https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-11/Progress%20of%20China%20NDC%202022.pdf Ecological Civilisation: In 2020, China announced the updated NDC, namely strive to carbon dioxide peakingbefore 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, lower its carbon dioxideemissions per unit of GDP by over 65 percent from the 2005 level, increase the shareof non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 25 percent by 2030,increase the […]

Although the terms “net-zero” and “carbon neutral” both refer to the balance of emitted GHGs with avoided or removed emissions, the distinguishing factor between the two claims hinges on compensated emissions (aka offsets). A business can claim carbon neutrality by measuring its emissions and then offsetting the balance through financed projects outside of its value […]

more info here: https://carbonleadershipforum.org/clf-owner-toolkit/ For building owners, this is getting down to the action of where the heavy duty emissions occur. UK Green Building Council guide offers practical advice when it comes to developing an effective brief: https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/developing-an-embodied-carbon-brief-for-clients The guidance explains some of the basics of embodied carbon and gives an overview of some suggested […]

1. Understand the world around you as a set of interconnected issues The materiality matrix is usually where businesses start to understand the issues they want to address, but this tends to place single issues on a chart, which are then not treated as connected. But of course, they are. A food business offering plant-based […]