At climate talks in Paris later this year, negotiators should ponder the damage already done SAVING the planet is now a matter of a few clicks—at least on a small scale. On September 22nd the UN’s Climate Change Secretariat launched Climate Neutral Now, a website that estimates an individual’s carbon …
Go Climate Neutral Now
Go Climate Neutral Now UN Initiative to Drive More Voluntary Climate Action New York, 22 September – The United Nations (UN) is today calling on businesses and individuals to reduce their climate footprints with the launch of a new initiative, Climate Neutral Now. The world is currently on track to …
TerraViva-United Nations, October 5, 2015
Brazil’s Expanded Climate Targets Frustrate Environmentalists Mario Osava Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction programme, hailed as bold, has nevertheless left environmentalists frustrated at its lack of ambition in key aspects. “The decision to present absolute reduction targets is praiseworthy, but they could be better and more ambitious, to the benefit …
International Conference on Climate Action: Local Governments Driving Transformation
International Conference on Climate Action: Local Governments Driving Transformation 1-2 October 2015 | Hanover, Germany Languages: EN (HTML/PDF) Visit our IISD/ENB+ Meeting Coverage from Hanover, Germany at: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/icca2015/ The International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA2015) convened under the theme ‘Local Governments Driving Transformation’ in Hanover, Germany, from 1-2 October 2015. Hosted …
SIGEF 2015 Press Release
Horyou announces the second edition of its Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, SIGEF 2015. It will bring together stakeholders from around the world, showcasing and promoting effective solutions for a sustainable future for all. The second edition of the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum at the Bâtiment des …
How to end deforestation? Hit companies where they hurt
Fighting haze and deforestation in our own backyard How to solve the haze and deforestation crisis? Hit companies where it hurts, by mandating banks and investors to have codes that prevent loans to – or investments in – firms that aid deforestation and illegal burning. READ FULL STORY Shell ends …
Join Riane Eisler for 2 classes in Octobe
Outdated dynamics of gender and power are undermining our well-being and economic prosperity… Join Riane Eisler in October for two conversations about real wealth October 7: Counting Care In: Introduction to Social Wealth Economic Indicators – FREE! 11am-noon Pacific Counting Care In: An Introduction to Social Wealth Economic …
High chance of a tipping point in retreat from fossil fuels soon
High chance of a tipping point in retreat from fossil fuels soon “ Ethical Markets congratulates Jeremy Leggett, Carbon Tracker , CDP, Ceres, 350.org and all our colleagues who have joined us in helping to finally bring this vital information on climate change to financial markets . Hazel Henderson , …
TerraViva-United Nations, September 30, 2015
Africa Must Depend Less on Development Aid, Says New Study Thalif Deen As the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their targeted date by the end of December, one of the lingering questions has long remained unanswered – at least, until now. Why did most African nations make progress in …
Guardian on Shell abandons Alaska Arctic drilling
Shell abandons Alaska Arctic drilling Oil giant’s US president says hugely controversial drilling operations off Alaska will stop for ‘foreseeable future’ as drilling finds little oil and gas by Terry Macalister Monday 28 September 2015 11.43 EDT Last modified on Monday 28 September 2015 12.54 EDT Shell has abandoned its controversial drilling …