Cleanwatch The e-Letter on Clean Technology from Clean Edge Welcome to Cleanwatch. Each issue offers the latest news, events, and other resources on clean energy, transportation, water, and materials. Competing in the Solar Industry: Delivering Green Jobs while Keeping Energy Costs Low By Letha Tawney The solar industry has come …
The 7 Critical Issues of Rio + 20
The 7 Critical Issues of Rio + 20 Jobs– Economic recession has taken a toll on both the quantity and quality of jobs worldwide. For the 190 million unemployed, and for over 500 million job seekers over the next 10 years, labour markets are vital not only for the production and generation …
IISD-GSI: new report and discussion at Rio+20 on biofuel subsidies
Dear colleagues, This is an announcement for all those participating in discussions on biofuel subsidies around the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos and Rio+20. The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) has just published a report entitled ‘State of Play on Biofuel Subsidies: Are policies ready …
G20 told voters want banks to put something back into the global economy
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) 085/180612 ITUC OnLine G20 told voters want banks to put something back into the global economy. Global poll shows 63% support Financial Transactions Tax Strongest support found in France 88 %, Germany 82%, UK 76 %, USA 63% Los Cabos, Mexico, 18 June 2012 (ITUC …
UN and Insurance Industry to Launch Global Insurance Principles at Rio+20 to Propel Sustainable Development
MEDIA ADVISORY UN and Insurance Industry to Launch Global Insurance Principles at Rio+20 to Propel Sustainable Development For immediate release Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012 – Close to 30 leading insurance companies, worth over US $5 trillion in total assets and representing in excess of 10 per cent of …
A Time of Change – June 2012 Newsletter
We at Ethical Markets recommend Schumacher College and its whole-systems, hands-on approach. I have been teaching course there for many years. Hazel Henderson, Editor A Time of Change – June 2012 Newsletter “Whatever we dream we can attain. We just need to direct our energy and our actions towards creating …
Green Energy for a Green Economy
Green Energy for a Green Economy Tue. 19 June: 17:30 – 19:00 Venue: RioCentro Room: T-5 Hear about tools to monitor progress and identify development and investment opportunities See the results of good practices How to assess national energy policies to ensure that they contribute to low-carbon strategies and ecodevelopment …
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO + FORUM
Fifteenth Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Cannon House Office Building Caucus Room (#345) & Veterans Affairs Committee Room (#340) U.S. House of Representatives Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE; Washington, DC
[Rio+20 Info Group] RELEASE: CSO SE4All Statement
We at Ethical Markets Media fully support this Statement and hope that signers will also join in signing our statement on Transforming Finance and a Financial Transactions Tax, Hazel Henderson, Editor CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT Governments and the UN should support a more ambitious, accountable and people-driven Sustainable Energy for All …
8th and 9th States Pass Benefit Corporation Legislation: LA and SC First in the South
We at Ethical Markets Media congratulate our friends at B-Lab for this excellent progress! Hazel Henderson, editor This month, Louisiana and South Carolina passed benefit corporation legislation, becoming the first states in the South, and the 8th and 9th in the country, to grant more freedom and legal protection to …