First wind turbines on Galapagos Islands will halve diesel imports, reduce risk of future oil spills
e8 Montreal, Canada 18-Feb-2008 Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect […]
Environment
$1 trillion US carbon trading market by 2020: study
New Energy Finance London, Washington 14-Feb-2008 The United States will be home to a $1 trillion carbon emission market by
Global corporate giants ask suppliers to volunteer CO2 emissions information
Carbon Disclosure Project London, UK 20-Jan-2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors (including Goldman
Great potential to improve collection, recycling of Europe’s electronic waste, says UN report
United Nations University 15-Nov-2007 Low collection rates and consumer awareness, rising need to harmonize regulations, UNU advises European Commission Only
Global corporate climate change report released
Carbon Disclosure Project London 24-Sep-2007 ‘Climate Disclosure Leadership Index’ launched, President Clinton to speak New York / London — The
Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix
Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
United Nations University 27 Jun 07 Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents “the greatest environmental challenge of our times” and
Investors flock to renewable energy and efficiency technologies: UN study
United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris 20 Jun 07 Renewables shed fringe image — Transactions
UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
United Nations Environment Programme Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark 29-Apr-2007 UNEP-led project expands to other developing
UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components
6-Mar-2007 United Nations University Growing need for elements in high-tech scrap –- often incinerated in poor countries Standardizing recycling processes