ENB Vol. 12 No. 580 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2013 – Summary & Analysis

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

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Ten Economic Risks of Fossil Fuels : AltEnergyStocks.com

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Ten Economic Risks of Fossil Fuels : AltEnergyStocks.com Ten Economic Risks of Fossil Fuels Posted: 16 May 2013 07:19 AM PDT Garvin Jabusch A train, loaded with coal, crashed into the back of a passenger train in Czechloslovakia in 1868. Securities of fossil fuels firms, as an economic sector, may soon …

New Chair Mayor Park of Seoul spearheads energy and emissions savings plan in cities worldwide

kristyGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

In the run up to COP18, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted a number of events including a World Mayors Dialogue. The Dialogue enabled local leaders to present their success stories and exchange ideas with international and Korean …

What did Rio+20 achieve? What next for the green economy agenda?

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

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 …

Wall Street Green Summit – March 19+20

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 The continuing financial crisis has changed the green business model. Innovative approaches in renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon reductions are being spurred by the necessity of doing more with less. The Summit brings together the leading innovators in environmental finance for the …

The big jobs growth now is in Green Jobs

kristyGreen Prosperity

“WIRED asked LinkedIn to analyze the 7 million US members who have switched industries during the past five years.” The growth in “Renewables and The Environment” was 56.8% — almost off the chart [click to enlarge]. In the future, the only jobs left will be green. Last year, the NY …

Call for applications : women mediators and peacemakers

kristyGlobal Citizen

http://www.vitalvoices.org/node/1617 in Africa Connecting Women Mediators and Peacemakers in Africa WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN CONFLICT MITIGATION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN AFRICA Cape Town, South Africa: October 6-7, 2011 This is an invitation to nominate women leaders and activists in conflict engagement and economic …