The new British Columbia greenhouse gas emissions reporting regulation took effect on January 1, 2010. This means any B.C. business facility that emits 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more per year must file an annual report on their emissions. In addition, a facility emitting 25,000 tonnes or more of CO2e per year would require third party verification for their report. For the purpose of calculating your emission threshold, certain emissions from biomass may [Read more…]
Your business may decide to prepare a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and report for reasons such as regulatory compliance, reporting to stakeholders, preparing your corporate annual report, or understanding your climate change related risks. Whatever the reasons, you will need competent people to conduct the work. How do you find such people? As mentioned in my earlier post, if your Canadian business has internal staff with good greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory experience and they have [Read more…]
The new Ontario Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting regulation took effect on January 1, 2010. This means any Ontario facility that emits 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more per year must file an annual report on their emissions. For the purpose of calculating your emission against the threshold, up to 15,000 tonnes of biomass emissions may be excluded. In a recent gathering at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, Mr. Eric Loi of the [Read more…]