The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies was honored to award the certificates to six participants who successfully completed the short course in Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment and
Environmental Audit in a ceremony held today the 15th May 2015 at 10:00 am at the Wangari Maathai Institute, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Upper Kabete Campus.
«They should consider taking wider steps to reassure the public about their operations, perhaps introducing
environmental audits in their annual reports.»
Not exact matches
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In Parliament, she has been a member of the
Environmental Audit Committee and was on the Communities and Local Government Select Committee during the 2005 — 10 Parliament.
The
environmental audit committee is currently hearing evidence from scientists and environmentalists
in the lead up to the Copenhagen summit.
Mr Letwin told the
environmental audit committee there had been «an immediate national crisis
in the form of less growth and jobs than we needed» that prompted the Budget's growth agenda.
Airport expansion plans and an over-reliance on buying
in emission credits to meet domestic carbon targets are negatively affecting efforts to convince other countries to take a tough stand on climate change, the
environmental audit committee has found.
Biodiversity loss
in England remains severe despite government conservation attempts, an
environmental audit committee report said today.
«The consequence of the rushed, 11th - hour consultation will be uncertainty among investors
in all kinds of renewable energy, which will inevitably push up the cost of capital,»
environmental audit committee chair Tim Yeo said.
Environmental audit committee chair Joan Walley said the Chinese government had a «set of plans and the ability to deliver them» —
in contrast to David Cameron's government, which she accused of paying «lip service» to the decarbonisation agenda.
The commons all party
environmental audit committee published its harsh critique of the PBR's «lack of boldness» ahead of the Budget on Wednesday,
in which Gordon Brown is expected to stress his green credentials.
The
environmental audit committee's report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) points to underperformance
in the scheme so far, concluding the «record
in reducing carbon emissions is far less impressive».
Tim Yeo, chairman of the
environmental audit committee, concluded: «The government must not shy away from the truth that emissions trading
in itself is not a miracle cure for global warming, nor will it be painless,» he added.
Being
in Opposition can be frustrating, but I believe that
in my roles as Chairman of the
Environmental Audit Committee and as Shadow Environment Secretary, I played a part
in shifting political attitudes towards green issues.
Hawkins said that such practices would include
environmental audits, tracking economic indicators of public welfare and sustainability, and instituting a Syracuse version of New York City's online «Checkbook NYC» transparency tool that tracks the budget, revenue, spending, payroll, and contracts, including minority and women's business enterprise contracts,
in real time.
19.00 John Bercow joins MPs from the
Environmental Audit Committee, environmental scientists and activists at a debate ahead of the Rio Earth Summit in June at St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar S
Environmental Audit Committee,
environmental scientists and activists at a debate ahead of the Rio Earth Summit in June at St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar S
environmental scientists and activists at a debate ahead of the Rio Earth Summit
in June at St Martin
in the Fields
in Trafalgar Square, London
In November, when MPs on the Commons environmental audit committee asked Richard Callard, executive director of the Green Investment Bank shareholder team at the Department for Business, if a privatised bank could invest in fracking, he replied: «Technically it coul
In November, when MPs on the Commons
environmental audit committee asked Richard Callard, executive director of the Green Investment Bank shareholder team at the Department for Business, if a privatised bank could invest
in fracking, he replied: «Technically it coul
in fracking, he replied: «Technically it could.
Through a program called the Green Choice Alliance,
environmental groups publish lists of companies
in violation of
environmental regulations and offer to conduct a third - party
audit if a company chooses to clean up its act.
According to the researchers, who report their findings
in a recent issue of Management Science, business support organizations offer recommendations and programs, including energy
audits and pollution prevention education, on how to improve efficiency and increase
environmental compliance.
Indianapolis,
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environmental engineering firm, specializing
in wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater projects, providing services ranging from master planning and design to construction administration and process energy audit
in wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater projects, providing services ranging from master planning and design to construction administration and process energy
audits.
A 2013 - 2014 Change the World project wrote a grant to get a California Conservation Corps energy
audit for area schools,
in order to work for our Advanced Placement
Environmental Science's goal of making our high school a zero net energy school.
Environmental concerns were prioritised and
audited throughout the design process, which has resulted
in a building with a low energy demand that is simple to operate and maintain.
In case where further
environmental solutions were implemented, e-EcoSolutions will perform a second and final
audit following to the incorporation of these new solutions, and subsequently issue your Green Schools certification.
Dealer Environment Risk
Audit Program or DERAP
in short is another activity to ensure
environmental friendly operations at its dealerships.
In most areas, we also offer pest inspections, radon testing, water assessments, mold testing, septic inspections, home air - quality evaluations, lead testing, energy audits, and neighborhood environmental reports and more — all with one call, all in the same tri
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«I am writing
in response to information provided recently by Professor Julia Slingo OBE, Chief Scientist, Meteorological Office, firstly
in the report «Possibility and Impact of Rapid Climate Change
in the Arctic» to the
Environmental Audit Committee and subsequently
in answering questions from the Committee on Wednesday 14 March 2012.
regulars and those responding to this thread
in particular may be interested
in the class assignment I presently have underway: students are required to select an
environmental issue of interest to them and compare the blogging from three sites that reflect a stasist perspective (command and control, science certainty, centalised government, precautionary principle) with the blogging from three dynamist sites (libertarian, individual responsibility, free market, adaptation over prevention, non-dogma): I expect that several of the students will use climate change as a topic and would expect that climate
audit, real climate and prometheus will be prominent
in the analysis.
«The majority of proven coal, oil, and gas reserves may be considered «unburnable» if global temperature increases are to be limited to two degrees Celsius,» he wrote
in a letter to the British parliament's
Environmental Audit Committee (PDF)
in October, referring to the widely accepted temperature threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change.
At its firs global supply - chain summit
in Beijing, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, launched an ambitious program dubbed the «Global Sourcing Responsibility Initiative» that will require its Chinese suppliers (which may number up to 20,000 according to China Daily) to abide to potentially costly energy efficiency targets, to be verified by third party
audits, among other
environmental and social goals.
In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environment
In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological
audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources
in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environment
in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for
environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environments.
In 2014, the Committee on Climate Change will also report its advice ahead of a Government review later in 2014 on whether the Fourth Carbon Budget (2023 - 2027) should be relaxed in light of a weak EU Emissions Trading System carbon price (a concern covered in the Environmental Audit Committee's 2011 report
In 2014, the Committee on Climate Change will also report its advice ahead of a Government review later
in 2014 on whether the Fourth Carbon Budget (2023 - 2027) should be relaxed in light of a weak EU Emissions Trading System carbon price (a concern covered in the Environmental Audit Committee's 2011 report
in 2014 on whether the Fourth Carbon Budget (2023 - 2027) should be relaxed
in light of a weak EU Emissions Trading System carbon price (a concern covered in the Environmental Audit Committee's 2011 report
in light of a weak EU Emissions Trading System carbon price (a concern covered
in the Environmental Audit Committee's 2011 report
in the
Environmental Audit Committee's 2011 report).
Researchers report
in the journal
Environmental Research Letters that they examined the trends for all 571 cities
in Europe's urban
audit database and simulated the outcome of a range of climate predictions.
Yeo has easily made the transition from the
environmental audit committee, which he chaired
in the last parliament, after that committee's chair passed to Labour hands.
Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh said: «Billions of pounds of investment is needed
in clean energy, transport, heating and industry to meet our carbon targets.
The Air Vent All Models are Wrong Bart Verheggen Bernie Lewin Better Figures by Doug McNeall The Blackboard Bob Tisdale Cameron Rose Center for Energy and Environment, Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Global Food Issues, Hudson Institute Center on Climate and
Environmental Policy, The Heartland Institute Climate
audit by Steve McIntyre The Climate Bet Climate Depot by Marc Morano Climate
in Review, by C. Jeffery Small Climate Lessons Climate Policy, The Heritage Foundation Climate Resistance Climate Scientists» Register ClimateWiki Collide - a-Scape (Discover Magazine) Cooler Heads Digest Digging
in the Clay by Verity Jones E-FACT Report by the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) GlobalClimateScam.com Global Science Report GlobalWarming.org Global Warming, Cato Institute Green World Trust by Lucy Skywalker Gust of Hot Air by Jonathan Lowe Harmless Sky Haunting the Library ICECAP by Joseph D'Aleo International Climate Science Coalition International Conferences on Climate Change, The Heartland Institute Joe Bastardi JoNova, hosted by Joanne Nova Judy Curry Junk Science by Steve Milloy Master Resource Met Office Mike Hulme Nigel Calder Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change by Craig Idso et al..
World Bank violated
environmental rules
in lending to palm oil companies, finds internal
audit
Meanwhile an internal
audit by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) concluded it had violated its own
environmental rules
in lending to palm oil companies.
This comes
in the wake of what seemed to be a call for movement to be rationed from the Climate Change Committee chair, Lord Adair Turner, who gave evidence to the
Environmental Audit Committee last week,
Remember how an internal
audit of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation showed that it violated its own procedures
in lending to palm oil companies — the social and
environmental impacts of
Arthur Petersen of the Dutch
environmental - assessment agency, PBL, played a leading role
in an
audit of IPCC claims which last year detected a distinct tendency to cut the caveats and accentuate the negative when summarising its own work, and takes a keen interest
in the panel's workings (he was recently appointed to the Dutch government's delegation).
In order to become «Rainforest Alliance Certified,» businesses must pass an
audit that assesses the three main pillars of sustainability that the organization applies to all its certifications —
environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability.
Much of this coal and oil may have to be left
in the ground to combat climate change, according to the
Environmental Audit Committee
In State College, Pennsylvania, I had the opportunity to tour the 2,400 square feet Matson & Associates Eco-Building, home to three ecopreneurial enterprises: Matson & Associates, an
environmental assessment services company, often engaged to provide «expert witness» testimonials on some of the most timely waste processes issues; Envinity, a green building and home energy
audit consultancy; and Matson Biofuels, a company developing a more ecological and non-toxic approach to making biodiesel called Green Biodiesel.
He also advises clients on
environmental compliance issues and
environmental audits, and provides legal advice on due diligence and allocation of risks
in real estate and corporate transactions.
Led
environmental audit teams organized to identify and correct
environmental issues at facilities nationwide
in response to criminal investigation begun at one facility.
Consulted industries on the ISO14000 compliance and done regulatory
audits in prevention of fines and possible losses while serving as the consultant for the Huron
Environmental.
Assisted
in completing,
environmental, hygiene and medication
audits.
Performed plant safety and
environmental audits that resulted
in less plant down time, improved appearance, and overall safety.
Conducted
environmental compliance records
audits and trained technicians
in CFC equipment maintenance, refrigerant usage, recovery, recycle and disposal.
Acquired and maintained ISO
in 14001
Environmental Management System certification and developed and conducted Safety and
Environmental facility
audits.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Lead client teams and CDMOs
in Product Risk Assessments, EHS Analyses, Regulatory
Audits, FDA PAI readiness program, interfaced with US
Environmental Protection Agencies for new and updated Air Emission and Wastes Water Effluence permits.