Eligible Offset Project Types Under Kerry-Boxer -- Will Landfills and Coal Mines Make the Cut?
To date, landfill gas offset projects have provided fairly straightforward project opportunities in the international and US voluntary markets. However, as currently written, the Waxman-Markey bill (H.R. 2454) would eliminate landfill gas offsets entirely after the start of the program, per Title VIII, Part A, Section 811, which establishes stationary source performance standards covering methane emissions from landfills and other significant sources.
Specifically, the bill states that EPA must identify uncapped CH4 emission sources individually above 10,000 CO2e tons per year, which are collectively responsible for at least 10% of uncapped economy-wide emissions of CH4. This threshold is clearly met by the landfills and coal mines. Read more…
WBCSD Sustain - from three-stone fires to a better life
The three-stone fire, centuries old, is a simple cook stove made up of three similarly sized stones placed in a fire. If used inside, the fire produces toxic fumes that can cause health problems, particularly lung disease for the family. If used outside, the cook and the fire are exposed to the elements.
Improved cook stoves are cleaner, safer and reduce the amount of time needed to collect fuel wood. But how can poor families in developing countries afford such stoves? Read how they can here…
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