Sowing Confusion About Renewable Energy

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Greentech

Thursday, August 7, 2014 Featured Blog Posts Barcelona: Spain’s Ciudad del Sol In Bogotá, Creating Social Equality through Sustainable Transportation Combined Heat and Brewing Power Read All Blog Posts RMI In The News One big obstacle for driverless cars? People are still scared of them Vox Solar Industry Provides Far …

Global SCP Clearinghouse: One Click Away from SCP

Jay OwenSustainability News

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as the Secretariat of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production, has pre-launched the online Global SCP Clearinghouse atwww.start.scpclearinghouse.org. The Global SCP Clearinghouse is meant to offer a unique one-stop hub dedicated to advancing the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production …

ENB Vol. 9 No. 564 – Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice under the Convention on Biological Diversity – Issue #2

kristyEarth Systems Science

SBSTTA 16 Highlights: Monday 30 April, 2012 The sixteenth session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) opened on Monday in Montreal, Canada. In the morning, delegates heard opening statements, addressed organizational matters and considered ways and means to …

EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Ecosystem Services Conference

kristyGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP

Abstract, Poster & Working Group Submissions Submissions deadline EXTENDED to April 30, 2012! During this Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, you will have the opportunity to present a paper in a parallel session, present a poster, or organize a working group. Details of all three options are below: Parallel Session Presentations: …

How (r)evolution carries itself forward by the Working Groups of Occupy

kristyGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Hello from the crew at FoO! Over the last month we’ve been reading, analyzing, and honing in on the most vibrant conversations taking place in the Working Groups. Our February issue, the ‘Focus on Working Groups’ presents you with a number of blogs and essays highlighting exciting strategic ideas, specific …

The Future of Occupy e-Newsletter, January 2012

kristyGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

We at Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) welcome this new FUTURE OF OCCUPY Newsletter, which we will post regularly, thanks to the team! “Occupy will never die; Evict us, we multiply!” Welcome to The Future of Occupy newsletter! This issue results from the labor of love by The Future …

ENB Vol. 18 No. 42 – Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals – Issue #2

kristyEarth Systems Science

Volume 18 Number 42 – Tuesday, 22 November 2011 SBSTTA 15 HIGHLIGHTS Monday, 21 November 2011 The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) convened on Monday, 21 November, in Bergen, Norway. Participants addressed administrative …

Leading companies sponsor new Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

kristySustainability News

Global Reporting Initiative Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday 29 June 2011 Leading companies sponsor new Sustainability Reporting Guidelines Ten world-leading companies are the global sponsors of the next generation of sustainability reporting guidelines, announces the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today (Wednesday 29 June 2011). Alcoa, Enel, GE, Goldman Sachs, …

Madrid Dialogue with GSP Calls for Ambitious Climate Action, Just Green Transition

kristySustainability News

A publication of IISD Reporting Services Madrid Dialogue with GSP Calls for Ambitious Climate Action, Just Green Transition 12_April_2011: At a dialogue organized by Sustainlabour in Madrid, international trade unions met with the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) and business and NGO representatives, to call for decisive …