Posted By: Tom Ansell Valuation Advisory United Kingdom At the 11th hour a deal seems to be emerging from Copenhagen. The developed world has finally accepted their greater responsibility for climate change and may agree to a maximum of an 18% reduction in emissions by 2020. After a US commitment yesterday, COP15 is also likely [...]
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Negotiators see REDD
Posted By: Achsah Carter Consultant Energy and Sustainability Services United Kingdom Amidst the general confusion and bickering, Copenhagen negotiators appear to be reaching consensus on at least one issue – “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation” (REDD). Chairing the discussions, Philippines negotiator Tony La Vina announced yesterday he had a “more or less agreed text”, [...]
Cop15 and the Role of NAMAs
Posted By: Tom Ansell Valuation Advisory United Kingdom On Friday in a pavilion on the fringe of the main Cop15 Summit, surprisingly few turned up for the Construction Counts for Climate side event (webcasts and presentations). The small audience did not set the tone for a huge number of column inches about the impact of [...]
A Common Carbon Metric for Buildings
Posted By: Achsah Carter Consultant Energy and Sustainability Services United Kingdom On Friday the UK Green Building Council’s chief executive, Paul King, was in Copenhagen presenting a new Common Carbon Metric report. The metric is the result of collaboration between worldwide Green Building Councils, experts and organisations, and aims to improve consistency in measuring energy [...]
A Last Word on Copenhagen
December 29, 2009 • Categories: Copenhagen Summit, General Comments, Legislation • by Jones Lang LaSalle
Posted By: Tom Ansell Valuation Advisory United Kingdom The furore surrounding Copenhagen was immense, and at no other time in history has our climate had so much scrutiny. The Copenhagen Accord that emerged is not the comprehensive agreement that many have demanded, nor the total waste of effort that some have claimed, but the foundations [...]
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