Business, government, and NGOs partner to launch Brazil GHG Protocol Program
In her final act as Minister of Environment, then-Minister Marina Silva launched the Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program on May 12 in Brasilia. The program will serve as a national public registry for corporate GHG inventories, calculation methodologies, and emission factors.Read More
Indian industry initiates GHG Inventorization Program with WRI and U.S.
Close on the heels of a new GHG program in Brazil, the Indian industry launched a national-level GHG Inventorization Program in Delhi, India, on May 28, 2008. Under the program, corporations will measure and manage their GHG emissions based on internationally recognized standards and monitor their progress towards voluntary reduction goals. The India GHG Inventory Program is a partnership between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the US EPA, and the World Resources Institute.Read More
Outreach Activities
The Climate Registry WRI continues to play an active role in the design and implementation of the Climate Registry. WRI is working with registry staff to analyze the extensive public comments received on the Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol and develop policy recommendations and new technical guidance in response to those comments. Through this effort, WRI is further developing and refining best practices in corporate GHG accounting and reporting and in GHG registry implementation.. Brazil Program partners Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desensvolvimento Sustentable (CEBDS), the Ministry of Environment, WRI, and WBCSD are finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding...Read More
Program based on U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders to be launched in India
Since its creation in 2002, the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders Program has assisted more than 150 companies to develop and implement long-term climate change strategies. This includes developing a GHG inventory, an inventory management plan, and a GHG reduction target.Read More
Outreach Activities - Program Work
The Climate Registry The Climate Registry, the new North American greenhouse gas emissions registry founded on the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, now has participation from 40 U.S. states, one Mexican state, and all of Canada’s provinces. WRI’s GHG Protocol team has continued to provide technical support in the development of the Climate Registry’s protocols to ensure compatibility with the GHG Protocol standards; to promote the use of best practices in GHG measurement, accounting, and reporting; and to achieve consistency in GHG accounting across North America. WRI’s team has worked with the Climate Registry to develop additional detail in...Read More
China Program gains significant momentum
Operating under the theme, “Energy Conservation is GHG Emissions Reduction” (jie neng shi jian pai), the WRI-WBCSD-CBCSD China Energy Conservation and GHG Management Program saw significant progress since its launch in June.Read More
WRI hosts workshop on Energy Savings and CO2 Reductions in the Chinese Cement Industry
As cement production is responsible for five percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, it is considered a key target for climate change mitigation. China alone accounts for 45 percent of global cement manufacture and consumption.Read More
Outreach Activities - Program Work
Multi-state Registry [rlevinson@wri.org] WRI is providing technical support to the Multi-State Registry (MSR) Technical Working Group. It is comprised of representatives from the California Climate Action Registry, the Eastern Climate Registry Working Group, the Midwest Registry Working Group, and Western states working through the Western Regional Air Partnership. On Oct. 12-13, the MSR Technical Working Group convened at WRI’s offices in Washington, D.C. to discuss various issues regarding the framework proposal, which include voluntary reporting, mandatory reporting, and verification proposals. Prior to the Oct. 12-13 meeting, WRI provided facilitation and support for the MSR Steering Committee Kick-off Meeting on Sept. 6 in San Francisco. Philippines...Read More
Outreach Activities - Program Work
Brazil GHG Program [tfransen@wri.org] WRI and WBCSD are working with the Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas to initiate a greenhouse gas accounting and reporting program in Brazil. Preparations for an industry workshop to be held this spring in Brazil are underway. China Initiative [pankaj@wri.org] WRI and WBCSD reached an agreement with the China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD) in Beijing to initiate a voluntary corporate energy and greenhouse gas management program in China. The partnership follows an initial one-day workshop co-hosted with Respect-China, a values-based consultancy, in August, where participants expressed interest in GHG accounting and reporting. WRI then...Read More
Workshop Launches China Program
The China Business Council for Sustainable Development, in conjunction with WBCSD and WRI, hosted an informational workshop, “Corporate Energy Conservation and GHG Management,” on June 1 in Beijing at the Kempinski Hotel. Approximately 100 representatives from CBCSD’s member companies, government agencies, and NGOs attended the workshop.Read More
