Dr. Steven B. Young was invited to present at the session on Environmental Goods and Services at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Outlook Conference at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. His presentation, entitled “From Environmental Footprint to Societal Value” was coauthored with Dr. Goretty Dias. It established a link from measuring impacts to valuing ecological services, and highlighted the role of LCA in contributing to an understanding of the valuation of environmental goods and services in agriculture.
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GHGm and BBI Biofuels Canada collaborated and successfully completed a key contract with Environment Canada on the “Quantification of Environmental Emissions from Conventional Biodiesel Production.” Working with an operating biodiesel facility, and using firsthand knowledge of the industry, GHGm and BBI provided a framework for emissions quantification to be used to improve Environment Canada’s capacity to predict, identify, and assess a range of environmental, regulatory, technical, and scientific issues. The final report provided a modeled quantification of emissions, addressed best practices in the biodiesel industry, and discussed issues of concern that would likely to be raised by an anticipated and dramatic increase in use of biomass for production of industrial chemicals and transportation fuels in Canada.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded GHGm a position on its roster of Environmental Impact Quantification Experts. SDTC stated that it “believes your firm will be a valuable addition to our team of experts and is pleased to add you to the roster of Environmental Impact Quantification Experts.”
GHGm is experienced with industrial products, agricultural systems, renewable energy solutions, materials and recycling, energy efficiency, transport and biofuels. Our tools include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and greenhouse gas measurement approaches.
We support SDTC project consortia across a spectrum of environmental benefit areas:
- Clean Air
- Climate Change
- Clean water
- Clean soil
GHGm assesses the environmental performance of products and services – creating value for our clients. We provide greenhouse gas project measurement, validation, verification and reporting. GHGm has pioneered the use of the ISO 14064 standards for GHG project measurement, and supports the technical basis of carbon credits as market mechanisms continues to evolve. We help clients realize the opportunity of carbon credits.
The arena of bioproducts and biofuels continues to grow — and this is demanding continued examination of environmental impacts from associated agriculture and bioprocessing systems. GHGm has recently completed a Canadian project assessing the performance of biomass to usable energy, and is midway though an analysis of environmental aspects associated with biofuels facilities.
Today we a pleased to announce that we are, this hour, 100% Bullfrog Powered.
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(we know this is not a bullfrog …)
Since our inception, GHGm has walked-the-talk. However, we can always do more!
In our purchase of electric power, we sought and sourced local green energy from SelectPower of Guelph Hydro, our city power provider — until it “pulled the plug” on its wind program in 2006. In 2004, we supported Pembina’s “wind powered PC” initiative, allowing for renewable energy credits for all our associates’ PC’s and laptops.
After analysis and scrutiny, Bullfrog was selected in 2007 as our future preferred power supplier.
From Bullfrog’s welcome email: “By switching to Bullfrog Power, you are supporting the development of green electricity in
In support of Canadian government technology funding programs, Dr. Steven Young, GHGm President, spoke today at an NRCan, OCETA, ETV Canada workshop in
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Dr. Goretty Dias, GHGm Senior Scientist, will be leading GHGm’s on-going efforts in biofuels, agriculture and related biomass analyses, the company announced today..jpg)
With more than half a dozen biomass life cycle assessment project studies completed, Dr. Dias is a world class expert in the area. Examining the intricacies of by-products allocations and interplay of multiple environmental parameters has become a specialty. Dr. Dias is particularly concerned about the fuel-food tradeoff, and emphasizes the need for a better understanding Continue reading ‘Biofuels and agricultural assessment leadership’
GHGm has recently completed comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) work on biodigestors processing manure and biomass residues. Undertaken for Natural Resources Canada, in cooperation with other government departments and facility site operators, GHGm developed questionnaires, collected data, executed LCA modeling, and completed analysis and recommendations around energy, greenhouse gases and other emissions for the Energy Cogeneration from Agricultural and Municipal Waste (ECoAMu) program). A number of Canadian facilities were assessed.
The 2nd International Environmental Technology Verification Forum generated significant response and follow-on interest. As part of a panel on approaches and priorities, Dr. Steven Young from GHGm provided a short presentation on the ISO 14064 standards for GHG measurement and reporting. He highlighted the potential of the new standards, released March 3, to support the evaluation and verification of new technologies in the marketplace.More information on ETV is available at ETV Canada.
Greenhouse gas and clean technology projects are thriving in India, largely due to a capable and growing support infrastructure of engineers, consultants, business and legal advisors. This is one observation from Dr. Steven B. Young, GHGm President, who participated in the “India and Canada GHG Reduction and Emerging Technology Seminars,” held March 7 in Mumbai and March 9 in New Delhi, India.
Canadian and Indian experts presented to more than 200 participants across the two days. Dr. Young spoke on the practical application of the ISO 14064-2 standard on GHG quantification of projects. He highlighted his presentation with reference to two project assessments prepared by GHGm: the Canadian Biobus
The talks generated keen feedback from Indian participants, with particular attention from consultants, engineers, financial and other service providers. Capacity for GHG quantification in India is growing rapidly, based on a significant Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market in the country. Interest in ISO 14064 focused on awareness, building capacity and determining business value of the standards.
The events were organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Canada’s Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) program and Industry Canada.