Energy
Our clients are anticipating tomorrow's trends toward a carbon-restricted environment, which could mean a trend away from carbon-based energy sources. We are helping clients develop business strategies that move the energy industry toward a sustainable path. IDA Consulting specialises in the following energy services:

Transportation
The world is not running out of oil — at least not yet. However, the transportation sector is over 95 percent dependent on oil and many countries are witnessing rapid declines or even the exhaustion of domestic supplies. CO2 emissions from the transportation sector will increase by 92 percent between 1990 and 2020, generating roughly one-fourth of the global energy related CO2 emissions, and the world’s cars and trucks are responsible for releasing staggering levels of harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

These trends raise troubling questions and challenge the ability of the world’s transport fuels and technologies to deliver sustainable solutions.

Can urban centres continue to bear the weight of vehicle tailpipe emissions? Can the global atmosphere safely absorb massive releases of greenhouse gases? How will rising fuel costs impact economies, both developed and developing? And, how will the world meet its increasing energy needs while protecting the global environment — especially in the face of staggering population growth in developing countries?

IDA Consulting offers expertise in answering these questions and taking action to deliver a sustainable transportation future:

Environment
The obligation to future generations is to find solutions that sustain the environment in the long term...the challenge is to pursue effective policies and develop the best technologies. More and more, international activities are directed toward solving global environmental problems and promoting sustainable development through environmental standards and legislation.

IDA Consulting helps its clients to create flexible, market-oriented solutions that are sustainable - both with respect to the environment and the corporate bottom line.

Agriculture
IDA Consulting works with the fertilizer industry by benchmarking various industrial factors of production, including emissions, energy efficiency and safety.

Water
IDA Consulting has provided background and policy support for corporate clients working to deliver clean water resources in developing countries.

Sustainable Development
IDA Consulting has worked with hundreds of industry sector associations, intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and private companies to implement tangible sustainable development follow up activities to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. IDA Consulting also served in a consulting capacity as the CEO of the Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Development Partnerships (CASDP).

Intellectual Property
IDA Consulting works with companies and trade associations to leverage their efforts in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy. Our objectives are to help companies make a complete and compelling case for priority action by governments and enforcement officials that have thus far been unmotivated, unwilling or simply unable to act.