Alternative Energy Toyota Goes All Hybrid For The Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 20 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Germany Shatters Monthly Solar Generation Record With 5.1 Terawatt Hours of Clean Energy Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:00 PM PDT Filed under: Energy News Copenhagen Bike-Sharing Program To Be …
Earth Day Press Release: Weather Drives American Public’s Climate Concern
Weather Drives American Public’s Climate Concern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2013 As Earth Day approaches (Monday 22 April), a GlobeScan poll of American public opinion has found that Superstorm Sandy last October appears to have increased the perceived seriousness of climate change, much as Hurricane Katrina affected …
Green Economy Coalition: October Update
On the 7th of October, the eve of the 3GF, founders and friends of the GEC met in Copenhagen to decide on ‘what next’? Our members agreed that Green Economy is pushing innovation all over the world and civil society must be an equal co-architect with business and government as …
Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past
Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past World governments have committed themselves to reaching a legally binding deal. What are the chances of the process succeeding? What happened in Durban? For the first time, world governments committed themselves to write a comprehensive global agreement to …
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies By Daniel Kammen It is sadly no secret that progress has been slow to vanishing on reaching a meaningful deal on climate protection, which many had hoped would emerge from the 2009 Climate Convention in Copenhagen, or the 2010 meeting in Cancun, Mexico. As …
[Climate Bonds] Clmt Bnds Adv Panel recruits: CPI’s Barbara Buchner, BofML’s Abyd Karmali, Wolfgang Mostert (Venice, London, Copenhagen)
We welcome three new members of Climate Bonds Advisory Panel: Abyd Karmali, a Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He serves on Bank of America’s Environmental Council and has worked for two decades on climate change and the carbon markets. He is …
The Cancun Compacts: Nations of world choose hope in face of climate crisis
“Confidence is back,” announced Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon at the conclusion of climate talks in Cancun at 3 am. “Hope has returned.” Restoring hopes crushed by the collapse last year of Copenhagen’s climate negotiations, the nations of the world have rediscovered consensus on addressing global warming pollution tonight in Cancun. …
ITUC Online – What Do We Want in Cancun? Just Transition NOW!
Brussels, 22 November 2010 (ITUC OnLine): In less than a week, negotiations around climate change will recommence, aiming at reviving the shaky flame left by the disappointing meeting in Copenhagen last year. “Climate change remains an overriding priority for all our futures; we cannot afford to let pessimism prevail”, said …
New State of the Future Report from the Millennium Project
Hazel Henderson serves on the Planning Committee. Where We Are Winning – Where We Are Losing: Futurologists Publish Annual Report on Major World Problems and Opportunities Berlin 7th July 2010 – Can civilization implement solutions fast enough to keep ahead of the looming challenges? The Millennium Project, a global independent …
2010 State of the Future from the Millennium Project. Ethical Markets editor, Hazel Henderson, serves on the Plannig Committtee
Where We Are Winning – Where We Are Losing: Futurists Publish Annual Report on Major World Problems and Opportunities Washington, D.C. 12th July 2010 – Can civilization implement solutions fast enough to keep ahead of the looming challenges? The Millennium Project, a global independent think tank of futurists and thought …