Monthly Archives: December 2013

Positive GHG results obtained from organic waste collection system

By Isabelle Audet, Bc.Sc., M.Env. Aware of the impact of its activities on global climate, the Quebec’s government adopted, in 2006, a Climate Change Action Plan standing for the 2006-2012 period. This plan, which was recently substitute by the 2013-2020 …

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Good reasons for the elaboration of your organization’s carbon footprint even when it is not mandatory

By Maude Lauzon-Gosselin, eng. Make your greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) inventory on a voluntary basis may lead to several opportunities. Indeed, many large organizations like Metro, Rona, NBC, Bell, Saputo and Bombardier voluntarily report GHG emissions to recognized initiatives such …

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Why a municipality should update its GHG inventory?

By Mathieu Muir, eng., M.Env. The Climat municipalités program has funded 253 Quebec municipalities to prepare a first inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and an action plan to reduce these emissions. Following the implementation of measures to reduce …

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