Life cycle assessment (LCA), in simplified definition, is a task that uncovers all environmental effects a process or a product creates. It is a difficult task and one that is complex. Why is it so complex? Mainly...
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Avoiding the Relocation of Emissions – How to Face Carbon Leakage
In the course of the last 20 years, some of the more developed countries achieved a remarkable reduction of carbon emissions. However, taking a closer look at this, we see that a reduction in one place can be closely...
Why SMEs Should Foster, Not Fear the Corporate Carbon Footprint
Most firms are occupied with selling products and meeting payroll and feel they don’t have time or aren’t all that impassioned about “saving the world.” However, ignoring sustainability is not...
Getting it Straight: Exact Carbon Emissions From One Bottle of Wine
I bet you know how much carbon dioxide your car emits per kilometer. Maybe you are also well informed about the carbon reduction goals of the country where you live. But, when the working day is over, when you sit in a...
3 Precise Perspectives on Corporate Carbon Footprints
As business consultant in the field of sustainability, I would like to share with you three findings that I made in Central and South America, working with companies willing to reduce their carbon emissions. Since the...
Carbon Neutral Cities (2) – 3 Ways to Assess a City’s Emissions
Two weeks ago, in part one of this article, we got an idea of the measures that are being taken to reduce urban carbon footprints. Claiming to reduce a city’s emissions, one has to be aware of the importance of...