European Commission report says policy actions in the financial sector can significantly contribute to shifting private capital towards climate-friendly investments

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Media release For immediate release European Commission report says policy actions in the financial sector can significantly contribute to shifting private capital towards climate-friendly investments Financing the Future Consortium (Triple E Consulting, Climate Bonds Initiative, 2° Investing Initiative, Frankfurt School UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, CDC …

New polls: Americans love solar more than any other type of energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Trendspotting

Recent numbers from two nationally-recognized polling agencies offer an instructive look into how Americans view electricity generation sources. Findings from Gallup and Zogby Analytics concur – the public increasingly thinks the nation’s future is in renewables and energy efficiency, while they are losing confidence in nuclear and coal. Natural gas, meanwhile, …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Warming climate may release vast amounts of carbon from long-frozen Arctic soils

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Warming climate may release vast amounts of carbon from long-frozen Arctic soils Posted: 23 Apr 2015 03:25 PM PDT While climatologists are carefully watching carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, another group of scientists is exploring a massive storehouse of carbon that has the potential …