World First E-Waste Map Reveals National Volumes, International Flows

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

For release: 07:00 GMT Sunday December 15, 2013 The first “E-Waste World Map” has been created by UN organizations, industry, governments, non-government and science organizations through their “Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP)” initiative. By 2017, world volumes of end-of-life e-products is expected to be 33% higher than 2012 and weigh the …

[Report] Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

NEW REPORT: HOW ARE UTILITY TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS DETERMINING THE EVOLUTION OF SMART GRID SPENDING IN NORTH AMERICA? The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013, a new 219-page report from GTM Research, provides insight into the strategies utilities are employing to improve the efficiency and reliability of energy delivery via smart grid technologies …

Living Planet Report: Humanity Now Needs 1.5 Earths

kristyEarth Systems Science

Living Planet Report: Humanity Now Needs 1.5 Earths Humanity is now using renewable resources and producing carbon dioxide at a rate 50 percent faster than the Earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of the Living Planet Report – the leading survey of the planet’s health. The biennial report, produced …