ISC China News
Dec 1st, 2011 Guangdong Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Launched in Guangdong
Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and British Consulate-General Guangzhou (BCG) officially kicked off a project to improve energy efficiency public buildings in Guangdong province at the end of 2011. A signing ceremony was held in Guangzhou on December 1, 2011.Nov 18th, 2011 New Greenhouse Gas Standards Unveiled in China for Corporate Value Chain and Products
On November 18th, 2011, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the recently published GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and Product Life Cycle Standards in Beijing.Nov 4th, 2011 Guangdong Emissions Trading Scheme Workshop
On November 4, 2011, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) partnered with Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion-China Academy of Sciences(GEIC) to host a workshop in Guangzhou (Guangdong Province) for U.S. and Chinese experts to share their experiences of Emission Trading Schemes (ETSs).
Oct 25th, 2011 US and China Discuss Environmental Information Progress and Practices
On October 25, 2011, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and the Lingnan-ISC EHS Academy jointly hosted a workshop on Environmental Information Management Policy and Practice at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong and hoped to spark reflection and interaction between China and the U.S., to bring in new thinking and ideas.Oct 24th, 2011 Peer-Learning on the Sustainable Low Carbon Development between Suzhou and Portland
On October 24, 2011,representatives of Portland and Suzhou got together to share experiences on low carbon city development. The participants also exchanged views on further cooperation between Portland and Suzhou on this subject.Aug 19th, 2011Chemical Management Forum
On August 19, 2011, the Nanjing University - ISC Environment, Health and Safety Academy held a public forum on chemical management in Suzhou, China.Jul 30-31st, 2011Training for Municipal Government Officials on City-Level GHG Accounting
On July 30-31, 2011, Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) hosted a 2-day training workshop on creating a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for the department directors of Xiaolan township government (Guangdong Province).Jul 18-19th, 21-22nd, 2011 the Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Assessment and the Use of Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Tools
At two 2-day workshops (July 18-19 and July 21-22, 2011) 63 trainees from 42 Chinese companies were introduced to the fundamentals of industrial energy assessment and the use of energy analysis and diagnostic tools from the U.S.May 13th, 2011 Building Sustainability with Industrial Companies and Suppliers
One important step was taken on May 13th, with the launching of a new Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Academy here in Suzhou at a conference entitled "Building Sustainability with Industrial Companies and Suppliers."Nov 23rd,2010 The Seminar for Chinese Officials on Energy Efficiency Regulation
On November 22 and 23, 2010, experts from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) gave a seminar in Beijing to 42 State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) officials on the role of power sector regulators in promoting energy efficiency - primarily focusing on the role of the grid companies in light of China's recent released Demand Side Management rule.