Archive for 2012
Report Provides Lessons Learned from Chinese Best Practices on Building Energy Efficiency
Paris, France (July 3, 2012): Today a new report entitled Building Energy Efficiency Policies in China: Status Report was released jointly by the Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN), the China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). This is the first report of this kind issued [...]
What did Rio+20 achieve? What next for the green economy agenda?
To answer that question, it is useful to wind back the clock to 2009 when the seeds of green economy were first sown. The full force of the financial crisis was being felt the world over – 27 million people lost their jobs and 80% of the world population had recorded a rise in inequality (over the previous two decades). Despite the scale of the [...]
The Future of Occupy – Our NEW Website & Magazine
The Future of Occupy, which began as a simple website in October 2011 and launched the FoO newsletter in January of this year as a newsletter, has undergone a considerable transformation over the spring to re-emerge as a fully-fledged community platform and interactive electronic magazine. This process has been a joy as well as a learning [...]
Is Crowdfunding Right for Your Business? (Webinar)
Open innovation intermediaries are becoming increasingly mature and specific in the services they offer. Crowdsourcing.org's Anton Root spoke with a handful of open innovation leaders and found the path to expansion and further maturity lies in the potential of collaboration and building like-minded and motivated communities of problem [...]
No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans
No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans Nearly half of the U.S. population parks within 20 feet of an outlet. Will 2012 Be the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue? East Coast heat waves, ConEd lockouts, a SoCal nuclear plant offline, and other summer woes give smart grid a chance to shine. New Federal Grid Rules for Solar and [...]
Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity
ICNP 2 plenary discussed procedural issues and draft recommendations on: guidance for the financial mechanism; resource mobilization; awareness raising; and the ABS clearinghouse. Two contact groups addressed a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism and compliance. Download the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (PDF).
Steel Under Pressure
Steel has and will continue to be a widely used and versatile material. But the industry and steel as a material are under pressure from a variety of directions, such as alternative materials, new production methods and tighter regulation; and those pressures are likely to continue to rise. Sheila Moorcroft, Research Director SELECTED [...]
UN Proposes Mechanisms to Raise $400 Billion to Close Gap on Development Financing Needs
"We at Ethical Markets support the Financial Transactions Tax and Welcome this UN Initiative, Hazel Henderson, Editor " New York, Jul 5 2012 1:05PM In a major report, the United Nations today proposed a series of financial mechanisms to raise $400 billion annually for development needs, as many donor countries have cut back [...]
On the Road Toward Energy Independence
Guest Post: On the Road Toward Energy Independence Barry Cinnamon - July 4, 2012 On this year’s Independence Day, keep in mind how much progress we’ve made. The Global PV Manufacturing Landscape in 2012 and Beyond: A Brave New World Shyam Mehta - July 3, 2012 An excerpt from GTM Research’s latest report on the volatile global PV [...]
ASBC Welcomes New Partner – Stay Local!
July 4th is always a good time to think anew about the link between personal freedom and overall economic prosperity. How, we ask, are the principles under which this great country was founded – liberty, justice for all, democracy, opportunity – guiding our market economy. Are the laws and regulations that shape commerce embracing those [...]
