Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website European Parliament Decision On ETS Energy Efficiency Bill Reintroduced Into Congress (VIDEO) Carbon Bubble: $6 Trillion Of New Investments At Risk European Parliament Decision On ETS This post first appeared on Lenz Blog …
The Green revolution hits Europe
The Green revolution hits Europe Carlo Petrini – La Repubblica Rome The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, which is to be wrapped up this year, is resulting in a move towards sustainable development and greater fairness. However, it is being threatened by pressure from the agro-food lobbies, …
“UK to investigate whether pension providers are competing on charges” from IPE News, Jan. 17
UK to investigate whether pension providers are competing on charges UK – OFT probe comes as part of ‘growing focus’ on fees, pension association says. Read more… European Parliament approves new rules for ratings agencies Equities, corporate bonds drive returns for Austrian …
Green taxation as key for sustainable fiscal reform
We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the GBE/IDDRI high level conference (french version below). Laurence Tubiana, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) and Dr. Anselm Görres, President of Green Budget Europe (GBE) are pleased to invite you to the international high-level …
Oil, Gas, and Mining Transparency: Momentum Rises to Lift Africa’s Resource Curse
Check out these wonderful diagrams tracking illicit financial flows!, Editor Hazel Henderson Oil, Gas, and Mining Transparency Momentum Rises to Lift Africa’s Resource Curse The New York Times (Op-Ed), September 14, 2012 By Kofi Annan Across Africa, oil, gas and minerals are being discovered more often than ever before. Nowhere …
Rio+20 a vital opportunity for changing the metrics
As one of the organizers of the original Beyond GDP conference in the European Parliament in 2007 , and funder of its Surveys in 12 countries by Globescan, we are glad to see some progress toward using all available indicators of health, education, environment and poverty . But these indicators …
Green Economy Coalition at Rio+20 : Do join us
For those of you joining us out in Rio we would like to invite you to the following events being hosted by the Green Economy Coalition and partners. Space is limited so do let us know if you would like to attend.(We’ve attached a one-page timetable of GEC events and …
PRESS RELEASE: A substantial funding gap for climate action under the next EU Financial Framework, new report warns
For immediate release: A substantial funding gap for climate action under the next EU Financial Framework, new report warns The next 2014-2020 EU Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) represents an important opportunity to accelerate the public and private investment needed to tackle climate change, potentially €270 billion a year in the …
European Parliament seals ban on ‘sovereign debt speculation’
News European Parliament seals ban on ‘sovereign debt speculation’ 15 Nov 2011 EUROPE – The European Parliament has voted into law a regulation to curb short selling and trading in credit default swaps (CDS). With the vote, naked CDS trading – the purchase of default insurance contracts without owning the …
From GDP to Better Life Indexes of Wellbeing
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