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Over the two-day exhibition, analysts from Ecometrica used iphones to collect information from visitors about their travel to the event, and were able to present each respondent with their individual footprint instantly. The running total was displayed on a big screen at the exhibition entrance, enabling attendees to see the emissions building up in real time.

Ecometrica used The Carbon Show and the Carbon Footprint Live exercise to launch and demonstrate the Our Impacts web-based greenhouse gas accounting tool. This web-based assessment service has been designed to make carrying out carbon footprints cheaper and faster, as well as giving clients greater involvement and control over the data collection process.

For more information on Our Impacts see www.ourimpacts.com

Ecometrica analysts from the Montreal office recently returned from a week-long workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, where they were training participants from four Mexican conservation organizations on the basics of greenhouse gas accounting and reporting.

The workshop, which ran from September 14^th to September 17^th, was designed to introduce carbon footprinting, the associated methodology, and its context in climate change policy. The course was organized by members of Ecometrica and of Reforestamos Mexico A.C., a non-governmental organization that quests to preserve, restore, and sustainably manage trees and forests in Mexico through the promotion of a culture of conservation that encourages the participation of all societal sectors. Several members from three additional Mexican conservation programs also attended the workshop, graciously hosted in the Mexico City offices of Reforestamos Mexico.

Topics covered during the week included discussions on current and future greenhouse gas protocols, the identification of emissions sources and assessment boundaries, and the definition, selection, and application of emission scopes, global warming potentials, and emissions factors. In addition, the workshop detailed the entire assessment process, including the data collection process, GHG emissions calculations, assessment reporting, the application of assessment results, and preparing for and conducting verification. Existing and future policy and legislation, mitigation options, and other related topics were also discussed.

The second part of the course, an Introduction to Our Impacts, the Ecometrica online carbon accounting tool, will take place in Mexico during October.

For more information on Ecometrica training services, Our Impacts software, or our company, please don’t hesitate to visit our website at www.ecometrica.co.uk or contact us at montreal@ecometrica.ca.

To find out more about Reforestamos Mexico and their numerous environmental initiatives, please visit their website at http://www.reforestamosmexico.org/.

The 12th Francophonie Summit, spanning October 17th to October 19th of last year, welcomed almost 70 states and governments to participate in discussions on international issues and the french language in historical Quebec City.

In consideration of the current global movement to lower carbon emissions, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) decided to make the Summit carbon neutral. Working in collaboration with coordinators from the Summit and representatives from the CarbonNeutral Company, Ecometrica calculated the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from Summit activities. A range of emissions sources were included in the assessment boundary, including emissions associated with Summit energy consumption and waste disposal, delegate and organizer travel to and from Quebec City, and accommodation while in the city.

The Carbon Show takes place on 29 and 30 September at ExCel, London.  Come and visit us at table 25.

For further details and to pre-register for free entry to the exhibition, visit www.thecarbonshow.com

Ecometrica is pleased to support Atlantic Rising by conducting free ex-ante and ex-post Greenhouse Gas Assessments of the expedition and of the emissions associated with a typical year for the expedition team if they were living and working in the UK.

For more information about the Atlantic Rising expedition visit http://www.atlanticrising.org

All sponsorship money goes to breast cancer charities.

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