a Newsletter – June 2015 In this issue News from the Secretariat | News from the Network | Upcoming Events Dear Reader, As I write these lines, I am on my way back from the launch of this year’s Global Status Report in China. Over the past decade, China has established itself …
Linking arms to create sustainable supply chains
Get the latest insight, announcements and events from CDP’s blog Linking arms to create sustainable supply chains Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lance Pierce Every year we delay addressing climate change could cost the economy US$150 billion, say the White House. Yet major US-based supply chains trail the rest …
Land, Ocean Carbon Sinks Are Weakening, Making Climate Action More Urgent
Land, Ocean Carbon Sinks Are Weakening, Making Climate Action More Urgent | The Energy Collective Daily Land, Ocean Carbon Sinks Are Weakening, Making Climate Action More Urgent Posted: 21 Mar 2015 08:00 AM PDT Our best shot at stopping catastrophic warming is to start cutting carbon pollution immediately. The longer …
Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014
Todd Gitlin* – The Nation The People’s Climate March proves the Climate Movement has reached critical mass, like the Civil Rights Movement, Antiwar, feminist and gay movements before it. Less than two weeks have passed and yet it isn’t too early to say it: the People’s Climate March changed the …
PRESS ADVISORY: U.S. CO2 Emissions Increase but Renewable Energy also Expands
SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (a campaign for a sustainable energy future) 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign News Advisory LATEST GOVERNMENT DATA REVEAL U.S. CO2 LEVELS ARE 2.74% HIGHER THAN 2013 AND 5.96% HIGHER THAN 2012 EVEN AS RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION …
Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels
Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels Stephen Heintz, left, with Valerie Rockefeller Wayne and Steven Rockefeller on Tuesday. Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times · Share · · By JOHN SCHWARTZ September 21, 2014 John D. Rockefeller built a vast fortune on oil. …
Today more people took to the streets calling for climate action than on any other day in history. From New York City to Rio, London to Delhi — we were everywhere.
Today more people took to the streets calling for climate action than on any other day in history. From New York City to Rio, London to Delhi — we were everywhere. This is what hope looks like: (click here to see more photos) On Tuesday, more world leaders will gather …
Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar
Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:48 By Chuck Collins, YES! Magazine | Report (Image: Wind energy via Shutterstock) This story is part of the Climate in Our Hands collaboration between Truthout and YES! Magazine. As the United Nations Climate …
Exposed: Corporate cash is the lifeblood of climate change denial on Capitol Hill
Exposed: Corporate cash is the lifeblood of climate change denial on Capitol Hill By Moyers & Company Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:53 EDT 34 If you wonder why so many members of Congress are in denial when it comes to climate change, follow the money. This week, Forecast …
Extracted: video exceprts from Club of Rome report
How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet In this Report to the Club of Rome,to be released on 12 June, Ugo Bardi delivers a sweeping history of the mining industry, and illustrates how the gigantic mining machine is now starting to show signs of difficulties. Having thoroughly …