Corporate-Level vs. Facility-Level Transition Plans: Understanding the Differences

What are the differences between corporate-level (top-down) and facility-level (bottom-up) transition plans? While corporate-level plans provide a strategic, organization-wide roadmap aligned with global standards, facility-level plans focus on detailed, site-specific actions to achieve tangible emissions reductions. Learn more here!

Leadership

Brazil Charts a New Climate Course at COP29

At COP29, Brazil committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 59%–67% by 2035, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. By tackling deforestation, expanding renewable energy, and promoting sustainable development, Brazil aims to balance climate action with economic growth, offering a model for nations facing similar challenges.

Leadership

Navigating the Decarbonization Journey for Businesses

What are the distinctions between early-stage and advanced decarbonization modeling, and how can businesses approach their environmental goals with precision and ambition?

Regulatory Landscape

Understanding the EU’s New CBAM Regulation

The EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a policy designed to address carbon leakage in the supply chain of several energy intense products. To fully understand how CBAM works, it’s important to first understand the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS).

Regulatory Landscape

Navigating Europe’s CRSD Disclosure Requirements

The CSRD went into effect in early 2023 and impacts companies of all sizes that will now have more standardized sustainability reporting obligations.

Regulatory Landscape

UK’s SECR Carbon Disclosures

The UK’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy is a relatively new policy that requires obligated UK business entities to disclose both their energy consumption and GHG emissions footprint.

Regulatory Landscape

O Mercado Regulado de Carbono no Brasil

Desde 2009, quando foi aprovada a Política Nacional de Mudanças Climáticas (PNMC), já estava prevista o estudo e posterior implementação de um Mercado Brasileiro de Redução de Emissões (MBRE). Entretanto, não foi até este ano que um Projeto de Lei que regulamenta tal mecanismo finalmente parece prestes a ser aprovado e sancionado.

Regulatory Landscape

New Regulations Pave the Way for the Building Industry

Governments all around the world are enacting policies to address both operation emissions and embodied carbon of the building industry. Neither task is easy, and solving both with require engagement from teams that support all stages of building, including design, planning, construction, and retrofits.

Regulatory Landscape

Federal Contractors GSA

In an effort to get the US on track to meeting the Paris Commitments, the Biden administration proposed the Federal Contractors Climate Disclosures in November 2022 through the Federal Acquisition (FAR) Council.