The melting of the Antarctica is becoming ever more rapid
New findings published last Wednesday in Nature show that Antarctica has lost almost three trillion tons of ice from 1992 to 2017 and the rate of ice melting is getting faster and faster. However, worrying news comes from Greenland, which lost a trillion tons of ice between 2011 and 2014. Click here to read the […]
FDIS of ISO 14067 approved
With the vast majority of 85% of the voters, the ISO/FDIS 14067 on the Carbon Footprint of Product has been approved, which is thus intended to be published as an international standard by autumn. The complicated transition from Technical Specification to International standard is the result of the great work carried out in a climate […]
The peak-oil has been reached in Asia-Pacific
According to the analyses carried out by Crude Oil Peak on the data of the BP Statistical Review, made available in June 2018, after six long years of a restless, steady period (attested on 8.4 million barrels/day), oil production fell last two years of about 6%, now reaching the values of 2004, equal to 7.9 […]
The verification of ISO 14064-1 and ISO/TS 14067 are now recognised all over the world!
The verifications of ISO 14064-1 (GHG Inventories) and ISO/TS 14067 (Carbon Footprints of Products), issued under accreditation from ACCREDIA, are now recognised internationally in all the countries signing the IAF MLA agreements, following the successful completion of the peer evaluation activity by IAF on EA. Click here to read the original article.
Coal expansion stops in India. Renewables are growing
From the analysis of the Central Energy Authority data, carried out by Rembrandt Koppelaar of Renewable transition, the phase of coal expansion in India seems to have stopped, reaching the quota of 200 GW. On the other hand, the growth of renewables, mainly solar and wind, continues, although not yet at the rate required to […]
Part of the EU calls for more ambition on climate change
7 EU countries, among which Italy is not present, ask to raise the level of ambition of the European Union towards climate change. The target of the Paris Agreemen should be 1.5 ° C and not 2 ° C. The signatories are France, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and Luxembourg. Click here to read the […]
An Italian guidance for the ISO AHG on circular economy
Daniele Pernigotti, former convenor of the ISO working group responsible for the revision of ISO 14067 (Carbon Footprint of Product), was nominated last Thursday convenor of the ad hoc ISO group on circular economy. The group’s goal is the analysis of how much ISO standards are already able to support these processes and how much, […]
2 Italy and a half to support our lifestyle
The last edition of the Global Footprint Network on the environmental footprint of the individual countries of the world was published last week. The study is updated to 2014 data, covers over 200 countries and shows relevant improvements compared to the past, also in terms of data quality. The environmental footprint is an effective representation […]
Carbon Footprint Italy…and International
The new Carbon Footprint International platform was launched today, aiming to network the national Carbon Footprint Programme Operators existing worldwide. The agreement was born following the presentation of the Italian Carbon Footprint Italy program in Seoul, Korea, on the occasion of the international conference on the topic of last February 9th. The initial core of […]
The new Programme Operator Carbon Footprint Italy was born
The Italian Programme Operator of Carbon Management was launched these days, dedicated to the quantification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of products and organisations and their reductions. Participation in the Carbon Footprint Italy (CFI) program is open to all organisations in possession of third-party certification, concerning the quantification of their GHG emissions, at the product […]