Industrial organizations face numerous compliance regulations such as management system certification, information security, corporate social responsibility compliance, and limiting the content of hazardous substances in products. Now they can add carbon management to the list. This task is one that will gain momentum as countries legislate to control carbon emissions. All industry sectors will benefit by acting now to understand, prepare, and respond to the convergent yet varied requirements for carbon management.

To fully understand the origin of carbon management, you first need to know about the greenhouse effect. As one of the most fundamental phenomena in nature, the greenhouse effect refers to a natural process by which energy radiating from the Earth’s surface toward space, as well as some of the energy from the sun, are absorbed and reflected by atmospheric gases. Like a greenhouse, this process enables the planet to keep a warm climate and sustain life.  

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