Carbon Emissions Management Software (CEMS): A New Global Industry

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Author(s): Graeme Philipson (Connection Research, Australia), Pete Foster (Springboard Research, Australia)and John Brand (The Green IT Review, Australia)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Green ICT: Technology, Business and Social Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): B. Unhelkar (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-834-6.ch030

Keywords: Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Environmental Technologies / Information Science Reference

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Carbon Emission Management Software (CEMS) is a new category of software that helps organizations manage and report on their carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These measurements are now becoming a legal requirements for many organizations in many countries. The Kyoto Protocol was the first real international attempt to formalize the measurement, monitoring and mitigation of GHG emissions. The recent Copenhagen summit was an attempt to take the agreement further. Many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and most of Western Europe, now have legislation based on the GHG Protocol which mandates the reporting of carbon emissions. CEMS products have been developed largely in response to these legally binding requirements.This chapter looks at the evolution of CEMS, and how and why the products are used. It provides a CEMS taxonomy and looks at the main selection and implementation issues.

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