Energy and Sustainability Perspectives

What do the changes in climate politics mean for business?

Sonny Masero — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:20:00 GMT

Last week Jos Delbeke took charge of the new European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action as Yvo de Boer planned his departure as head of the UNFCCC to become a global advisor for KPMG in July. Meanwhile, the US climate change legislation has also been facing a difficult time with three major companies announcing last week that they were withdrawing their support for the...

The Sunday Times: A Letter to the Editor in Response to Water Footprinting Article

Sonny Masero — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMT

On January 24, 2010, The Times published a story highlighting the impact shortages in our water supplies may have on businesses. The article precedes a report from the UN expected in a few weeks that will inform companies about future requirements to report on water use – “water footprinting” - similar to greenhouse gas emissions reporting. I wrote a letter to the editor in response to the...

CA Announces New CEO, Bill McCracken

Christine Needles — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:35:00 GMT

We're excited to announce that our board has unanimously elected Bill McCracken as CA's chief executive officer. Bill has been CA's interim CEO since John A. Swainson's retirement was announced in September 2009. To learn more about the beginning of this new chapter in CA history, visit the press release , view his bio, or check out the recent Carbon Council interview he had...

How to Avoid Misleading Results from Your Energy Efficiency Projects

Dhesikan Ananchaperumal — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Did you know that implementing an energy efficiency project can have an adverse effect on your energy efficiency metrics? Many organizations today are taking a hard look at their energy efficiency and developing programs to improve on their stats. Many of these initial projects are taking place within the datacenter – a large consumer of energy (and high energy cost center) within...

The Copenhagen Accord: Cop Out or a Marker for 2010?

Sonny Masero — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMT

We all know that the expectations for the Copenhagen conference were very high, but after two years of negotiations many of those people closely involved in the negotiations knew, at least for the last few months, that a substantive agreement on global targets, finance and forestry was unlikely at the conference. There was hope that the appearance of so many powerful heads of state would make the...