New York May 4 2015 1:00PM UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Jeffrey Sachs. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas INTERVIEW: UN ADVISER STRESSES 2015 CRITICAL TO SETTING WORLD ON SAFER, MORE PROSPEROUS PATH To say that …
New York City Takes On Climate Change & Income Inequality
New York City Mayor de Blasio surprised everyone with the latest version of the city’s impressive long term sustainability plan. The previous mayor, Michael Bloomberg, put PLANYC in place seven years ago and its breadth and depth has become a model for cities in the US and around the world. de Blasio …
New polls: Americans love solar more than any other type of energy
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, …
NewEnergyNews: WHERE THE ENERGY STORAGE EXPANSION WILL HAPPEN FIRST AND WHY
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, April 15: * ORIGINAL REPORTING: WHERE THE ENERGY STORAGE EXPANSION WILL HAPPEN FIRST AND WHY * QUICK NEWS, April 15: A TRANSFORMATIVE YEAR …
Green Transitions Scoreboard – April 2015 – Just in time for Earth Day!
Earth Day 2015 marks $6.22 trillion invested in the global green transition since 2007. This meets our Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) goal of $10 trillion privately invested in the green economy by 2020, easily on track to reach the 2020 goal to effectively scale innovations and reduce costs in green …
California Water Crisis | Solving Urban Challenges | Russia’s Climate Plan
WRI DIGEST Russia’s New Climate Plan May Actually Increase Emissions Under Russia’s new post-2020 climate change commitment, the country could actually increase its emissions 40-50 percent above current levels by 2030. Learn more. Oil pump in Russia. Photo by Amanda Graham/Flickr California Sleepwalks …
[Press Release] World Water Council and K-water announce ‘Water and Green Growth’
PRESS RELEASE WATER AND GREEN GROWTH: A NEW PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY World Water Council and K-water announce ‘Water and Green Growth’: a new path to sustainability 7th World Water Forum, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Monday 13 April, 2015 – The World Water Council and the Korea Water Resources …
How America Became an Oligarchy
According to a new study from Princeton University, American democracy no longer exists. Using data from over 1,800 policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page concluded that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of – or …
AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT EXTENDING RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES, SAYS NATIONAL POLL
AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT EXTENDING RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES, SAYS NATIONAL POLL Solar Ranks as Most Important Future Energy Source Across a Range of Demographics including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents; Urban and Rural Dwellers; Youth and the Elderly San Mateo, Calif., and Portland, Ore., April 07, 2015 – While members of …
The Iran nuclear deal: They have done it!
PressInfo Contact TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research Vegagatan 25, S – 22457 Lund, Sweden (+46) 738 52 52 00 Home • Blog • Facebook • Google+ • Twitter • YouTube old • YouTube • Vimeo The Iran nuclear deal: They have done it! Dr. Farhang Jahanpour TFF Board member TFF …