GIFT: An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Global Institute For Tomorrow – Programme Updates – Summer 2013 Programme Updates – Summer 2013 An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development issued by the UN last month outlines 10 priorities covering the four main dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth and the end of poverty, social inclusion,environmental sustainability, and good governance. Water resources for drinking, sanitation, energy …

Citizens Convention on Reinventing Government and Changing Politics

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Centre for Civil Society     The Heart and Soul of Australia Voice | Representation | Social Infrastructure    Putting citizens at the centre of power …   Citizens Convention on Reinventing Government and Changing Politics Melbourne 5-6 August 2013   With        Ken Coghill, Tim Smith, Monash University Accountability Round Table        …

Principles for Sustainable Insurance create largest collaboration between United Nations and insurance industry

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

About   |   The Principles   |   Signatories and Supporters   |   Media   |   Publications   |   Contact   Principles for Sustainable Insurance create largest collaboration between United Nations and insurance industry     World’s insurers publicly disclose progress in implementing global principles a year after launch at UN Conference on Sustainable Development        …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: London likely to miss out as venue of choice for Waste2Tricity IPO

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 5 June 2013 See all the latest reaction to the UK Energy Bill reading and European solar tariffs on New Energy World Network Deal News Porvair acquires US filter business Eisenmann Metallurgical Industrifonden, Innogy Ventures back bioenergy services business Mantex Total Energy Ventures joins Wireless Seismic’s $12.5m round …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: GE Capital sells stakes in North American wind farms to Enel Green Power

Jay OwenGreentech

NewNet Daily Newsletter 23 May 2013 Become a premium subscriber today and gain instant access to exclusive coverage on key activity in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors. Deal News Ascent Solar Technologies opens retail branch in Colorado MORE COMPANY NEWS » Fund News Clean energy developer Blue Earth bolsters management team …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Update: Masdar, IFC’s $1.5bn clean power tie-up to focus on MENA

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 17 May 2013 A NewNet premium subscription will provide you with exclusive news on cleantech investment opportunities Deal News Update: Masdar, IFC’s $1.5bn clean power tie-up to focus on MENA PREMIUM GIB-backed Equitix fund makes financing available for biomass boilers SSE acquires RES’s £200m Dunmaglass wind farm project Solar panels …

NewNet Daily Newsletter:Smart-thermostat company Nest Labs acquires MyEnergy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 8 May 2013 Sign up to a NewNet premium subscription to stay up-to-date with all the latest green venture rounds Deal News Sweetwater brings in S&C Electric to upgrade 585MW Texas wind farm Centrosolar sells solar glass unit to Ducatt EIB lends Nepal €55m for hydropower plant MaRS Cleantech …

Is American Nonviolence Possible?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

        Is American Nonviolence Possible?   By TODD MAY* – The New York Times The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. – Martin Luther King Jr.   We are steeped in violence.   This past week was of course a searing reminder: Monday’s bombing …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Greenko plans 2GW by 2017, aims for $0.07MWh price

Jay OwenGreentech

NewNet Daily Newsletter 10 April 2013 Read essential insight into the biggest cleantech deals with a New Energy World Network premium subscription Deal News Greenko plans 2GW by 2017, aims for $0.07MWh price PREMIUM ‘Stable policy’ and ‘best risk-reward profile’ of Germany attracts SolarParken for 50MW PREMIUM UPM, Element Power strike Finnish wind …