in many parts of the world by holiday cheer, winter revelry, and reflection of the year that’s about to draw to a close. But …
Read MoreA plain English look at the post-Kyoto carbon market
“Will failure to strike a post-Kyoto deal in Durban kill the carbon market?” With the latest big annual United Nations climate conference just a month away in Durban, South Africa, …
Read MoreDisheartened by the state of climate policy? Consider the long view on capacity building
It is easy to get pessimistic, if not outright depressed, in this business. After all, humanity keeps beating on the atmosphere with a sharp stick hoping that the climate will …
Read MoreGHGMI and SEI re-launch Carbon Offset Research & Education (CORE) web resource
There is no shortage of opinion on the concept and application of carbon offsets. The fervent debate these wonky mitigation instruments whip up runs an impressive multidisciplinary gamut from questions …
Read MoreSo how’s that professional certification thing going?
Your response to the launch of the EP(GHG) professional certification over the last three weeks has been tremendous, confident, and unequivocal. Indeed, the reaction from the international GHG community has …
Read MoreEnding the “Carbon Cowboy” Era: Globally certifying GHG management professionals
The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute is elated to today announce that it has partnered with the Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada) to launch a groundbreaking new professional certification …
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