Was 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 …
Read MoreLetter from the Dean: Are you a Carbon Management “Professional”?
I think we all realize that eventually governments and society will reach a point of dramatic transition characterized by the implementation of serious measures to address climate change. Indeed, the …
Read MoreThe GHG Experts Network 2.0: The GHGMI Forum
Here’s a test to see how long you’ve been part of the GHG expert community: Do you remember the old GHG Experts Network? If the answer is yes, then I …
Read MoreDefining Additionality
The professional lexicon of climate policy has an air of maturity. Melding climate science terminology, esoteric domain concepts, and countless three letter acronyms (TLAs), carbon wonks are known to dialogue …
Read MoreSEC Climate Risk Disclosure One Year On
For the climate policy news junkies and carbon geeks that follow greenhouse gas reporting for work or (sadistic?) pleasure, the last few weeks have seen a particularly high churn of …
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