Environmental Audit
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Coal-laboration, wanting more
I once worked for a company that has a Coal Operating Contract with the Department of Energy from 2004 to 2006. I was young, naive and approached it with rose-colored glasses. That seems like ages ago. I was writing the environmental impact statement in compliance with existing environmental regulations at that time which included a… Continue reading
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Finding meaning in agreements
What have you done for me Paris Agreement, give me a terrible headache? Woke up this morning as if I had a hangover from a drinking spree. Spent my day yesterday listening to our NDC public consultations and it was strangely draining as if someone was throwing psychic attacks at me in a strange way.… Continue reading
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Paris, after years of frustration with Kyoto mechanisms
Its been five years since the Paris Climate Accord, back then the fact that everyone will now commit to reduce global greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions shook and redirected my career. I barely had any GHG verification jobs back then, sensing the lack of career challenge on my part, my French boss re-assigned me to work… Continue reading
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Burgos on the Last Days of CDM
The 150 Megawatt (MW) Burgos Wind Farm in Ilocos Norte, Philippines was commissioned in 2014, the picture was from the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) website. Sadly, I was never involved in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Validation Process. Sharing the publicly available validation report and the monitoring report for crediting of Certified Emission Reductions (CER)… Continue reading
About Me
More than twenty years working on the field, trying to save the environment. With climate change the most pressing issue the world is now facing, I’m the busiest ever. My kids have grown up, I have gained a couple of advanced degrees and specialized training on greenhouse gas verification, disillusionment does come with age.