3/4 of businesses ignore carbon emissions
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
Loading ...Despite growing efforts to measure their carbon emissions, almost 75 per cent of firms’ carbon footprints are typically going unrecorded, according to a new study from Carnegie Mellon University.
The research, published last week, claimed that the majority of firms publishing greenhouse gas emissions data are failing to account for the carbon impact of their supply chains and partners, instead focusing solely on emissions arising from their direct activities and the energy they use.
“By far, most companies are pursuing very limited footprints – toe prints really – instead of comprehensive ones,” said report co-author H. Scott Matthews, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon. Read more
Source: Business Green
An interesting interview of Julian Wong on green energy and sustainability- especially with Chinese perspective - can be read as follows
http://www.socialbridges.org/2008/08/25/exclusive-an-interview-with-julian-wong-the-man-behind-green-leap-forward-chinas-top-green-and-sustainability-blog/
Saad