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The Fracking Industry's Methane Problem Is a Climate Problem

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 9 mins While carbon dioxide — deservedly — gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to the 2013 IPCC report. Tags: methane fracking venting emissions Dr. Robert Howarth American Petroleum Institute

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Aclymate and Green Business Bureau Join Forces To Provide Members with Carbon Accounting Tools

Green Business Bureau

Accurate Calculations – Our calculator relies on the latest data from multiple government agencies like the UN, IPCC and EPA. Emissions Tagging and Categorization – Assign your emissions to your offices, employees or vehicles, to understand how they contribute to your footprint.

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How investing 1.3 per cent of GDP could decarbonise the global economy - and unlock massive financial savings

Business Green

It is the upfront nature of clean tech investment that goes a long way to explain why the IPCC concluded yesterday that the 'net zero investment gap' is now so large that annual investment in emissions reduction projects needs to increase by three- to six-fold to put the world on track for a 2C or 1.5C warming pathway by 2030.

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How the Integrity Council's new global benchmark could prove a watershed moment for the carbon market

Business Green

as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recommended, then a high-integrity voluntary carbon market is a "key step forwards". It added that programs will be able to tag both existing and new carbon credits with the CCP label, provided that it has also approved the category.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Carbon accounting addresses human-attributed climate change by reducing a business entity’s associated emissions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the behest of the G7. ppm in 2020.

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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

GreenBiz

A landmark 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggested the price tag of unchecked climate change will run from $54 trillion to $69 trillion. They also create daunting challenges for business. percent per capita by 2100.

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Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve of UN nature summit

Envirotec Magazine

Bioenergy doesn’t just have a big environmental price tag – it’s an incredibly expensive technology that gets billions in government subsidies every year. But, while wind and solar are getting ever cheaper, bioenergy costs may rise as forests are destroyed and the supply of wood disappears.