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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Introduction The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership of businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments, and others convened by the World Resources Institute (WRI), a U.S.-based environmental NGO, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a Geneva-based coalition of 170 international companies. Launched in 1998, the Initiative’s mission is to develop internationally accepted greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting standards for business and to promote their broad adoption. ...
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Monday,12 April, 2010 | Hits: 458

TALKING GREEN 2.14, from MY GREEN CHANNEL

" TALKING GREEN " weekly e-Newsletter of My GREEN CHANNEL, an initiative of LAKSHYA [ issue 2.14, Friday, 2nd April 2010 ] Dear Friends, I have been talking with people to understand their willingness to work and put their efforts towards a better planet, many a times I had seen that the willingness is backed up by many more honest issues like time, knowledge and availability and back agendas of benefits and branding[ popularity] . today I want to be very clear with an honest appeal to say that lets not try to calculate every issues with the same basic parameter but talk about responsibilities in the form of commitments to oneself. Thank you friends for your support towards young India network in face book in talking about the earth day , its importance and what and how to achieve the dream planet. We appreciate the Himachal Pradesh government for their efforts in bridging the road of culture and environment and initiating the platform of sustainable interdependence and growing together….! with GREEN THOUGHTS ….………… ENJOY READING! Uzzwal Madhab President / Executive Director LAKSHYA Foundation, New Delhi , INDIA TECHNO CULTURE IIT proposes innovative centre on climate change ddddddddddddddd The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bhubaneswar has proposed establishment of Innovative Centre for Climate Change (ICCC) here. Readmore Folk artists of hill state to take the message of sanitation to rural masses The Himachal Pradesh government has chalked out a plan to actively engage the state’s folk media to strengthen its ‘total sanitation campaign’ Readmore Icelandic volcano erupts ddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddd Amazing images show lava bursting out of the ground as a dormant volcano comes to life after 200 years. Readmore Great Barrier Reef 'in danger of being damaged' due to oil-leaking Chinese ship The Great Barrier Reef is in danger of being damaged due to a stranded Chinese ship leaking oil into the ocean after it ran aground off north-eastern Australia. Readmore GREEN REALITY Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities With anthropogenic releases of greenhouse gases (GHG) contributing toward global climate change, many governments and organizations are seeking measures to reduce emissions. Prominent among these are cities. Not only are cities a major driver of GHG emissions, but some perhaps have the knowledge, creativity, and resources to reduce them. Readmore India's New Coal Tax to Raise $660 Million For Clean Energy in 2010 India may use a heck of a lot of coal today (and no doubt would use tons more of it if its per capita energy use was anything like that of Europe or the United States) Readmore Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters' The Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, is one of the planet's most shocking environmental disasters, according to the UN Secretary General Readmore How Amazongate blighted the rainforest harvest for WWF Billions of dollars in carbon credits are at stake in an Amazonian scheme, says Christopher Booker Two weeks ago I reported on what is potentially the greatest global warming wheeze of all – a scheme to claim $60 billion in carbon credits for keeping intact a large chunk of the Amazon rainforest which is not under any threat, The architects of this imaginative project are the environmental campaigners of the WWF and their close ally the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts. Readmore GREEN DIPLOMACY Climate Change Negotiations : The Challenge for Indian Diplomacy Shri Ajit Doval, Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, Ambassador Satish Chandra, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am honoured that the Foundation has invited me to speak at its monthly lecture and give me an opportunity to interact with a very distinguished audience. Readmore GREEN ALARM Climate change already killing 150,000 a year in low-income economies: WHO Climate change has begun to affect human health, leading to a rise in cases related to stomach ailments and vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. This has been indicated in a report in the recent bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Readmore GREEN MISTAKE Bhopal gas disaster's legacy lives on 25 years later Twenty-five years since lethal gas escaped from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, killing thousands and injuring hundreds of thousands, the poison still lingers. Mick Brown travelled to India to meet the victims of the world’s worst industrial accident who have not given up the fight for compensation, justice and their lives. Readmore GREEN VIEW GREEN REEL OUR INITIATIVES © Copyright 2010, Lakshya Foundation. Newsletter Management by The Old Mans Furnace ...
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Thursday,01 April, 2010 | Hits: 184

Talking Green Picture of the week 2nd April

The largest solar boat in the world was build by the shipyard of Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel. The 30-metre-long and 16 metre wide catamaran, topped with about 500 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels, will start its maiden voyage around the world in 2011. © Thomson Reuters 2010 All rights reserved...
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Thursday,01 April, 2010 | Hits: 82

7 Mutant Animals Created by (Mad) Science: Amazing or Disturbing?

Video via YouTube The promises of genetic engineering and genetically modified... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 76

WasteNot iPhone App Lets You Grow a Garden of Good Ideas...and Learn to Write Your Own Green Apps!

Screenshot via WasteNot WasteNot is a new app for your iPhone that gives tips for living in a more eco-friendly fashion. But it's not your typical tips app. This one has some very neat features that not only lets you know ways in which you can be more green, but also lets you share ideas and see how your ideas and actions are making a real impact. It does so by creating a garden - each idea is a "seed" and using the seed is equal to "watering" the garden. As more people incorporate your tips into their life, and you incorporate theirs in yours, the more your garden grows. And (possibly) eve... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 67

Hyundai Unveils the 2011 Sonata Hybrid (Lithium-Polymer Batteries, 37/39 MPG)

Photo: Hyundai Finally Some New Blood Hyundai is challenging Toyota and Ford in the mid-size hybrid segment with the new Sonata hybrid which was unveiled today in New York. And at least on paper, it is quite competitive! It gets a slightly different styling from the regular 2011 Sonata (probably because of Toyota's experience with the Prius -- fewer people buy hybrids that look exactly the same as their non-hybrid counterparts), but the really interesting part is what's under the hood. Read on for the technical specifications.... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 1

The 2011 MKZ is Lincoln's First Hybrid (41 MPG City Projected)

Photo: Ford Looks Like a More Upscale Fusion Hybrid Hyundai's 2011 Sonata Hybrid wasn't the only new hybrid car today. Ford's Lincoln division also debuted the MKZ hybrid, the brand's first hybrid car. Not surprisingly, it shares many things with the Ford Fusion hybrid, most notably the hybrid system and the SmartGauge instrument cluster that rewards you for driving in a fuel-effic... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 67

Piksol, Solar Pixels to Decorate Buildings with Art (video)

A facade covered with Piksols on a sunny day. Image by Drzach & Suchy (more images below) After flexible solar panels and spray-on solar cells, Drzach & Suchy, an architect who works in Basel and a cryptographer and software engineer who works in Zurich, have designed Piksol; a solar pix... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 66

Route of 13,000 Year Old Mini Ice Age Inducing Mega-Flood Determined

photo: Martin Male via flickr. A couple days ago we learned that, at least for now, it doesn't appear that the Gulf Stream is slowing down because of our changing climate. But now, new research has discovered more about how 13,000 years ago a mega-flood of fresh water poured into the Atlantic and trigged the millennia-long mini ice age known as the Younger Dryas.... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 69

Solar Companies Inundated: Feed-In Tariff Prompts Massive Interest

Image credit: Solarcentury While some may be arguing that solar feed-in tariffs are a rip off for the general public, there is no doubt that they have made the prospect of installing solar panels a whole lot more feasible for many UK citizens. In fact, the introduction of a renewable energy feed-in tariff means that owners of solar installations are guaranteed an income for every unit of energy ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Tuesday,06 April, 2010 | Hits: 68