CelloMom On CarsApr 11, 2023

Cutting #emissions means measuring them, across your whole #SupplyChain.

"[Engie Impact] surveyed 505 senior corporate decision makers in 19 locations.
Some 71 per cent of respondents cited #data insufficiency as a barrier, 75 per cent said getting #suppliers to deliver on #carbon reductions was a challenge."

"Next year, regulators in some jurisdictions are expected to embrace a set of global baseline corporate #climate #disclosure requirements."

https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3216532/climate-change-acquiring-technology-and-getting-suppliers-board-are-vital-corporate-success-carbon

Climate change: lack of data, funding are hurdles to carbon-reduction progress

A lack of funding to acquire digital technology and difficulties in getting suppliers on board are key reasons why companies struggle to make good progress on their carbon reduction goals, a French consultancy says.

South China Morning Post
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@CelloMomOnCars a carbon tax would tidy up that math
Apr 11, 2023 at 3:32pmWeb
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Yes it would!
Only if it's global (since supply chains are global), and fees taken at the wellhead.

I personally prefer the writing of #carbon #emissions permits, with a hard cap on the number of #permits and the cap decreasing every year, and the permits #auctioned to the highest bidder. The interesting discussion would be around how the proceeds are spent.

My proposal (older blog post, but I stand by the idea).

http://www.cellomomcars.com/2014/10/buying-car-in-singapore-model-for.html

Limits on car sales in Singapore: a model for capping carbon emissions?

Singaporean authorities would rather that you not buy a car at all. After all, the tiny city state has excellent state-of-the-art public tra...