Outcomes of the Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24): it’s what’s possible, but not what’s necessary!
The Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24) has ended Saturday night, one and half day later, after two weeks of discordant and emotional negotiations. The main objective of the meeting was to develop a range of measures that will make the Paris “rulebook” operational in 2020, and to strengthen the commitments to reduce CO2 emissions […]
An article worth reading
This New York Times article summarizes the state of the climate challenge very well. For those who do not have time to read it all, here are some key excerpts: We’d need to spread the world’s best climate practices globally — like electric cars in Norway, energy efficiency in California, land protection in Costa Rica, […]
1.5 ° C? We can do it, but the will is missing
There is great expectations for the IPCC report on the 1.5 °C scenario that will be presented today in South Korea. The statements issued to The Guardian by Drew Shindell, climatologist from Duke University and co-author of the report, herald a scenario as dull and worrying. Nowhere in the world there seem to be governments […]
Big news from ISO about the Circular Economy (CE)
There is great excitement for the development of international standardisation on the Circular Economy (CE). The second meeting of the ISO/TC 207 ad hoc working group dedicated to this topic (AHG on CE) was held on the 20th and 21st September in Milan, at the Accredia headquarters. The AHG, led by Daniele Pernigotti, was asked […]
The new book by Daniele Pernigotti comes out today: ISO 14001 and Green Economy, UNI Editions
The 2015 edition of ISO 14001 introduces an important change of a strategic nature for the Environmental Management Systems (EMS). However, the recent completion of the transition to the new standard has shown that not all organizations have fully understood its scope, sometimes limiting themselves to introducing some formal changes in system procedures and failing […]
The new ISO 14067 is presented exclusively to Asian programme operators
The new ISO 14067 standard on Carbon Footprint of product was presented on Wednesday 12th September in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The speech by Daniele Pernigotti, convenor of the ISO working group responsible for the development of the standard, took place during the annual seminar of the Asia Carbon Footprint Network (ACFN), the main Asian association […]
The oceans cleaning operation has started
For Boyan Slat last Saturday must have been a really fantastic day. He finally accompanied in the open sea the realisation of an idea he had among school desks, which was then at the center of his university studies: cleaning the oceans from the massive invasion of plastic waste, exploiting the power of nature. The […]
Australia, a clear example of a planet unable to deal effectively with climate change
In recent days Australia has been mentioned in the news for two different stories, which read together show how humankind seems unable to implement effective actions to tackle climate change, that is manifesting itself in an increasingly worrying way. John “Charlie” Veron, internationally recognised as, perhaps, the greatest expert on coral reefs, raises a dramatic […]
Published the ISO standard on the Carbon Footprint of Product!
After a 10-year journey, ISO has finally come to publish its own standard on the Carbon Footprint of Product, ISO 14067. The first troubled attempt had been started back in 2008 and had to fall back towards the publication of a Technical Specification (TS), due to the evident lack of sufficient international consensus in favour […]
Will climate change lead to a change of government in Australia?
The Australian Prime Minister, Liberal Malcolm Turnbull, has been challenged for the second time in three days from his resigning Interior Minister, Peter Dutton. The resignation of Dutton, an exponent of the party’s most conservative faction, was accompanied by that of more than a dozen Ministers. Among the main reasons for the government crisis, are […]