Subscribe Share Past Issues Share Translate Tweet Forward Share Issue 85 FIGURES YOU NEED TO KNOW Carbon Pricing Is Expanding: Initiatives Now Valued at Nearly $50 Billion (The World Bank) RS BUSINESSES Shareholders' Demands for Action on Environment Higher Than Ever (Bloomberg Business) There's a contingent of investors who are worried about climate change, methane emissions, water pollution and other issues. At least 14 energy companies are facing shareholder resolutions on environmental and social policies this year, part of a record push by investors to raise concerns about how executives manage the issues. Check out our services and see how can we help you go green and go carbon neutral! Food Waste is An 'Enormous' Economic Problem, G20 Warns (Business Green) Around 30% of global production is lost or wasted each year, the UN said last year. This is more than enough to feed the world's 800 million hungry people. Ways to reduce your emissions generated from food waste include refining your supply chain, improving relevant facilities, educating consumers' good eating habits. Those methods may take a long time, then offset the emissions from food waste would be another quick solution. What Will the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Future Look Like? (The Guardian) For people with ambitions of careers in sustainability, knowledge of the ongoing risks that humanity is confronting and an ability to relate them to business practices are crucial skills. 3 Steps to Decarbonizing Development for a ZeroCarbon Future （The World Bank） The report lays out three steps countries can follow to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases to zero and stabilize climate change: Plan for the end goal, not just the shortterm; get prices right as part of a broad policy package that triggers changes in investment and behavior; and smooth the transition for those most affected. POLICIES Obama to Cut Federal Government's Carbon Emissions 40 percent Over 10 Years (Washington Post) President Obama signed an executive order in March dictating the federal government will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 40% over the next decade from 2008 levels and increase the stake of renewable energy in the federal government's electricity supply to 30% during that same period. Colorado City Vows to Be Carbon Neutral, Defying Partisan Politics (Inside Climate News) Earlier in March 2015, Fort Collins, Colorado approved new targets to reduce emissions 80% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050. Those goals place Fort Collins among a handful of cities playing a prominent role on the world stage in combating climate change. What Governor Brown's Carbon Emissions Order Means for Businesses (SCPR.org) California Governor Jerry Brown recently issued an executive order, setting a goal for greenhouse gas emissions to be 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, what he described as the most ambitious goals in North America. Washington State Waters down CapandTrade Proposal to Win Industry Support (Carbon Pulse) Washington House Democrats have rewritten Governor Jay Inslee's capandtrade proposal, introducing compensation packages for energyintensive business and fuelsuppliers in order to source industry support and move the bill through state Senate. UPCOMING EVENTS 6th North America Offshore Wind: Development & Financial Summit Location: New York, New York Time: June 1718, 2015 More Info Our Services → Carbon Neutral Checkout™ → Carbon Offsetting Solutions → Carbon Accounting → Carbon Offsetting Retailer Tools & Carbon Calculators & Wholesaler Share Tweet Forward Share Copyright © 2015 Carbon Credit Capital LLC., All rights reserved. CCC Tracker Issue 85 You are receiving this because you subscribed CCC Trackers. Our mailing address is: [email protected] or, 561 Broadway Suite 6A, New York, NY 10012 unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences