Energy Data Collection | Where to Begin?

September 28th, 2011, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
In order to respond to their energy and environmental challenges, organizations need to clearly understand their energy costs, identify areas for improvement in operational practices, reduce energy costs and environmental impact, develop a baseline to compare against industry benchmarks or future performance, and finally, to track and report their performance. These key initiatives [...]

Canadian Securities Administrators Release Guidance on Environmental Reporting

November 5th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tom Routley and Tiffany Richmond
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released additional guidance on continuous disclosure (CD) requirements for environmental matters, CSA Staff Notice 51-333 Environmental Reporting Guidance (Notice). The evolving regulatory landscape, increasing investor interest in environmental matters and the impact of environmental matters on the performance and operations of organizations have driven [...]

WCI Proposed Cap and Trade System to Start January 2012

July 30th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) and its partner jurisdictions released a comprehensive strategy on Tuesday, including a robust cap and trade system, to address climate change in North America. The program’s objective, culminated from two years of work, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% below 2005 levels by 2020.
The program includes:

A [...]

Historical Energy Data and Accuracy of Analysis and Projections

March 29th, 2010, 2 Comments

By: Hugo Vargas
A frequent question constantly arises around the accuracy of energy data estimations and the quality, in terms of size and completeness, of the data set that is used to create an energy baseline. For those of you who don’t know what an energy baseline is, it is a detailed summary of your energy [...]