UN SOUTH-SOUTH FORUM WRAPS UP WITH OVER $450 MILLION PLEDGED FOR GREENER DEVELOPMENT New York, Nov 1 2013 12:00PM More than $450 million was pledged between investors, green businesses, Governments and other parties at the United Nations-organized Global South-South Development Expo in Nairobi, where hundreds of participants spent this week …
Scoping a green economy: a brief guide to dialogues and diagnostics for developing countries
Published by IIED, September 2013 This guide aims to encourage early dialogue and diagnosis in and by developing countries on what a green economy would mean for their country. Read the report.
Today’s Top Stories from GFI: U.S. government shutdown delays automatic tax information sharing
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Video: French Finance Minister Pierre Mosvovici on Public Registries, Transparency Agenda Getting the Regulations Right: Oil in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo #FTCDar2013: Not in Dar? Here’s How You Can Still Participate #FTCDar2013 Preview: Why We’re Here Why Are Extractive Industries Prone …
OTHER NEWS: Walking an Economic Tightrope with No Safety Net
Walking an Economic Tightrope with No Safety Net By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2013 (IPS) – With the richest one percent of the population now owning 40 percent of global assets, and the bottom half sharing just one percent, inequality is fast being recognised …
CleanTechnica: Why Is “Solar Power vs Utilities” Such A Hot Topic?
Top cleantech news of the day fromCleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: Why Is “Solar Power vs Utilities” Such A Hot Topic? Graphene Can Reduce The Working Temperature Of Electronics By Up To 25% — Greatly Extending Their Working Life Solar Power Cheaper Than Coal Foreseen …
OECD Green Growth: Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development
OECD Green Growth Newsletter June 2013 Contents · Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development · Focus: Green Growth in Cities · Making Growth Green & Inclusive: The Case of Ethiopia · New Date: OECD’s 2013 GG-SD Forum · Call for papers: 2014 Green …
ENB Vol. 12 No. 580 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2013 – Summary & Analysis
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Press Release – Launch of the Renewables 2013 Global Status Report
Media Contact: Christine Lins, Executive Secretary, REN21 Tel: +33 1 44 37 50 90 christine.lins@ren21.net | www.ren21.net/gsr Media Contact: Miriam Wolf, Press Officer, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Tel: +49 69 154 008 290 m.wolf@fs.de PRESS RELEASE Renewable Energy: World Invests $244 billion in 2012, Geographic Shift to Developing Countries The sister …
Ren21 Newsletter: Renewables 2013 Global Status Report
June 2013 In This Issue – News: REN21 Secretariat – News: EN21 Network – Upcoming Events Add the REN21 Renewables Interactive Map widget to your website to incorporate its renewable energy data search Keep Up with Us Subscribe: Newsletter Facebook Twitter Dear reader, REN21’s June newsletter 2013 reaches you at a moment of exciting and yet …
WRI Digest: 3 Needs For A Sustainable Food Future, Bonn Climate Talks
WRI Digest The Great Balancing Act: 3 Needs For A Sustainable Food Future. How can the world feed more than 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that advances economic development and reduces pressure on the environment? Answering it requires a “great balancing act” of three needs – all …