DLNET Learning Object

In the United States and around the world, many businesses are demonstrating their commitment to solving the problem of climate change. Not only are companies speaking out on the severity of the problem, they are setting and meeting corporate targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their businesses. DuPont has committed to reduce its GHG emissions by 65 percent from 1990 levels by 2010. Shell will reduce its GHG emissions 10 percent from 1990 levels by 2002. And earlier this year, Alcoa announced it would reduce its GHG emissions by 25 to 50 percent by 2010. In this Pew Center report, authors Michael Margolick and Doug Russell of Global Change Strategies International, Inc. provide guidance to companies contemplating targets. Based on in-depth case studies of six diverse members of the Pew Center?usiness Environmental Leadership Council??, Entergy, IBM, Shell, Toyota, and United Technologies Corporation?? authors trace the corporate target-setting process from the point of deciding to act on climate change, to the factors involved in setting a target, to management and employee engagement, and to evaluating, monitoring, and performance review.

Id	DLNET-01-22-2003-0147
Title	Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction targets
Author(s)	Michael Margolick,Doug Russell
E-mail(s)	N/A,N/A
Department	N/A,N/A
Organization	Global Change Strategies International, Inc.,Global Change Strategies International, Inc.
Description	In the United States and around the world, many businesses are demonstrating their commitment to solving the problem of climate change. Not only are companies speaking out on the severity of the problem, they are setting and meeting corporate targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their businesses. DuPont has committed to reduce its GHG emissions by 65 percent from 1990 levels by 2010. Shell will reduce its GHG emissions 10 percent from 1990 levels by 2002. And earlier this year, Alcoa announced it would reduce its GHG emissions by 25 to 50 percent by 2010. In this Pew Center report, authors Michael Margolick and Doug Russell of Global Change Strategies International, Inc. provide guidance to companies contemplating targets. Based on in-depth case studies of six diverse members of the Pew Center?usiness Environmental Leadership Council??, Entergy, IBM, Shell, Toyota, and United Technologies Corporation?? authors trace the corporate target-setting process from the point of deciding to act on climate change, to the factors involved in setting a target, to management and employee engagement, and to evaluating, monitoring, and performance review.
Keywords	Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Changes, Greenhouse Gas Inventory, GHG
Classification	Electrical Engineering/ Energy and Power Systems/ Power Generation
Date of Creation	2001-11-10
Resource URL	Not Available

Format	Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Size	277 KB
Requirements	Application Program: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Interactivity Type	EXPOSITIVE: Information flows from resource to learner only
Resource Type	Diagrams, Figures, Graphs,Narrative Texts, Abstracts
Interactivity Level	LOW: Minimal to zero interaction/input required from learner
Intended Audience	Learners,Teachers
Context of Use	Professional Formations, Vocational Training, Continuous Formations
Learning Duration	2 Hours