With Australian and European carbon markets engaged to be married in 2015 what do businesses stand to gain or lose? Continue Reading →
10/09/2012
by Justin Wynn
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07/08/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Sustainability needs to distance itself from social lubrication
Image courtesy www.volans.com
No hesitation in sharing snippets from John Elkington’s great new book The Zeronauts – Breaking the Sustainability Barrier which I just finished. It’s a book that, for me, wrestles a truly huge concept to the ground. Huge as in zero. Continue Reading →
31/07/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Scope 3 emissions – The dark matter of the Clean Energy Future
We’re told that those beautiful Hubble telescope photos only show the visible universe and miss most of the stuff out there – the dark matter. So too with carbon emissions. As we go about our daily business we tend to know our fuel and electricity use but are unaware of the indirect carbon emissions we generate. And like dark matter, indirect emissions often exceed our direct emissions. Continue Reading →
26/07/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Businesses can directly offset carbon emissions…but be aware of the limitations.
Exactly four years ago when Carbon Business was newly established we planted a private carbon sink to offset the company’s expected emissions.
05/07/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Hidden opportunities in carbon pricing – Part 2
In a blog last year I looked at potential opportunities arising from carbon pricing. No longer hypothetical, clients are now asking us to unravel how carbon pass-through will impact their cost and revenue structure. And when. Continue Reading →
05/06/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Ten organisations extracting value from their value chains
Inspirational organisations understanding their impact across the value chain. Different industries, different business drivers, but all yielding topline or bottomline benefits.
1. Food and Beverages - Tropicana (Pepsico) - fertiliser was the smoking gun in OJ’s life cycle
31/05/2012
by Justin Wynn
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2012 global emissions update in under 500 words
A concise update on global CO2 emissions, reminding us that quite an important door is about to close. Source: IEA 24 May 2012
Global carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, according to preliminary estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This represents an increase of 1.0 Gt on 2010, or 3.2%. Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO2 emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%). Continue Reading →
26/04/2012
by Justin Wynn
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Hansen 2012 update on the gravity and urgency of the climate situation
We cannot say it any clearer than James Hansen, who gave this galvanising TED talk in February: (listen to it here)
TRANSCRIPT: “What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist, to get myself arrested in front of the White House protesting? Continue Reading →
21/02/2012
by Justin Wynn
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How Ecoscore made the invisible visible for Melbourne Fringe
Melbourne Fringe Festival is a good corporate citizen. Late last year they resolved to find out the extent of their carbon footprint. Not only their own direct carbon emissions but all the emissions arising from the festival’s operations. This is what they learned. Continue Reading →
17/02/2012
by Justin Wynn
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The Emission Intensity Hottest 100
Have you ever wondered what the big carbon emissions items are in your supermarket trolley? Or in your company purchase ledger?
New research by Carbon Business and EconSearch ranks the emissions intensity of over 1200 products that make up the Australian economy. Continue Reading →