Tag Archives: Greenhouse gas

Unplugged Truth: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Charging Your Smartphone

By Stuart Kaplow on September 24, 2023 Posted in GHG, greenhouse gas

To appreciate that calculation in context, global smartphone charging is responsible for 8,050,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year… Continue Reading

Webinar: Are You Ready to Measure and Report Your Building GHG Emissions?

By Stuart Kaplow on August 14, 2022 Posted in ESG, GHG, greenhouse gas

You are invited to join Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes for a live webinar we are presenting this Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST that will provide you with all the information you need to reply to the question “Are You Ready to Measure and Report Your Building GHG Emissions?” Our webinar … Continue Reading

Reducing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Stuart Kaplow on August 7, 2022 Posted in ESG, GHG, greenhouse gas

As governments enact mandatory greenhouse gas emission laws and as businesses voluntarily make “net zero” pledges, we are increasingly working with organizations, first to understand and calculate their GHG emissions, then to implement strategies for efficacious yet frictionless reductions. An example of what businesses are reacting to is Maryland’s new statutory mandate that buildings, commercial, … Continue Reading

SEC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rules on ESG Related Disclosures

By Stuart Kaplow on May 22, 2022 Posted in ESG, GHG, Sustainability

On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the public comment periods, for 14 days from the day the notice is published in the Federal Register, for 11 of its rulemaking releases, some of them viewed as controversial including the rule discussed in this blog post, due to a technical glitch that … Continue Reading

Impact of EPA Endangerment Finding on Green Building

By Chris Cheatham on December 14, 2009 Posted in Federal

On December 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and environment. The finding sets the stage to allow the EPA to regulate these emissions. What impact will this endangerment finding have on the green building industry? In my view, the endangerment finding … Continue Reading

White House Developing Emissions Reporting for Contractors

By Chris Cheatham on November 23, 2009 Posted in Construction, Design, Federal, Legal Developments

On Friday, we discussed Navy contracting requirements for tracking "energy efficiency" and "energy footprints." When I first learned of these requirements, I was reminded of Executive Order 13514. We have already discussed Executive Order 13514 in terms of the green building industry, but the Order also contains provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions. I don’t … Continue Reading

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