Taking Grassroots Women’s Voices to Rio+20 EMAGAZINE | JUNE 2012 This week, as world leaders convene in Rio de Janeiro to decide a viable future for our children and the planet, we’re cranking up the volume on the often-unheard voices of grassroots women on the front lines of a growing …
Carbon reporting victory promises boost for green businesses
TOP STORIES Carbon reporting victory promises boost for green businesses The government has passed an important test of its environmental credentials – the green wing of the coalition deserves some praise READ» McDonald’s serves up hot new eco-uniform Wayne Hemingway designed uniform made from recyclable materials to be debuted at …
9 ways companies can start to repay their natural debt
9 ways companies can start to repay their natural debt By Heather Clancy Created 2012-06-19 10:07 If you think the global debt crisis is sobering, what would happen if businesses were asked to pay for the estimated $72 trillion in natural resources that the United Nations figures they use for …
New Arctic Forests Pose Climate Change Problems
WHAT WE’RE FOLLOWING New Arctic Forests Pose Climate Change Problems Bringing forests back has long been though to help combat climate change. Trees absorb the most common greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, helping to pull the heat-trapping gas from the atmosphere, the logic goes. This is why forests are usually expected …
Turbine Tech Turn Up: Machines for an Evolving Market
Turbine Tech Turn Up: Machines for an Evolving Market by David Appleyard, Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World International | June 19, 2012 | Post Your Comment Presenting figures that show the global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, the Global Wind …
RIO+20: UN AND PARTNERS HOLD GLOBAL ONLINE FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY
We at Ethical Markets are Happy to see our Friends at UN agencies coming together online!, Hazel Henderson, Editor RIO+20: UN AND PARTNERS HOLD GLOBAL ONLINE FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES New York, Jun 19 2012 5:05PM People from all over the world today took part in an all-day online forum …
Soitec Gets $25M DOE Funding for CPV Solar Factory in San Diego
GTM SOLAR WEEKLY | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Soitec Gets $25M DOE Funding for CPV Solar Factory in San Diego Will CPV make it? Checking in with one of the leading concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems companies Sunnovations: Solar Hot Water is Where the Money Is A huge market globally, Solar …
RIO+20: COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON CONFERENCE?S OUTCOME DOCUMENT
RIO+20: COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON CONFERENCE?S OUTCOME DOCUMENT New York, Jun 19 2012 7:05PM Members States today announced that they have reached an agreement on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). ?We now have a text which will be adopted at the Conference,? Rio+20?s …
[Climate Bonds] Invitation: 3 July 4-6pm London, Climate Bonds roundtable w. Peggy Liu on the Chinese govt & China’s cleantech market – how it really works
Time: 4pm-6pm, Tuesday 3 July 2012 Venue: Shearman & Sterling, Broadgate West, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP JUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration for Clean Energy) chairperson and co-founder, Peggy Liu, is a renowned expert on China’s renewables market. She was a Time Magazine Hero of the Environment in 2008, a …
FairPensions responds to Vince Cable’s Proposals on Executive Pay
‘We at Ethical Markets thanks Fair Pensions for their Leadership, Hazel henderson, Editor’ News Release: FairPensions responds to Vince Cable’s Proposals on Executive Pay Responsible investment campaigners FairPensions reacts with dismay to news of government proposals on executive pay. Responding to Dr Cable’s proposals Christine Berry, Policy Officer at FairPensions, …