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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan CalderPublisher: IT Governance Publishing Imprint: IT Governance Publishing Dimensions: Width: 11.10cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.061kg ISBN: 9781849280006ISBN 10: 1849280002 Pages: 70 Publication Date: 05 March 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Legislative and fiscal initiatives 1 Accredited certification 2 Carbon trading 2 Chapter 1: Legislative Initiatives 5 Chapter 2: RoHS 9 Chapter 3: Electrical Waste Disposal 13 EU WEEE Directive 14 EU Batteries Directive 18 EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 18 Other waste legislation 19 Chapter 4: Climate Change Laws 21 The RGGI cap-and-trade initiative 21 Western Climate Initiative (WCI) 22 UK Climate Change Levy 22 Chapter 5: Fiscal Initiatives and Standards 27 ENERGY STAR 29 EuP 33 Chapter 6: Environmental Management Standards 37 ISO14001 37 EMAS 39 ISO27001 41 IBM Energy Efficiency Program 42 The Energy-Efficiency Loans scheme (UK) 42 Enhanced Capital Allowances (UK) 43 Chapter 7: Carbon and Carbon Trading 45 Carbon footprint 46 Carbon offset projects 48 Carbon trading 54 Carbon trading schemes 58 The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) 59 The UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment 61 The UN carbon trading flexibility mechanisms 61 Emissions Trading 61 Joint Implementation (JI) 62 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) 62 ITG Resources 63ReviewsAuthor InformationAlan Calder is a leading author on information security and IT governance issues. He is Chief Executive of IT Governance Limited, the one-stop shop for books, tools, training and consultancy on Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of CEME, a public-private sector skills partnership. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |