See what ALCOA has been doing for sustainability with case studies dating back to 2007. See http://www.alcoa.com/australia/en/info_page/sustain_home_cases.asp … [Read more...]
ABnote case study
ABnote identified several strategies to support sustainability in their facility design and management, providing energy and water savings of up to $22,000 at one plant. These included: Ensuring that evaporative air conditioning units are working properly Installing water-efficient fixtures in new plants Sensor systems for lighting and environmental controls Upgrading toilets to dual flush Installing rainwater tanks installed for non-drinking water use ‘Green teams’ doing audits to … [Read more...]
National Pollutant Inventory reporting requirements (NPI)
Businesses have to report on their emissions and waste transfers if they trip the reporting thresholds which are defined for 93 substances, rates of burning waste and fuel and the rate and type of electricity usage. A series of Emission Estimation Technique (EET) manuals have been developed for each reporting industry. These outline the industry processes, various methods for estimating emissions and equations for converting different types of measurement. The full list of manuals is … [Read more...]
National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS)
From 1 July 2010 Australia has a National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) to encourage businesses to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions in a voluntary carbon market. It provides a voluntary standard for businesses to use in becoming carbon neutral and in developing carbon neutral products. It also includes guidance on calculating the carbon footprint of an organisation or product and product life cycle analysis for the purpose of achieving ‘carbon neutrality’. Only emissions sources that … [Read more...]
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS)(NSW)
The NSW Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS) (sic) closed on 30 June 2012. The GGAS Registry will continue to be supported into the future to enable the trade and surrender of certificates by interested parties. The Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) is the NSW-based mandatory energy efficiency scheme for electricity retailers and other liable parties under the Electricity Supply Act. The ESS reduces electricity consumption in NSW by creating financial incentives to invest in energy … [Read more...]
Greenhouse gas (GHG)
Greenhouse gases refers to the six that are rated under the Kyoto Protocol as having Global Warming Potential (GWP): Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) GHG emissions are reported as million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2-e) … [Read more...]
