The past seven years have been the hottest on record. The problem we are faced with is not political, and the question we must ask is not, “Are we sure?” The question we face is, “How can we make the biggest difference?”

Climate change can feel like an impossible challenge, but there are straightforward ways we can make a difference on an industrial scale. Businesses are what drive change in this country today. The technological wonders produced by silicon valley and the innovations developed in our manufacturing industry are the envy of the world. What we do and how we do it matters. To that end, there is a standardized methodology that can bring lasting impacts to one of the greatest sources of carbonization in the world today: the manufacturing sector. 

The industry accounts for 24% of global carbon emissions, and 78% of global carbon emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels, a figure that shows no signs of slowing. In order to combat the issue, not the industry, the ICEMAN system uses cold hard data to provide a simple score for any manufactured product. 

According to its creator Frank Dalene, “ICEMAN (International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality) is an innovative mechanism that applies established sciences and protocols developed for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions to calculate the sum of greenhouse gasses emitted throughout every part of the supply chain to where the natural resources come out of the ground—for the manufacturing of the product itself, for all the materials and components it contains and administrative offices. The calculation encompasses the taking of raw material from the ground, the entire manufacturing process, and the transportation of raw materials and components used in production of the product.”

Your signature will be a message. Each person who signs below will be telling Congress that they believe climate change can be beaten and that America has an obligation to lead the way. 

— Frank Dalene
Author of Decarbonize the World