SEI April Newsletter – Do You ? The Earth? Classes Start Today – Earth Day 2013!

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Global Citizen

Featured Workshop PVOL101 Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) – Online April 22 – June 2 Support SEI with Your iPad. Download the Introduction to Renewable Energy eBook for Apple iPad – FREE Workshops Starting Today! RDOL101: Renewable Energy for the Developing World – Online April 22 – June 2 – Online …

ENB Vol. 27 No. 51 – Rio+20: Third PrepCom and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development – Summary & Analysis

kristyGreen Prosperity

SUMMARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: 13-22 june 2012 The third and final meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), Pre-Conference Informal Consultations Facilitated by the Host Country, and the UNCSD convened back-to-back in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, …

Invitation: OECD green growth side-events at Rio+20

kristyGreen Prosperity

You’re invited: OECD green growth side-events at Rio+20 Tailoring green growth strategies to country circumstances: practical steps to achieve sustainable development 21 June, 17:00-18:30 RioCentro Conference Centre, Room: T-9 This side-event will feature a dialogue between the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, representatives from the Governments of Colombia, Korea and Mexico …

Connecting city leaders to global leaders at Rio+20 Global Town Hall – 18-22 June, Athletes Park, Rio de Janeiro

kristyGreen Prosperity

“Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities”. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon With 3 billion new urban dwellers moving into cities in the next three decades, local governments are crucial actors to ensure a sustainable future. The Rio+20 Global Town Hall, organized by ICLEI …

RIO+20: CIVIL MOVEMENTS REFLECT DESIRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, UN OFFICIAL SAYS

kristyGlobal Citizen

RIO+20: CIVIL MOVEMENTS REFLECT DESIRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, UN OFFICIAL SAYS New York, Jun 13 2012 6:05PM The civil movements that have taken place over the past months in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere reflect a global call for a sustainable future, a United Nations official said today, stressing …

EM Special: Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Ethical Markets

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, …

Countries Agree to Extend Negotiations on RIO+20 Outcome Document

kristyGreen Prosperity

We at Ethical Markets Media and our affiliate in Brazil, Mercado Etico, are glad to add our voluntary commitments, as several of our principals are very patient, long-term voluntary private investors in energy efficiency, solar, wind and geothermal companies, fully disclosed in our Green Transition Scoreboard (r), which total since …

Focus on environmentally harmful subsidies

kristyGreen Prosperity

OECD Green Growth Newsletter: March 2012 Issue Twelve Contents The road to Rio+20 Focus on environmentally harmful subsidies Green growth in action: Czech Republic Recent event: Green cities The G20 on green growth Green growth: Making it happen Recent publications March/April key events The OECD Green Growth Newsletter keeps OECD …

The Future We Want – Zero draft of the outcome document

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity, Trendspotting, Reports You Need

I. Preamble/Stage Setting 1. We, the heads of State and Government, having met at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20-22 June 2012, resolve to work together for a prosperous, secure and sustainable future for our people and our planet. 2. We reaffirm our determination to free humanity from hunger and …