Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Trendspotting

A report from the Risky Business Project, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Office of Hank Paulson, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Skoll Global Threats Fund, and the TomKat Charitable Trust   From the Executive Summary:   Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States uses …

Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment Side Event Recap helio International presented, ‘Achieving ecodevelopment through smart energy planning’, twice during the cop 19 in Warsaw, Poland. The side events highlighted the need to focus on energy demand and access as a starting point, while taking into account a viable long …

Alternative Energy: Demand Side Response: Revolution in British Energy Policy

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy Demand Side Response: Revolution in British Energy Policy Sold Out! California Runs Out Of The Fiat 500e EV  Desalination With Small Electrical Fields — Simple New Method May Revolutionize Seawater Desalination  Passivhaus 101 Philippines Makes 100% Renewable Electricity In 10 Years Plan  Los Angeles Crowdsources Solar Energy Generation …

Alternative Energy: For Some Wind Turbines, Batteries Are Now Included!

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Alternative Energy For Some Wind Turbines, Batteries Are Now Included! Climate Change Milestone Demands Shift To Renewable Energy Interview With BrightSource Energy CEO John Woolard (VIDEO) Soleta ZeroEnergy One: Gorgeous Tiny Home Can be Remote Controlled by a Smartphone  EV & Bike News Roundup (14 Stories) Solar News Roundup (25 …

Climate Change: Global Temperatures Still Above Average | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Climate Change: Global Temperatures Still Above Average | The Energy Collective Daily

Verge: The value, interconnection, and opportunities of water

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

    By Elaine Hsieh, Program Director & Senior Analyst – VERGE We don’t typically talk about water here at VERGE, but that’s about to change. While there may still be a disconnect between the cost and value of water, global drought has squeezed our energy and food systems to the point that the …

GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING CLEAN ENERGY, BAN SAYS

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING CLEAN ENERGY, BAN SAYS New York, Apr 17 2013  7:00PM Warning that the way the world produces, shares and uses energy is unsustainable, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on governments and the private sector to collaborate in providing a cleaner, low-carbon model that benefits …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter: Deal round up: Biofuel industry shows steady progress

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability   NewNet Daily Newsletter 25 March 2013 Read New Energy World Network to stay up-to-date on all the latest fundraising activity in cleantech, renewables and sustainability Deal News Deal round up: Biofuel industry shows steady progress PREMIUM Siemens signs MoU with Qatar’s Green Gulf ARPA-E …

O.E.C.D. Warns of Ever-Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions

kristyTrendspotting

O.E.C.D. Warns of Ever-Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions By REUTERS Published: March 15, 2012 LONDON — Global greenhouse gas emissions could rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday. “Unless the …

Latest LCA: Recycled Glass Superior to Virgin Materials

kristyResource Efficiency, Greentech

Latest LCA: Recycled Glass Superior to Virgin Materials ShareBy Thomas Miner The Glass Packaging Institute has coordinated the industry’s first complete cradle-to-cradle life cycle assessment which concludes that given glass’s endless recyclability, the use of recycled glass in manufacturing results in a decreased primary energy demand and reduces carbon emissions.