Why assess the Carbon Footprint of hotels?
- To identify key emissions reduction opportunities
- To communicate the carbon footprint of the hotel to customers, shareholders and staff
- To offset, or allow guests to offset the emissions from their stay
Publications from Ecometrica
Is There a Case for Extending Daylight Saving Time?
It’s that time of year again. As we turned back our clocks on November 4th, the prospect of long, dark,
November 19, 2012
Green Electricity Purchasing Instruments – Are We Heading for Carbon-Gate?
Green electricity purchasing instruments or tariffs generally involve the sale of environmental attributes associated with electricity generation, such as the
November 15, 2012
Update and Guidance on Ecometrica’s Normative Biodiversity Metric Methodology
Guidance on how Normative Biodiversity Metric assessments can be carried out on Ecometrica’s Our Ecosystem software.
September 17, 2012
Greenhouse Gases, CO2, CO2e, and Carbon: What Do All These Terms Mean?
There are lots of terms which get used, such as “greenhouse gases”, “CO2“, “CO2e”, and “carbon”, and what they all
September 4, 2012
The Importance of Additionality for Accurate and Relevant Scope 2 Accounting
4 simple examples to illustrate why additionality is essential if contracted renewable electricity is counted as zero in scope 2 inventories
August 15, 2012
Corporate Biodiversity Accounting
Corporate biodiversity performance can be presented in a transparent and concise set of accounts for corporate social responsibility reports and business reviews.
June 27, 2012
The One-Tonne Race
How far can your car travel on one tonne of carbon dioxide? We compare some of the UK’s most popular cars.
June 25, 2012
Ryanair and Transatlantic Flights – A Comparison of Carbon Surcharges
With airlines joining the EU emissions trading scheme in 2012, we look at the extra costs passed on by airlines to customers.
June 1, 2012
Pratibha Turn Out Carbon Reporting for 2011
Find out how one of the world’s largest textile companies used Our Impacts for their carbon accounting…
March 28, 2012
