Science-Based Targets SBT

 What are ‘science-based targets’?

Science-based targets provide a clearly-defined pathway for companies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, helping prevent the worst impacts of climate change and future-proof business growth.

Targets are considered ‘science-based’ if they are in line with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

The private sector must play a fundamental role in reducing GHG emissions. Embedding science-based targets in sustainability management is crucial.

Setting a science-based target is a five-step process:

Commit: submit a letter establishing your intent to set a science-based target

Develop: work on an emissions reduction target in line with the SBTi’s criteria

Submit: present your target to the SBTi for official validation

Communicate: announce your target and inform your stakeholders

Disclose: report company-wide emissions and track target progress annually

Source: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/how-it-works

Bravo, owner of Citybus and New World First Bus, supports Hong Kong’s Carbon Neutrality Task Force for its foresight and vision in considering hydrogen solutions for the future decarbonisation of the region. As an advocate of clean energy mobility solutions, Bravo was delighted to be invited to present to the Environmental Protection Department’s Carbon Neutrality Task Force at their first formal workshop. Bravo shareholder, Ascendal Group, shared their past experience of leading world-class hydrogen bus services in London from 2011, with coshareholder, Hans Energy, presenting possible options for sourcing and distributing hydrogen within Hong Kong. Bravo first launched electric bus services on Hong Kong Island in December 2015 operating on Routes 11, 12, 25A, 78 and 81. The company continues to invest in zero emission solutions, with three new electric charging stations being installed at Hong Kong Station Bus Terminus, Central Ferry Bus Terminus, and Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Bus Terminus before the end of the year. However, for long distance or high frequency services in Hong Kong, battery electric buses face many operational challenges given the local climate and topography. We have more Logistic Emission Calculation modules Rail Freight Emission Calculation ModuleAir Freight Emission Calculation ModuleVehicle Freight Emission Calculation Module Sustainable Development Goals Achievement: Schedule a free demo now. Visit https://www.ideoconcepts.com/contact-us/ for more information Source: https://www.bravobus.com.hk/en/uploadedPressRelease/18486_10062021_H_eng.pdf

 Bravo, owner of Citybus and New World First Bus, supports Hong Kong’s Carbon Neutrality Task Force for its foresight and vision in considering hydrogen solutions for the future decarbonisation of the region. As an advocate of clean energy mobility solutions, Bravo was delighted to be invited to present to the Environmental Protection Department’s Carbon Neutrality Task Force at their first formal workshop. Bravo shareholder, Ascendal Group, shared their past experience of leading world-class hydrogen bus services in London from 2011, with coshareholder, Hans Energy, presenting possible options for sourcing and distributing hydrogen within Hong Kong. Bravo first launched electric bus services on Hong Kong Island in December 2015 operating on Routes 11, 12, 25A, 78 and 81. The company continues to invest in zero emission solutions, with three new electric charging stations being installed at Hong Kong Station Bus Terminus, Central Ferry Bus Terminus, and Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Bus Terminus before the end of the year. However, for long distance or high frequency services in Hong Kong, battery electric buses face many operational challenges given the local climate and topography.

We have more Logistic Emission Calculation modules

1. Rail Freight Emission Calculation Module
2. Air Freight Emission Calculation Module
3. Vehicle Freight Emission Calculation Module

Sustainable Development Goals Achievement:

Schedule a free demo now. Visit https://www.ideoconcepts.com/contact-us/ for more information

Source: https://www.bravobus.com.hk/en/uploadedPressRelease/18486_10062021_H_eng.pdf

Hong Kong to phase out coal as a power generation source by 2035

 Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor gave greater emphasis to climate initiatives in Wednesday’s policy address than in her previous speeches, laying out clearer goals for putting the city’s fuel mix on a greener footing. As carbon dioxide is the major culprit in climate change. Measures include saving energy and designing greener buildings, as well as less polluting forms of transport and better waste management. Those sectors together emit 90 per cent of the city’s greenhouse gases.

• online / cloud based system monitoring of resources consumption on a per-location basis, consumption types include :-
  • Electricity Consumption
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Gas Consumption
  • Lubricant / Refrigerant / Steam / Material / Paper Consumption
  • Business Travel analysis
  • Air / Road / Sea Freight Logistics Consumption
  • Social Responsibility Dataset
  • Health & Safety Summary
  • CSR and Environment Investment
• Collection of Waste Management data
• Highly customizable time-series data (e.g. No of staff, Productivity, total office area)

Please Schedule a demo https://www.ideoconcepts.com/contact-us/ for more information

Government advisers say Hong Kong should be carbon neutral by 2050

 The report from the Council for Sustainable Development, which advises the government on environmental matters, drew on more than 71,000 responses to a public engagement exercise in June last year to formulate 55 recommendations covering sectors such as energy generation, transport and urban design.

“It is not easy to achieve a net zero carbon target by 2050, but the council thinks it is a responsible and appropriate choice,”  Beijing had already announced it would cut all of China’s greenhouse emissions by 2060, while Japan and South Korea have both recently said they would be carbon neutral by 2050. 

Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3109674/hong-kong-should-be-carbon-zero-2050-say

Carbon footprint

Greenhouse gases are gases that are relatively transparent to short-wave infrared radiation (such as heat from the sun). This means that they allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere and heat the Earth’s surfaces. These surfaces then re-radiate that heat as long-wave infrared radiation, which greenhouse gases tend to absorb rather than transmit.

The result is that the long-wave infrared radiation is ‘trapped’ and heat accumulates in the atmosphere causing a warming process. This process is known as the ‘greenhouse effect' because it is similar to the effect that glass has, trapping heat in greenhouses.

The four main greenhouse gases are:

Water vapour.
Carbon dioxide.
Methane.
Nitrous oxide.

The term ‘carbon footprint’ refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with a particular policy, individual, event, development or product.

Fossil CO2 and GHG emissions of all world countries, 2019

The global GHG emissions trend has increased since the beginning of the 21st century in comparison to the three previous decades, mainly due to the increase in CO2 emissions from China and the other emerging economies. As a result, the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases substantially increased enhancing the natural greenhouse effect, which may negatively affect the life on the Earth. These issues are internationally addressed in the framework of UNFCCC; countries are developing national emissions inventories and propose/implement actions to mitigate GHG emissions. CO2 emissions, which are the main responsible for global warming are still increasing at world level despite climate change mitigation agreements. However, CO2 emissions within the EU28 have decreased in the last two decades. Human related activities largely influence the total CO2 emissions – particularly, power generation and road transport but also emissions from combustion in the residential and commercial sectors play a key role. Despite decreasing trends for total EU28 CO2 emissions, CO2 emissions per capita within the EU28 are still higher than the world average value.

Read more at https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=booklet2019

EMS (Energy Management System) can manage greenhouse gas accounting, reporting and management

The emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases due to power generation, transportation and other industrial / commercial activities are contributing to climate change and environmental impacts worldwide. EMS (Energy Management System) can manage greenhouse gas accounting, reporting and management in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, New Zealand and UK.

Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions

Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
A wide variety of factors have an influence on the level of GHG emissions in Canada. Globally, about 78% of GHG emissions from human activity are from the production and consumption of energy. This includes activities such as using gasoline for transportation, non-renewable electricity production, oil and gas production, and heating and cooling of buildings.

In Canada, over 81% of emissions come from energy. Canadians use more energy due to our extreme temperatures, vast landscape and dispersed population.

Source: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ghgs/20063#L1

can’t expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let’s shift to low-carbon transport instead

The world may finally be waking to the reality of the climate and ecological crisis, after 30 years of inaction. But while the UK parliament has declared a climate and ecological emergency, ongoing plans for airport expansions suggest we’re flying full-speed towards crisis rather than away from it.

Globally, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are rising rapidly, and set to further escalate. Passenger numbers are rising far too fast for efficiency improvements and alternative technologies, such as electric or biofuel-powered engines, to keep up. What’s worse, the climate impact of flights is two to three times larger than their CO₂ emissions alone, due to the release of nitrogen oxides – powerful greenhouse gases – and the contrails planes leave in their wake which trap even more heat in the atmosphere. The aviation industry has also evaded fuel taxes, emissions regulations, and is often completely omitted in emissions accounting.

This is particularly important as cities are setting targets to reduce their carbon emissions. While many of these cities have airports, their climate strategies tend to focus on the emissions released within the city’s boundaries and from their electricity use. They don’t account for emissions from imported goods and services that are consumed in the city but produced elsewhere, nor from flights through their airports. Any emissions from residents travelling outside the city are generally omitted.

Source: https://theconversation.com/we-cant-expand-airports-after-declaring-a-climate-emergency-lets-shift-to-low-carbon-transport-instead-120740

IDEO CONCEPTS launches emission data management system EMS

The online data management system will help listed companies with GHG emission requirements. The new greenhouse gas (GHG) online data management system supports data collection, data transformation, data report creation. User upload collected data directly into web-based EMS. Emission calculation will automatically generate report data based on pre-configured annually emission factors from different providers/countries. FREE guideline is provided during the import process.

UK to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

Britain made a legally binding commitment on Thursday to bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, setting it the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by mid-century.

The target was more ambitious than the previous goal of cutting its greenhouse gases by at least 80 percent on 1990 levels by mid-century, which was enshrined in the Climate Change Act in 2008. The amendment of the 2050 goal, approved by the House of Commons and House of Lords this week, came into effect on Thursday.

The net zero target was recommended by the Committee on Climate Change, Britain's independent climate advisory body. It means any emissions would be balanced by schemes to offset an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as planting trees or using technology like carbon capture and storage.

Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/28/c_138179264.htm

Shipping load decisions in Bank will include CO2 emission measures

Shipping load decisions in Bank will include CO2 emission measures

International shipping accounts for 2.2% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO), has a long-term goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2008 levels by 2050. Banks will for the first time include efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions in their decision making when providing shipping company loans.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-environment-banks/banks-to-include-co2-emission-measures-in-shipping-loan-decisions-idUSKCN1TI2W4

Carbon Emission when business travel

Business travel

Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Emission can be affected by fuel consumption, travel cabin class and length of the jourary. It is more green if you travel in economy, newer aircraft and usage of biofuel.

A very useful tool from Cathy Pacific - Fly Greener Carbon Emission Calculator

https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_MM/about-us/environment/fly-carbon-neutral-fly-greener/calculate-and-offset-your-carbon-emissions.html

Good and Bad. Dutch CO2 emissions fall in 2018 2020 Target

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 fell by 2.2 percent to 189.5 billion kg of carbon dioxide and equivalents helped by lower emissions by power companies, the country’s statistical office said on Thursday.

Emissions were down 14.5 percent from 1990 levels, Statistics Netherlands said, meaning the country is unlikely to meet its Kyoto Protocol goal of a 25 percent reduction by 2020.


Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-pollution/dutch-co2-emissions-fall-in-2018-still-far-from-2020-goal-idUSKCN1SF0K4