The document discusses Rotterdam's efforts to transition away from petrochemicals and become a more sustainable city through large investments in projects focused on carbon reduction, renewable energy, clean technology, and efficiency in areas like transportation, materials use, and water management in order to meet targets of 50% carbon reduction by 2025 through public-private partnerships investing billions of euros. Key projects highlighted include carbon capture and storage, bioport development, district heating infrastructure, and an innovation cluster called Clean Tech Delta.
The document outlines Toronto's official plan to guide sustainable growth over the next 30 years. It establishes a vision for intensifying development within the city's centres and along major avenues to reduce sprawl and auto dependence. The plan aims to accommodate 3 million residents and 1.835 million jobs by 2031 through policies that encourage compact, mixed-use and transit-oriented development. It also establishes sustainability standards and targets for new construction to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector.
Experience In Berne Switzerland Arthur WellingerEggfuel
The Berne consortium in Switzerland is working to increase the production and use of biomethane in transportation. The key partners include BERNMOBIL, which operates buses, Energie Wasser Bern, which supplies natural gas and biomethane as fuel, and ARA Region Bern AG, which upgrades biogas to biomethane. The goals are to replace 70 diesel buses with gas-powered vehicles fueled by biomethane and to produce up to 2.6 million cubic meters of biomethane per year by 2011. The biomethane is certified as sustainable and helps reduce emissions from transportation in Berne.
Carbon footprint and its application to citieseAmbiente
The document summarizes a presentation given by Gabriella Chiellino and Federico Balzan of eAmbiente Srl on carbon footprint and its application to cities. The presentation discusses the carbon footprint and life cycle assessment, the Covenant of Mayors initiative which involves cities committing to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020, and the steps involved in developing a Sustainable Energy Action Plan under the Covenant.
Gas Bus Potential In The Uk And Europe John Baldwin Ngva 1Eggfuel
The document discusses the potential for biomethane as a vehicle fuel, particularly for buses, in the UK and Europe. Key points include:
1) Biomethane is a renewable natural gas produced from organic waste that can be injected into the gas grid or used as a vehicle fuel.
2) In Europe, there are many examples of cities running biomethane-fueled buses successfully, with environmental and efficiency benefits.
3) The UK currently has no natural gas buses, but the necessary infrastructure and vehicle technology exist to develop a thriving domestic biomethane-fueled bus industry.
Keynote Biomethane A Renewable Fuel Greg Archer Low C V PEggfuel
The document discusses the role of alternative fuels, including biomethane, in reducing transport emissions in the UK. It notes that transport emissions are a significant and growing source of emissions that will consume the entire EU emissions cap by 2050 if not addressed. Biomethane is highlighted as a promising renewable fuel for reducing emissions from commercial vehicles and buses, though currently only supplied in small volumes. New policies like the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation and EU directives provide support for sustainable biofuels like biomethane that meet certain greenhouse gas reduction thresholds.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emission reduction targets to earn credits by investing in emission reduction projects in developing countries. Developing countries can undertake projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and earn certified emission reduction credits (CERs) that can be traded and sold. CDM projects provide environmental and financial benefits and have already registered over 7,800 projects anticipated to generate over 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 reductions.
The document discusses Rotterdam's efforts to transition away from petrochemicals and become a more sustainable city through large investments in projects focused on carbon reduction, renewable energy, clean technology, and efficiency in areas like transportation, materials use, and water management in order to meet targets of 50% carbon reduction by 2025 through public-private partnerships investing billions of euros. Key projects highlighted include carbon capture and storage, bioport development, district heating infrastructure, and an innovation cluster called Clean Tech Delta.
The document outlines Toronto's official plan to guide sustainable growth over the next 30 years. It establishes a vision for intensifying development within the city's centres and along major avenues to reduce sprawl and auto dependence. The plan aims to accommodate 3 million residents and 1.835 million jobs by 2031 through policies that encourage compact, mixed-use and transit-oriented development. It also establishes sustainability standards and targets for new construction to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector.
Experience In Berne Switzerland Arthur WellingerEggfuel
The Berne consortium in Switzerland is working to increase the production and use of biomethane in transportation. The key partners include BERNMOBIL, which operates buses, Energie Wasser Bern, which supplies natural gas and biomethane as fuel, and ARA Region Bern AG, which upgrades biogas to biomethane. The goals are to replace 70 diesel buses with gas-powered vehicles fueled by biomethane and to produce up to 2.6 million cubic meters of biomethane per year by 2011. The biomethane is certified as sustainable and helps reduce emissions from transportation in Berne.
Carbon footprint and its application to citieseAmbiente
The document summarizes a presentation given by Gabriella Chiellino and Federico Balzan of eAmbiente Srl on carbon footprint and its application to cities. The presentation discusses the carbon footprint and life cycle assessment, the Covenant of Mayors initiative which involves cities committing to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020, and the steps involved in developing a Sustainable Energy Action Plan under the Covenant.
Gas Bus Potential In The Uk And Europe John Baldwin Ngva 1Eggfuel
The document discusses the potential for biomethane as a vehicle fuel, particularly for buses, in the UK and Europe. Key points include:
1) Biomethane is a renewable natural gas produced from organic waste that can be injected into the gas grid or used as a vehicle fuel.
2) In Europe, there are many examples of cities running biomethane-fueled buses successfully, with environmental and efficiency benefits.
3) The UK currently has no natural gas buses, but the necessary infrastructure and vehicle technology exist to develop a thriving domestic biomethane-fueled bus industry.
Keynote Biomethane A Renewable Fuel Greg Archer Low C V PEggfuel
The document discusses the role of alternative fuels, including biomethane, in reducing transport emissions in the UK. It notes that transport emissions are a significant and growing source of emissions that will consume the entire EU emissions cap by 2050 if not addressed. Biomethane is highlighted as a promising renewable fuel for reducing emissions from commercial vehicles and buses, though currently only supplied in small volumes. New policies like the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation and EU directives provide support for sustainable biofuels like biomethane that meet certain greenhouse gas reduction thresholds.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emission reduction targets to earn credits by investing in emission reduction projects in developing countries. Developing countries can undertake projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and earn certified emission reduction credits (CERs) that can be traded and sold. CDM projects provide environmental and financial benefits and have already registered over 7,800 projects anticipated to generate over 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 reductions.
The document outlines Copenhagen's plan to become the world's first carbon neutral capital by 2025. It details the city's goals and initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions through increased energy efficiency, renewable energy production, green mobility solutions, and reductions in city operations. The plan estimates that proposed initiatives could reduce CO2 emissions by over 800,000 tons compared to business as usual in 2025, though an additional 70,000 ton reduction is still needed to reach carbon neutrality. The plan emphasizes collaboration across city government, businesses, universities, and citizens to both cut emissions and promote green growth in Copenhagen.
The document discusses the decision making process for implementing a biomethane project. It outlines that the decision is usually motivated by a combination of environmental, economic, and political factors. The first step is to identify the objectives and establish a vision and targets by creating a partnership of stakeholders to determine the scope and direction of the project. The vision and targets should communicate a consensus on the project goals based on an assessment of costs, market potential, and available feedstock.
This document discusses smart cities and sustainable transportation strategies in London. It provides details on London's objectives to improve air quality and reduce emissions through initiatives like expanding ultra low emission zones for vehicles, transitioning the bus fleet to zero emissions by 2037, promoting cycling and public transportation, and retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient. The document outlines London's vision for a "Green New Deal" and decarbonized future across its transport, built environment, and waste systems. It also discusses TfL's priorities for 2021-22 and the project management process for delivering sustainable projects.
The document discusses several green bond projects in Nigeria including:
1) The Energizing Education Program which will install solar power at universities and technical schools across Nigeria creating over 5,000 jobs.
2) The FCT BRT expansion project which will rehabilitate 100 buses and expand bus service in Abuja, creating 350 jobs.
3) The afforestation program which will plant trees across 26 Nigerian states, creating 3,990 jobs and capturing 31,920 tonnes of carbon annually.
4) The renewable energy mini utility program which will provide electricity to 45 off-grid communities using mini-grids, creating 667 jobs.
5) The solar home system distribution program which will provide solar power to
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emissions targets to invest in emissions reduction projects in developing countries without targets. (1) This allows countries to meet emissions targets cost effectively while promoting sustainability projects. (2) CDM projects must demonstrate additional emissions reductions not otherwise occurring and are issued carbon credits certified amounts of reduced emissions. (3) This benefits both investor countries through low-cost emissions credits and host countries through sustainable development funds.
ommunities increasingly address climate change through local government policies and actions. Sustainability Solutions Group (SSG) is further supporting these efforts with the release of GHGProof - a powerful yet easy to use, fully transparent and open source model that enables local governments to measure greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and costs ($) resulting from potential land use policies.
The Community Shares Programme was a two-year action research programme that provided funding and support to 10 community organizations in the UK raising investment through community shares. These organizations included childcare nurseries, broadband services, community land trusts, and renewable energy schemes. Community shares are withdrawable shares offered in cooperative and community benefit societies. They allow members to withdraw their investment subject to fair terms, are democratically controlled, and limit individual shareholdings. Between 2009-2011, 115 new societies registered and over £5 million was raised through community share offers. Challenges in applying this model of community ownership to football clubs include whether supporters can afford capital and operating costs long-term and maintain competitiveness without outside investment.
Vilniaus meras Artūras Zuokas, Seimo nariai Algirdas Butkevičius, Vytautas Gapšys, Vidmantas Žiemelis, Vilniaus vicemeras Jonas Pinskus šiandien Seime pristatė siūlymą, kaip sąskaitas už šildymą Lietuvos gyventojams sumažinti beveik 20 procentų.
Kitais metais sostinėje veiks automatinė oranžinių dviračių mainų sistema, kuri leis lengvai ir patogiai naudotis vienu iš 300 dviračių, esančių 36 miesto vietose. Sistemą diegs konkursą laimėjusi Prancūzijos įmonė „JCDecaux“.
Sostinės savivaldybės tarybos valdančioji koalicija sutarė dėl kreipimosi į teismą, kad būtų apgintos savivaldybės ir vilniečių teisės, atlyginta savivaldybei padaryta žala – 543,1 mln. litų pajamų, negautų per 2009-2011 metus, bei nuo 40 iki 60 proc. būtų padidinta Gyventojų pajamų mokesčio dalis, liekanti Vilniaus biudžete.
1) Vienna adopted its Green Public Procurement program called "Okokauf Vienna" in 1998 to enhance the environmental sustainability of the city's procurement system and reduce CO2 emissions.
2) The program involves over 200 experts across the city administration who develop ecological criteria for procured goods and services like electronics, construction materials, vehicles, food, and textiles.
3) Analyses show that ecologically sustainable procurement often does not cost more and can significantly reduce costs over the lifespan of procured products and services, while saving the city millions per year in emissions reductions and financial savings.
Meeting Today's Sustainability Challenges: Carbon Footprinting and More... Ryan Henkensiefken
California has always been a leader in health and environmental initiatives; it was the first state to have a statewide smoking ban, and it has one of the strictest air pollution requirements in the U.S. after Assembly Bill 32 was passed in 2006. This mode of thinking has also carried over into the construction industry as well. The City of San Francisco is now contemplating requiring the carbon footprint be calculated for any new public building being built. In order for the concrete industry to calculate our carbon footprint, we need an easy to use tool that can be used accurately and reliably. Currently there are several international and domestic groups working on developing standards that concrete producers can use to develop the necessary tools that will be needed in the future. This presentation will highlight one such standard being developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum from the University of Washington and show how this standard is being used by a producer in the Bay Area to accurately report their carbon footprint.
Meeting Today’s Sustainability Challenges: Carbon Footprinting and More…rhenkensiefken
California has always been a leader in health and environmental initiatives; it was the first state to have a statewide smoking ban, and it has one of the strictest air pollution requirements in the U.S. after Assembly Bill 32 was passed in 2006. This mode of thinking has also carried over into the construction industry as well. The City of San Francisco is now contemplating requiring the carbon footprint be calculated for any new public building being built. In order for the concrete industry to calculate our carbon footprint, we need an easy to use tool that can be used accurately and reliably. Currently there are several international and domestic groups working on developing standards that concrete producers can use to develop the necessary tools that will be needed in the future. This presentation will highlight one such standard being developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum from the University of Washington and show how this standard is being used by a producer in the Bay Area to accurately report their carbon footprint.
Blake Lapthorn South Coast green breakfast - carbon neutral world class event...Blake Morgan
Blake Lapthorn were pleased to welcome Craig Simmons, co-founder and director of Best Foot Forward to the first in the new series of South Coast green breakfasts hosted in association with B&Q and KPMG.
The document discusses climate change, global warming, and the Kyoto Protocol. It provides background on rising global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and the six main greenhouse gases. It then summarizes the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 5% below 1990 levels by 2008-2012. The Clean Development Mechanism is introduced as one of three mechanisms established by the Kyoto Protocol to help countries meet emission reduction targets in a cost-effective manner. CDM allows emission reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction credits that can be counted toward compliance in developed countries.
Kalima Capital provides integrated financial services for organizations operating in international carbon markets. It offers consulting, asset management, carbon credit sales and aggregation services. Kalima assists clients in developing carbon offset projects, navigating the certification process, and monetizing emission reductions through carbon markets. It works with project developers, private and public companies, and funds to build projects, finance emission reductions, and transact carbon credits in a secure and transparent manner through its global partner network.
The document outlines Copenhagen's plan to become the world's first carbon neutral capital by 2025. It details the city's goals and initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions through increased energy efficiency, renewable energy production, green mobility solutions, and reductions in city operations. The plan estimates that proposed initiatives could reduce CO2 emissions by over 800,000 tons compared to business as usual in 2025, though an additional 70,000 ton reduction is still needed to reach carbon neutrality. The plan emphasizes collaboration across city government, businesses, universities, and citizens to both cut emissions and promote green growth in Copenhagen.
The document discusses the decision making process for implementing a biomethane project. It outlines that the decision is usually motivated by a combination of environmental, economic, and political factors. The first step is to identify the objectives and establish a vision and targets by creating a partnership of stakeholders to determine the scope and direction of the project. The vision and targets should communicate a consensus on the project goals based on an assessment of costs, market potential, and available feedstock.
This document discusses smart cities and sustainable transportation strategies in London. It provides details on London's objectives to improve air quality and reduce emissions through initiatives like expanding ultra low emission zones for vehicles, transitioning the bus fleet to zero emissions by 2037, promoting cycling and public transportation, and retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient. The document outlines London's vision for a "Green New Deal" and decarbonized future across its transport, built environment, and waste systems. It also discusses TfL's priorities for 2021-22 and the project management process for delivering sustainable projects.
The document discusses several green bond projects in Nigeria including:
1) The Energizing Education Program which will install solar power at universities and technical schools across Nigeria creating over 5,000 jobs.
2) The FCT BRT expansion project which will rehabilitate 100 buses and expand bus service in Abuja, creating 350 jobs.
3) The afforestation program which will plant trees across 26 Nigerian states, creating 3,990 jobs and capturing 31,920 tonnes of carbon annually.
4) The renewable energy mini utility program which will provide electricity to 45 off-grid communities using mini-grids, creating 667 jobs.
5) The solar home system distribution program which will provide solar power to
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emissions targets to invest in emissions reduction projects in developing countries without targets. (1) This allows countries to meet emissions targets cost effectively while promoting sustainability projects. (2) CDM projects must demonstrate additional emissions reductions not otherwise occurring and are issued carbon credits certified amounts of reduced emissions. (3) This benefits both investor countries through low-cost emissions credits and host countries through sustainable development funds.
ommunities increasingly address climate change through local government policies and actions. Sustainability Solutions Group (SSG) is further supporting these efforts with the release of GHGProof - a powerful yet easy to use, fully transparent and open source model that enables local governments to measure greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and costs ($) resulting from potential land use policies.
The Community Shares Programme was a two-year action research programme that provided funding and support to 10 community organizations in the UK raising investment through community shares. These organizations included childcare nurseries, broadband services, community land trusts, and renewable energy schemes. Community shares are withdrawable shares offered in cooperative and community benefit societies. They allow members to withdraw their investment subject to fair terms, are democratically controlled, and limit individual shareholdings. Between 2009-2011, 115 new societies registered and over £5 million was raised through community share offers. Challenges in applying this model of community ownership to football clubs include whether supporters can afford capital and operating costs long-term and maintain competitiveness without outside investment.
Vilniaus meras Artūras Zuokas, Seimo nariai Algirdas Butkevičius, Vytautas Gapšys, Vidmantas Žiemelis, Vilniaus vicemeras Jonas Pinskus šiandien Seime pristatė siūlymą, kaip sąskaitas už šildymą Lietuvos gyventojams sumažinti beveik 20 procentų.
Kitais metais sostinėje veiks automatinė oranžinių dviračių mainų sistema, kuri leis lengvai ir patogiai naudotis vienu iš 300 dviračių, esančių 36 miesto vietose. Sistemą diegs konkursą laimėjusi Prancūzijos įmonė „JCDecaux“.
Sostinės savivaldybės tarybos valdančioji koalicija sutarė dėl kreipimosi į teismą, kad būtų apgintos savivaldybės ir vilniečių teisės, atlyginta savivaldybei padaryta žala – 543,1 mln. litų pajamų, negautų per 2009-2011 metus, bei nuo 40 iki 60 proc. būtų padidinta Gyventojų pajamų mokesčio dalis, liekanti Vilniaus biudžete.
1) Vienna adopted its Green Public Procurement program called "Okokauf Vienna" in 1998 to enhance the environmental sustainability of the city's procurement system and reduce CO2 emissions.
2) The program involves over 200 experts across the city administration who develop ecological criteria for procured goods and services like electronics, construction materials, vehicles, food, and textiles.
3) Analyses show that ecologically sustainable procurement often does not cost more and can significantly reduce costs over the lifespan of procured products and services, while saving the city millions per year in emissions reductions and financial savings.
Meeting Today's Sustainability Challenges: Carbon Footprinting and More... Ryan Henkensiefken
California has always been a leader in health and environmental initiatives; it was the first state to have a statewide smoking ban, and it has one of the strictest air pollution requirements in the U.S. after Assembly Bill 32 was passed in 2006. This mode of thinking has also carried over into the construction industry as well. The City of San Francisco is now contemplating requiring the carbon footprint be calculated for any new public building being built. In order for the concrete industry to calculate our carbon footprint, we need an easy to use tool that can be used accurately and reliably. Currently there are several international and domestic groups working on developing standards that concrete producers can use to develop the necessary tools that will be needed in the future. This presentation will highlight one such standard being developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum from the University of Washington and show how this standard is being used by a producer in the Bay Area to accurately report their carbon footprint.
Meeting Today’s Sustainability Challenges: Carbon Footprinting and More…rhenkensiefken
California has always been a leader in health and environmental initiatives; it was the first state to have a statewide smoking ban, and it has one of the strictest air pollution requirements in the U.S. after Assembly Bill 32 was passed in 2006. This mode of thinking has also carried over into the construction industry as well. The City of San Francisco is now contemplating requiring the carbon footprint be calculated for any new public building being built. In order for the concrete industry to calculate our carbon footprint, we need an easy to use tool that can be used accurately and reliably. Currently there are several international and domestic groups working on developing standards that concrete producers can use to develop the necessary tools that will be needed in the future. This presentation will highlight one such standard being developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum from the University of Washington and show how this standard is being used by a producer in the Bay Area to accurately report their carbon footprint.
Blake Lapthorn South Coast green breakfast - carbon neutral world class event...Blake Morgan
Blake Lapthorn were pleased to welcome Craig Simmons, co-founder and director of Best Foot Forward to the first in the new series of South Coast green breakfasts hosted in association with B&Q and KPMG.
The document discusses climate change, global warming, and the Kyoto Protocol. It provides background on rising global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and the six main greenhouse gases. It then summarizes the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 5% below 1990 levels by 2008-2012. The Clean Development Mechanism is introduced as one of three mechanisms established by the Kyoto Protocol to help countries meet emission reduction targets in a cost-effective manner. CDM allows emission reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction credits that can be counted toward compliance in developed countries.
Kalima Capital provides integrated financial services for organizations operating in international carbon markets. It offers consulting, asset management, carbon credit sales and aggregation services. Kalima assists clients in developing carbon offset projects, navigating the certification process, and monetizing emission reductions through carbon markets. It works with project developers, private and public companies, and funds to build projects, finance emission reductions, and transact carbon credits in a secure and transparent manner through its global partner network.
This document provides an overview of CarbonKerma, a proposed blockchain-based carbon offset and cryptocurrency network. It aims to address inefficiencies in existing carbon credit schemes by introducing measurability, traceability and incentives for carbon capture through a new cryptocurrency called CarbonKerma (CKN). The network would link carbon capture facilities, companies seeking to offset emissions, and individual consumers. CKN issuance would be tied to verified carbon capture and storage. Businesses and consumers could then buy and burn CKN to offset their carbon footprints. The goal is to scale carbon capture to levels needed to meet net zero emissions targets by 2050.
The document discusses the City of Toronto's efforts to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through its Energy Efficiency Office and Better Buildings Partnership program. Some key points:
1) The Energy Efficiency Office develops energy efficiency strategies for the city and works on climate change initiatives like creating green jobs and making buildings more energy efficient.
2) Buildings account for 61% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, so the Better Buildings Partnership focuses on making existing buildings and new construction more energy efficient.
3) Projects through the partnership have saved over $59 million in annual energy costs, reduced emissions by over 440,000 tonnes of CO2, and created 29,000 jobs in renewable
TransAlta Corporation – Project Pioneer CCS in the Power Sector – Don Wharton...Global CCS Institute
As a part of the Institute's strategic focus on assisting CCS projects through knowledge sharing, three North American roadshow events will help the industry share project experiences and knowledge about CCS. Taking place in the US and Canada, the three events include:
• Austin, Texas on November 8, 2011;
• Calgary, Canada on 10 November, 2011; and
• Washington, D.C. on 19 January, 2012.
The first roadshow focused on sharing project experiences and knowledge from the projects in North America but also brought in projects from Europe (Don valley) and Australia (Callide) so that regionally diverse experiences could be shared amongst a global audience.
Attendance at the event was around 30 to 35 which allowed open and frank discussions around technical, management, and regulatory issues and how these challenges can impact on a project’s advancement and decision making processes.
The document discusses the neutroclimat initiative to promote low carbon products and services. It aims to (1) take action now to reduce carbon emissions rather than wait, (2) anticipate new consumption trends by making carbon neutral products more competitive, and (3) provide robust guarantees that carbon reductions are certified by the UN under the Kyoto Protocol. The initiative helps add value to smart energy products and services by labeling them as carbon neutral.
Climate benefits from improvement in Mobile Air Conditioning systemsUNEP OzonAction
Mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems are major contributors to climate change due to their use of ozone depleting substances (ODS) with high global warming potential. Improvements to MAC systems could result in increased energy efficiency, a shift to refrigerants with lower global warming potential such as propane, and reduced emissions from refrigerant leakages. One way to accelerate these improvements is through utilizing carbon finance available under the Clean Development Mechanism, which could provide incentives to industry to adopt non-HFC MAC systems sooner. Replacing HFC-134a refrigerant in MAC systems with a lower global warming potential alternative could qualify as a potential CDM project.
This document discusses the design and environmental performance of the iCon building in Daventry. It was designed to have an extremely low carbon footprint of 12.2kgCO2/m2 per year, well below typical office buildings. This was achieved through passive ventilation, super insulation, an exhaust air heat pump for heat recovery, and daylight-linked lighting controls. The building is monitored to learn from its performance. The document argues that exemplar green buildings can reduce carbon emissions cost-effectively, and dispels myths that low-carbon designs are too expensive.
1) Transitioning to low carbon and sustainable business is critical for long term competitiveness. Decarbonization will be one of the key drivers of the next industrial revolution.
2) PTT Global Chemical is developing pathways to become a net zero company by 2050, including reducing emissions 20% by 2030, pursuing efficiency gains, adjusting its portfolio, and compensating remaining emissions through carbon capture and offsets.
3) PTT is also developing circular economy and bio-based solutions to create more sustainable end products and manage plastic waste, while aiming to invest over $25 billion towards reducing emissions and growing its low carbon portfolio.
Exxon mobil (Environmental Economics POV)Sherif Ali
This document discusses Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil, two of the largest oil and gas companies. It provides key details about their operations, environmental impacts, and initiatives. It also examines criticism of these companies and regulations aimed at reducing emissions. Looking ahead, the future of oil companies will depend on adapting to environmental policies while finding new ways to address climate change through technology and energy transitions.
CO2Rail is developing a technology to capture carbon dioxide from the air using trains. The trains would use regenerative braking to power direct air capture systems onboard. This could create the world's first carbon-negative mode of transportation. One professor commented that CO2Rail's system-level approach has the best chance of success for carbon dioxide removal. The technology aims to scale up carbon capture potential from 0.74 gigatons in 2030 to over 12 gigatons by 2075.
A one day symposium on zero/low carbon sustainable homes took place at The University of Nottingham on the 24th October, 2012. The event offered professionals within the construction industry a unique opportunity to gain added and significant insight into the innovations, policies and legislation which are driving the construction of zero/low carbon energy efficient homes both here in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. It explored solutions to sustainability issues “beyond” the zero carbon agenda. BZCH followed on from the successful ‘Towards Zero Carbon Housing’ symposium the University hosted in 2007. This event is part of the Europe Wide Ten Act10n project which is supported by the European Commission Intelligent Energy Europe.
The document discusses implementing low-carbon technologies in Ontario through programs, services, and collaboration. It outlines two key initiatives: 1) Helping industries adopt low-carbon technologies through programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and costs while improving energy productivity. 2) Helping the agri-food sector adopt low-carbon technologies by reducing emissions and retrofitting facilities. It also discusses partnering with Indigenous communities on a transition to non-fossil fuel energy through investments in energy efficiency, micro-grids, and renewables to minimize impacts on remote communities.
EOI · 20/09/2012 · http://www.eoi.es/mediateca/video/1708
La Huella de Carbono es un concepto que se ha abierto paso con gran fuerza los últimos años, ya que cada día son más las empresas y organismos públicos a nivel nacional e internacional que realizan su transición hacia un modelo de gestión baja en carbono, esto exige ir más allá de la forma habitual de gestionar, obliga a colaborar con los proveedores para calcular sus emisiones, evaluar cuántos GEI (gases de efecto invernadero) se han generado en el ciclo de vida y sobre todo valorar las fuentes de emisiones asociadas a los diferentes productos y actividades.
Vilnius is grateful to CityLogo (part of the URBACT program) that Vilnius was able to share its own city's practice and learned from others. Based on the best experience of the partners in the Project, Vilnius developed its own communication strategy. The Network consisted of partners in 10 cities across Europe: Utrecht, Dundee, Warsaw, Vilnius, Aarhus, Oslo, Coimbra, Zaragoza, Alba Iulia and Genoa.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
1. Carbon War Room Presentation at
51st UCEU GA Conference, Vilnius 2011
Cities Leading Change: Global Developments
Murat Armbruster
Director, Green Capital Global Challenge
Senior Advisor, Carbon War Room
October 14, 2011
2. Intro to the Carbon War Room
Entrepreneurial Independent Non-Profit
Gigaton-Scale,
Market-Based,
Solutions To Climate Change
2
3. Our Focus on Climate Wealth
Other
Innovations
Carbon
40 Capture &
Storage
Non-Energy
20 Renewable
Low- Energy
Carbon
Fuels
$/ton of CO2
0
Manufacturing
- 20
Carbon War Room chases the >50%
of the climate solution that makes
Transportation great business sense right now…
- 40
Buildings
Source: McKinsey & Co. 3
4. Our Focus – Targeting Capital
Capital
Policy Technology
(not enough) (not the bottleneck)
The
Marketplace
Increase information
Reduce Transaction Costs
(the common end-goal)
4
6. Catalyzing Capital in Cities
• Map ecosystem & identify stakeholders
• Engage cities, banks, providers, NGOs
• Connect building owners to solutions
• Form consortia with industry players
• Goal: $1.5B replicable transactions
7. GCGC Cities
Atlanta Denver Richmond
Babylon Gainesville Rotterdam
Baltimore Kathmandhu Sacramento
Birmingham London San Antonio
Burlington Melbourne San Francisco
Charleston Miami Toronto
Charlottesville Nashville Vancouver
Chicago New Orleans Vilnius
Colombo New York City Washington DC
Copenhagen Portland Wellington
7
8. Engaging Existing NGO Community
• Partnerships with EDF, NRDC, ICLEI
• Working relationships with CCI & C40
• GCGC is a resource/advisory engagement
• Works well with existing NGO & city networks
10. GCGC Approach – Deal Days
• Catalyze investments
• Match “bid” and “ask”
• Co-host with cities
DC “Deal Day”: May 2nd
• 10M square meters of real
estate assets owners/mgrs
• Co-hosted with Business
Improvement District
• 9 companies presented
• Millions of $ of transactions
11. Join the Challenge
• Join
Vilnius, Copenhagen, Lond
on, Birmingham, &
Rotterdam in the Challenge:
•Apply online
• Do in-take call with GCGC team
• Assess way GCGC can serve your city
• Benefits of Challenge:
• Join learning network/online forum
• Free consultation & capital matching
• Co-host a “Day Day”
• Bring industry-consortium to city
• Attend events/summits
• Be celebrated by press
12. THANK YOU
Murat Armbruster
GCGC Director & CWR Senior Advisor
marmbruster@carbonwarroom.com
Editor's Notes
Right side: leave to governments to subsidize because will never be cost effectiveLeft side: businesses stand to gain if provided with the information and tools/technology/legislation to do so
Operation Launched at Vancouver Winter Games in Partnership with City of VancouverBrought together key stakeholders: vendors/suppliers, banks, NGOs, and citiesEnlisted 15 cities in the ChallengeEstablish goal of $1.5 B of replicable deployments by London Summer Olympics
$1.5B behind Replicable Mechanisms$1 Trillion within 10 years as result of mechanisms Jobs, CO2 Reduction, Energy Security, Quality of Life
Website turned over to appropriate NGO partnersFinance mechanisms written up, published and adoptedCapital deployed, progress celebrated at event during London 2012 OlympicsFinance community and enabling technology providers communicating directly with cities