EESI Expands Residential Energy Efficiency Initiative with New Grant For more information, contact: Amaury Laporte at (202) 662-1884 or alaporte@eesi.org Friday, July 25, 2014–The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is proud to announce the expansion of its on-bill financing initiative into a national effort …
World Future Council: Hearing in Dar es Salaam spotlights visionary African policies
Press release – for immediate release “Forests for People” Hearing in Dar es Salaam spotlights visionary African policies Tanzania’s Vice President H.E. Dr. Mohammed Gharib Billal welcomed international delegates Dar es Salaam/Hamburg, 10 July 2013: Forests can make an effective contribution to improving rural livelihoods, reducing poverty, and promoting equity in …
LONG-TERM IMPACT OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CRISIS COULD BE FELT FOR DECADES, WARNS UN REPORT
An estimated 73 million young people will be out of work this year, according to a new United Nations report that says the long-term impact of the youth employment crisis could be felt for decades and <“http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_212917/lang–en/index.htm“>calls for creative and wide-ranging policy solutions to address the problem.<i><“http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—dgreports/—dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_212423.pdf“>Global Employment Trends for …
Department of Energy Unveils ‘Energy 101’ Framework
Department of Energy Unveils ‘Energy 101’ Framework Colleges Urged to Create ‘Introduction to Energy’ Courses Open to All Undergraduates For Immediate Release For more information contact: Ellen Vaughan at (202) 662-1893 or energy101@eesi.org March 12, 2013–In an effort to help address the array of energy challenges facing the country, …
2013 Future Policy Award celebrates world’s best disarmament policies
2013 Future Policy Award celebrates world’s best disarmament policies Press Release 2013 Future Policy Award celebrates world’s best disarmament policies World Future Council partners with United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs New York/Hamburg, 22 February – The World Future Council is pleased to announce that this year’s Future Policy Award …
Global Wage Report Calls for Collective Bargaining, Minimum Wages and Social Protection
Brussels, 15 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the second Global Wage Report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). “Today’s report reinforces what unions around the world have been saying about the economic crisis and the policy responses that governments need to put in place,” said ITUC General …