Carbon

The United States has reached a tipping point with respect to carbon dioxide emissions limits. The debate has switched from not whether but when and what. Several factors have aligned to make carbon regulation – likely a cap-and-trade scheme – a virtual inevitability, creating both opportunities and liabilities for corporations in the United States.

Carbon accounting for purposes of developing carbon inventories, baselines, and potential reduction plans has received significant attention from U.S. enterprises in anticipation of mandatory market legislation. European markets provide us with significant lessons learned in how to manage carbon measurement, reporting, and reduction schemes.

Mandatory accounting and reporting standards, along with the development of carbon offset projects to aid in compliance, are certain to increase organizational requirements and development of specific skill sets. ScottMadden can provide support in multiple areas carbon management including:

• Carbon baseline data preparation
• Carbon baseline preparation
• Carbon offset accounting
• Carbon offset project structuring
• Carbon management strategic, business model and organizational decisions

We perform carbon management projects for utility and industrial clients.