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CarbonSIG - Special Interest Group on "Cooking and Carbon"
CarbonSIG connects all those engaged in greenhouse gas emissions reduction, carbon sequestration, and climate adaptation who are working to create a sustainable environment that benefits those living in poverty through information, discussion and action around improved household energy. [top] [end]Latest NewsInteresting Side Events from COP14 in Poznan, PolandSome major themes at this conference are technology transfer and deforestation, and it will be interesting to see what impacts this may have on the household energy sector. If any members do spot anything interesting then please do send a quick email to the group and I'll also post any relevant documents. See the main side event list here Tuesday 2nd December
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Goldman Sachs Buys Into Carbon Offsets From the New York Times website also on the E+Co website The UNDP are looking for a VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET ADVISOR Application Deadline : 12-Dec-08 Read more here UNEP RISO GHG Emission Factor (EF) template for the National Electricity Grid of the United Republic of Tanzania developed as a public good under the CD4CDM Project. You can see it here under "Emission Factors". [top] [end]CarbonSIG is looking for sponsors!Are you a carbon offset company looking to raise your profile? Or how about an NGO looking to get involved with cook stoves? If you are interested then please click here. [top] [end]Earlier NewsNew Cookstove Methodology developed by ClimateCare This methodology has been developed for large-scale projects disseminating improved cookstoves. It will help to launch large-scale programmes on and act as a guideline for the CDM small-scale projects - Read it here Carbon Catalog An interesting website with a directory of carbon offsets that lists and rates over 80 offset providers and 300 projects worldwide. See www.carboncatalog.org for more information Request for news, events and resources We are always looking for relevant news, events and resources to distribute to network members so please feel free to email the list directly (you must be signed up to do this) or email your information to me and I'll post it for you. You can contribute information from your own work, that of your organisation, or news you have heard from others, and could have a local, regional or international focus. The SIG operates via a webpage and an email list so anything from press releases and project updates to reports and academic papers are welcome. Any problems or comments please feel free to email me at james@... Cheers, James Robinson CarbonSIG Moderator [top] [end]AimsCarbonSIG specifically aims to:
[top] [end]ActivitiesCarbonSIG connects members from around the world through an email discussion list. Members have access to the list archives and other member resources.
[top] [end]MembersGood news! There are currently 230 members in CarbonSIG. This was getting too much to put on one page so we've moved the list to a separate members page.We will eventually be listing members in professional groupings so please, if you haven't already done so:
[top] [end]How to joinWe will shortly be making a signup option from here. Currently the group may be joined by:
[top] [end]BackgroundIn November 2005, a Cooking and Carbon Expert Workshop was held at the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, UK. Minutes of this meeting can be found here.One of the key outcomes of this workshop was the need for more joined up working on the issues of climate change associated with biomass use (particularly household energy), if those living in poverty are to benefit from carbon emission reduction initiatives. HEDON Household Energy Network was charged with developing a community of practice to facilitate this process. This ‘Special Interest Group’ – known as ‘CarbonSIG’, was the first Special Interest Group to be formed within HEDON household energy network and started on September 4th, 2006. [top] [end]GlossarySee the CarbonSIG glossary here (under development, contributions welcomed!) | |||
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black carbon briefing note from IGSD/INECE (230 KB)