Misys Open Source Solutions, a division of Misys, has announced the official availability of its Open Carbon World portal. This is the first online open access community dedicated to the promotion of market-based solutions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions.
Looking to accelerate the growth of markets for carbon emissions trading, OpenCarbonWorld.com includes several components designed to provide clarity, advocacy and collaboration. The My Carbon World section of the portal provides an interesting Carbon Planning Tool, a professional carbon management and reporting suite supporting a number of accepted protocols for carbon foot-printing, management and reduction. Developed by the World Resources Institute, this is the first tool to be made available in the GHG Protocol.
At the moment, there is no single source for well organized, easily accessible and comprehensive information and updates on carbon markets. By offering a convenient single resource for carbon information and policy discussions, the Open Carbon World portal addresses this issue up to some extent. The veracity and quality of all information contributed to the portal will be maintained by an editorial board drawn from key industry participants.
Additional portal features include a Carbon Policy Page, which offers and highlights immediate developments potentially impacting policy; Carbon Community Forums, which affords hosting capabilities for a variety of industry workgroups; and Carbon Library, which contains contributed studies and whitepapers of recognized industry leaders.
OpenCarbonWorld.com strives to offer the first well organized, easily accessible information on carbon and carbon markets. Offering companies and individuals the facility to calculate, reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions, the wizard-driven, carbon planning tool makes it essentially the carbon management equivalent to TurboTax.
“As with any emerging market, there is a great deal of uncertainty in the U.S. voluntary carbon market, which brings tremendous opportunity for companies who can educate and inform corporations about their carbon emissions,” said Analyst, Stephen Bruel, TowerGroup, Securities and Capital Markets. “Smart companies are preparing now for what should ultimately become a regulated market. While this shift may take a few years, companies can benefit from comprehensive resources that allow them to not only calculate their carbon footprint, but set forth a manageable plan for their future carbon emissions, both on a regional and a global scale.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju's articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
Michelle Robart
