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UK public/private coalition requests mandatory carbon reporting for big business
Earlier this week, the UK-based Aldersgate Group has published an open letter to the UK government requesting mandatory carbon reporting for corporations. Among the signatories writing that it is “essential that the government ensures that all large organisations measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions” are Microsoft, PepsiCo (UK & Ireland), Siemens, and the UK Green Building Council. To read why the group is requesting the policy, visit the Aldersgate Group’s News page for the full letter.
BC, Ontario, and Quebec proceed with cap-and-trade initiative for major emitters
Despite the US government’s announcement to table a pared-down version of its planned cap-and-trade legislation, BC, Ontario, and Quebec are proceeding with cap-and-trade program under the Western Climate Initiative. The provinces, which represent about half of Canada’s population, along with California and New Mexico, will participate in a program to limit the emissions from large industrial facilities. Read David Ebner’s article in today’s Globe & Mail for further details.
US Government to ask 600,000 suppliers for their carbon footprints
With purchasing power of over $500 billion per year, the US federal government is undertaking a program to request the carbon footprints from its 600,000 suppliers. To read more about this initiative, check out Mark Gunter’s article on Greenbiz.com.
