2019 was 2nd hottest year on record
According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2019 were the second warmest since 1880. The study conducted by the scientists of the US federal agency, shows that 2019 was 0.98°C hotter than the 1951-1980 average. So far, 2016 was the warmest year […]
Does a diesel car emit less CO2 than an electric one? A 5 million euros question…
It’s clear that we are going through a period of particular activity of the climate denial movement. For some people it’s a new threatening wave of contrast to scientific knowledge, but it’s probably the swan song with which all the last desperate forces are called to court to try at least to slow the wave […]
Is the market more ambitious than politics?
An Important request coming from the Davos World Economic Forum. Klaus Schwab, the Forum’s Founder and Executive Chairman, has in fact asked to all companies coming to Davos to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or earlier. As a result, these companies should introduce GHG monitoring and reporting systems and develop systematic […]
Free Seminar Aequilibria meets Accredia: “The new ISO 17029 and the accreditation of the verification and validation activities” – 30th January 2020
AEQUILIBRIA meets ACCREDIA The new ISO 17029 and the accreditation of the verification and validation activities: what will change in the environmental field with the future ISO 14065 January, 30th 2020 Venezia Marghera The recent publication of ISO 17029 and the revision of ISO 14065 are paving the way for the development of new verification […]
The sunset of the COP?
The metaphor of the glass half-full and half-empty can’t be used this time to describe the outcome of the COP. The glass has actually revealed to be so empty to undermine the function of the big International forum itself. In the face of the cry of alarm increasingly desperate contained in the scientific reports on […]
Daniele Pernigotti will present ISO 14067 and Carbon Footprint Italy at the COP25
On December 7th, Daniele Pernigotti will present at the COP25 in Madrid the new ISO 14067 on Carbon Footprint of products and the Italian Programme Operator Carbon Footprint Italy (CFI). The event will take place at the Italian Pavilion at 1.30 pm (CET). For any further information about the event, please visit the full program […]
Aequilibria will attend at COP25
Aequilibria will attend today, December 4th, at the COP25 in Madrid, the 2019 United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change. Daniele Pernigotti will present Carbon Footprint Italy: the Italian Programme Operator of Carbon Management. The event will take place at the European Pavilion (room Brussels) at 2.30 pm (CEST). For any further information about the event, please visit […]
COP25 kicks off to face a phenomenon known for over 50 years to the coal industry and the US Presidency
COP25 kicks off to face a phenomenon known for over 50 years to the coal industry and the US Presidency Today in Madrid starts another important stage of the difficult international negotiation of the UNFCCC designed to stop a climate shift increasingly stronger and threatening. It’s depressing knowing that the difficulty of finding a solution […]
Bad news: Greenhouse gas concentrations reach yet another high
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Bulletin of November 25th, showed that globally averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) reached 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2017. Concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide also surged by higher amounts than during the past decade. Despite all the commitments under the […]
The ISO Working Group for the revision of ISO 14065 has reunited at the Accredia headquarters in Rome
Last week Accredia hosted in its headquarters in Rome the joint working group among ISO/TC 207/SC7 (Climate Change), SC2 (Environmental auditing) and ISO/CASCO responsible for the revision of ISO 14065. The standard is already used by Accredia for the accreditation of the verification activities in the GHG fields, such as the ETS, the CFP and […]