Why We Work at the Institute

August 26, 2010, by ghg-david

Here at the Institute a good amount of our external communications are dedicated to describing just why GHGMI is an important and necessary institution. The talking points are likely familiar …

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The verdict on “Climategate”

August 11, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

We now have ample evidence to come to firm conclusions about the much-discussed controversy and manufactured scandals surrounding climate change science. Instead of recreating the wheel, I am simply going …

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Who is building our global GHG MRV infrastructure?

July 26, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

Sometimes it feels quite lonely here at GHG Management Institute headquarters. Toiling away trying to do what we think is needed to support the future of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation …

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What is different about methane (CH4) emissions? The forgotten CO2 in GHG emissions accounting

July 13, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

In this third blog post on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and Global Warning Potential (GWP) values, I want to focus on a unique characteristic of methane (CH4). I would venture …

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What is a Global Warming Potential? And which one do I use?

June 28, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

[Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published on 28 June 2010. The post, in its current form, has been updated as of 8 May 2023 to reflect the final …

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What are Greenhouse Gases?

June 15, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

[Editor’s Note:  This blog post was originally published on June 15th, 2010.  The post in its current form, has since been edited to include updated content as of April 1st, …

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What is a voluntary carbon market (Part 2)?

May 26, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

I promised in a recent blog post to return to the question of what is a voluntary carbon market.  Specifically, I laid out a framework for thinking about voluntary carbon …

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Why is climate change so difficult a problem?

May 2, 2010, by Michael Gillenwater

Acceptance of the fundamental process of global warming has grown over time and is increasingly widespread, albeit with some notable exceptions within the political community. The most important statement of …

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Getting REDDy for REDD?

April 8, 2010, by Tim Stumhofer

This Friday all eyes in the climate world will return to Bonn, Germany for the next rounds of the UNFCCC-convened Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I …

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The SEC climate risk guidance: An inflection point for reporting and institutional capacity building?

March 24, 2010, by Tim Stumhofer

The U.S. SEC’s decision at the end of January to release interpretative guidance on corporate climate risk disclosure unleashed an impressively diverse maelstrom of articles, briefs, and alerts. Simultaneously, legal, …

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