Commentary: We need to spend $3.6 trillion to upgrade, modernize By Ed Maurer and Eugene Cordero, April 29, 2013, 11:11 a.m. EDT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a measure of the condition, capacity, and maintenance …
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Friday Video – CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance Focuses on Clean Energy
Friday Video – CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance Focuses on Clean Energy April 23, 2013 (Bloomberg) — Michael Liebreich, chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, talks about investment in clean energy and trends in power production. He speaks at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in …
ASIA’S SOARING CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS UNSUSTAINABLE, UN WARNS
ASIA’S SOARING CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS UNSUSTAINABLE, UN WARNS New York, Apr 24 2013 2:00PM The Asia-Pacific region, which has overtaken the rest of the world in consumption of raw materials as affluence and manufacturing increase, must boost its resource efficiency or risk losing ground in lifestyle, economic growth …
National Grid to Keynote Energy Ocean
Keynote Announced! Utility Perspective: An Investment in the Future of Offshore Renewable Energy Ronald T. Gerwatowski Senior Vice President for Regulation & Pricing for National Grid National Grid is at the forefront of investing in offshore renewable energy projects. The utility has signed long-term power purchase agreements with Cape Wind …
ENB Summary of OWG-2 now available
Second Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 17-19 April 2013 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America http://www.iisd.ca/sdgs/owg2/ The second session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) …
Placemaking News: Fred Kent on the Right to Contribute
Forward Follow us Like us The Right to Contribute: A Report from the Placemaking Leadership Council On April 11-13, more than three hundred Placemakers from all walks of life gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for the inaugural meeting of the Placemaking Leadership Council. Today, on the eve of Earth Day, PPS …
SUMMARY OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPEN WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The second session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took place on 17-19 April 2013 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting brought together OWG members, other member states, observers, representatives from the UN system and Major Groups. The …
AT FORUM, BAN HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO WORK TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
AT FORUM, BAN HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO WORK TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL New York, Apr 15 2013 7:00PM Calling it “one of the most critical issues of our time,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of strong partnerships to achieve universal access to sustainable energy.“Clean, modern and affordable energy …
TBLI CONFERENCE™ USA 2013 – Rethink the Past and Move On.
TBLI CONFERENCE™ USA 2013 – Rethink the Past and Move On. The prime annual global networking and learning event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investing. This year TBLI CONFERENCE is debuting in the USA and held June 17-18 in New York at the United Federation of Teachers …