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  • Carbon Disclosure Project Newsletter – Reporting Standard Interface

    Carbon Disclosure Project Newsletter – May 2012: “

    The Carbon Disclosure Project has introduced a standard reporting format that is similar to the reporting for financials purposes. This should streamline the reporting process and make it easier for organizations to report.

    Of course, monitoring, measuring and reporting is only a small first step toward sustainability, but it is a critical first step.

    Here’s what they said in one area of the newsletter:

    Did you know that disclosing through CDP automatically meets the Caring for Climate reporting requirements?


    Caring for Climate (C4C), a joint initiative between the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Environment Programme, has recommended CDP as a reporting framework for almost 400 companies that are C4C signatories. Newly published guidance outlines disclosure-related responsibilities for C4C signatories to meet the annual reporting requirements. Companies that publicly disclose their climate change strategies and carbon emissions through CDP will automatically meet the C4C annual reporting requirements and need only refer to their most recent CDP response to be in full compliance.”
    . . .
    “eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is set to transform the way you disclose your climate change information. It is already widely used around the world for financial reporting …”  


    In this way, information can be easily and consistently reported by organizations. They are talkin about creating a Climate Change Reporting Taxonomy (CCRT) for the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB).

    We probably should not complain about the alphabet soup of acronyms here. When creating something new, it is often better to invent new terms and phrases than to try to work with existing, but inaccurate terms.

    Check out the websites of CDP and CDSB where you can find information about this project.

    [Note that this link, https://standardscenter.com, requires some access in order to participate in the “sharing” and participation process associated with the design.]

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  • IP Creates Jobs for America | BIOtechNow

    IP Creates Jobs for America | BIOtechNow: “In May, the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) was proud to unveil the results of our state intellectual property (IP) jobs research, which has been a year in the making. The study, IP Creates Jobs for America, provides real, tangible evidence that the economic benefits of IP are broad and far-reaching.”

    Go here for the original GIPC report and the interactive US Map.

    Key points related to IP Job creation and value generation:

    • Jobs created: 914k
    • Output: $75B
    • Exports: 75.3%
    • Avg Wage: $44k

    Interesting is the number of IP jobs created in some state. Of course, CA, FL, NY, MA and TX. But the Great Lakes area has a LOT of innovation as well.

    This is some really great information for those who are IP proponents! (And those who question the value of IP to have more to think about.)

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  • Federal Appeals Court Ruling Puts Climate Change into Election Debate

    Federal Appeals Court Ruling Puts Climate Change into Election Debate:

    So there is no question. The EPA can, in fact, regulate greenhouse gasses (GHGs).

    It gives additional credibility to the science of GHGs=> Global Warming => Not good things for the future.

    There are a couple things that this will do. It will elevate the EPA and its regulations in the election world.

    It should escalate the attacks on the EPA.

    And one would hope that at least COAL would start to lose favor.

    It will be interesting to see how this plays forward.

    Here’s the AP take on the same court ruling in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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  • Msft does more patents for their slate… msPad…

    Microsoft has a user interface patent working for their mobile devices (and more) that are related to visual controls. Read about it here ms patent. This is really good for those of us that speak mostly with hand jestures, especially while driving!

  • Global Carbon “Footprint” by Nation | The Big Picture

    Global Carbon “Footprint” by Nation | The Big Picture:

    Just in case you had not seen this really cool chart from a year ago…

    Here’s the BIG FOOT, big picture of emissions by country. Note that China has now outpaced the US based on pretty much any measure of emissions you might want to consider.

    They now burn half the worlds coal, adding on a new coal power plant every few days (about 5 last I heard). India is growing emissions with a vengeance as well.

    Within 10 years, there will have to be another foot, or something, simply to show the BRIC countries. Well, maybe not the “B”razil in the BRIC countries but Russia, definitely.

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