As part of the Gold Standard project certification cycle and following the local stakeholder consultation meetings held at the Conference Halls of Rwamagana (Rwanda) on the 12th of June 2018, in Ngoma (Rwanda) on the 13th of June 2018, in Bugesera (Rwanda) on the 14thof June 2018  and in Rusizi (Rwanda) on the 19th of June 2018, CO2logic and its partners Water Access Rwanda and mkaarbon safari are pleased to invite you as stakeholder to provide comments and feedback as part of the Stakeholder Feedback Round.

Today, Monday 3 December 2018, CO2logic conferred the ‘‘CO2 neutral” label to the Port of Brussels, making it the first Belgian port to acquire such a label. 

Last Monday, the IPCC released its 2018 Special Report on the impact of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The headline: Climate change is accelerating at a dangerous pace and poses existential risks to people, ecosystems and business, with dramatic differences between 2°C and 1.5°C scenarios.

In this TEDxColumbiaUniversity talk, Brohé, discusses the staggering benefits of carbon accounting in a global effort to save the planet from warming. In 2017, we, humans, emitted 40 billion metric tons of CO2, a volume large enough to fill 8 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools full of carbon dioxide! We now understand that these emissions are disrupting our climate and fragile ecosystems.  Discover what we think is the number one method for change and become climate optimists.

Forum ETHIBEL has issued a new certificate for CO2logic & its CO2 offsetting programme. To this end Forum ETHIBEL has performed an independent audit of the financial and procedural aspects of its CO2 accounting.

Pollet is a Belgian company that offers a unique combination of sustainable high-tech cleaning products and personalized service and is a sustainable development leader. 

UN Climate Change News, 31 July 2018 – On August 1, the world will reach Earth Overshoot Day, the day when humanity will have used up nature’s renewable “budget” of resources for 2018. This according to the Global Footprint Network, an international research organization.

After 3 months of pilot projects & testing, Airscan secures its first 3 clients. Interparking, Fondation Roi Baudouin / Koning Bouwdewijn Stichting & Orange are the first to make a step towards better indoor air quality at the workplace. 10 more prospects are currently exploring the need to measure their Indoor Air Quality at work for office, public buildings, warehouses,...

Brussels Airport has obtained the carbon neutrality certification, the highest possible Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate from ACI, Airport Council International. This certification affirms that Brussels Airport is committed to permanently reducing theairport’s CO2 emissions and that residual emissions are offset. The presentation of the certificate took place on the 20th of June, 2018 during the annual ACI World and ACI Europe congress, of which Brussels Airport is the host.

Shareholders reckon that their companies will not suffer—or that they will be able to get out in time

More than just a catering service, Eating Point is a catering service that offers not only original formulas with a healthy and environmentally friendly diet but also henceforth proposes a CO2 neutral catering service. 

Airscan calcule et améliore la qualité de l’air au travail

AIRSCAN is the answer for organisations that want to provide good indoor air quality to their workforce. Indoor Air Quality has a direct influence on health, performance and motivation at work. By measuring & improving the indoor air quality AIRSCAN wants to have a positive impact on sustainable development with respect for people’s health. 

On Thursday 1st February 2018 Executive Director of the international Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol presented the yearly evaluation and outlook on worldwide Energy trends at the “World Energy Outlook 2017”. Four large-scale, some unexpected, upheavals were elaborated in more detail:

In financial terms, 2017 was the worst year for natural disasters in American history, costing the country $306 billion. Scientists agree that hurricanes, floods, and fires are now turbo-charged by climate change, which the president and many top Republican leaders still refuse to acknowledge. But even while the federal government fails to address the root of the problem, there are ways to limit the damage from these increasingly frequent events — in property, and, more importantly, in human life.

Increasing carbon regulation through taxes, emissions trading schemes, and fossil fuel extraction fees will feature prominently in global efforts to address climate change, with carbon prices already implemented in 40 countries and 20 cities and regions.