Two years ago rich countries met at the climate change summit in Copenhagen and pledged $100 billion per year from 2020 to help poorer nations battle the havoc wrought by floods, droughts and other damaging weather patterns blamed on climate change. The money was also meant to fund greener technologies like solar power and wind generation.
WWF has kicked off “Climate for Life,” an innovative year-long campaign to bring the world’s attention to the impacts of global climate change in the Eastern Himalayas.
When: Tuesday, 29th November 2011 | 15.00 – 16.30 hrs
E-mobility is one of tomorrow's major business opportunities. By the year 2025, electric or partially electric vehicles will account for up to 50% of new vehicle registrations in Europe. Although e-mobility is certainly not part of our everyday lives yet, it is definitely picking up speed. The European Union is setting the pace of change: it has decreed that CO2 emissions must be reduced by 20% between now and 2020.
Los 195 países que integran la convención sobre esta asunto continúan las negociaciones para reducir las emisiones de CO2
We are a group of women with an interest in public or political life who have become increasingly concerned by the number of all-male panels at policy debates, particularly in Westminster and also across the country. Recently advertised examples include the RSA's "Tale of Two Cities" on whether Londoners are on the brink of "economic apartheid" – an event with three male speakers when we know women are disproportionately affected by the effects of the downturn – and the Institute for Government's forthcoming "Policy by Twitter" event with four men – though we know many women in policy are not just active in social media but leading exponents.
MF Global could finally help the Sarbanes-Oxley Act prove itself. The reform inspired by Enron, WorldCom and other accounting scandals helped clean up U.S. company books, albeit at a cost. But approaching 10 years on, enforcers have filed few cases under the law. They could finally get their big chance if questions surrounding MF Global’s failure prove to have substance.
WOMEN have made huge progress in the workplace, but still get lower pay and far fewer top jobs than men
Standards of thoroughness and accuracy in global corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting are falling outside acceptable parameters, according to a report.
A famous claim in economics is that the cost of services (such as health care and education) tends to increase relative to the cost of goods (such as food, oil, and machinery). This seems right: people around the world can barely afford the rising health-care and school-tuition costs they currently face – costs that seem to increase each year faster than overall inflation. But a sharp decline in the costs of health care, education, and other services is now possible, thanks to the ongoing information and communications technology (ICT) revolution.
In 1997, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Kyoto Protocol – an agreement among signatory states to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. In 2012, however, the Clean Development Mechanism, a system of carbon credits in which each credit represents a country’s right to emit one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2), is set to expire. While policymakers struggle to extend it, carbon-finance specialists are seeking market-driven alternatives. Progress on the issue has stalled: at the last two UNFCCC conferences in Copenhagen and Cancún, members failed to arrive at an agreement on emission cuts.
ASIA-PACIFIC nations including Australia have put green energy initiatives at the heart of a new pact aimed at bridging gaps between their economies while bolstering trade opportunities across the region.
The Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) Beta is a central hub of information, data and reports about climate change around the world. Here you can query, map, compare, chart and summarize key climate and climate-related information.
Today, Jamaicans and citizens of the Eastern Caribbean are living longer than ever before. However, the good news of a life expectancy exceeding 70 years presents a unique dichotomy: people enjoy longevity but the quality of life is rapidly decreasing.
Last week representatives from the EU, the G20 and Least Developed Countries, the World Bank and industry came together at a high level panel event organised by Oxfam in collaboration with the Mission of Norway to the EU to discuss how to raise the $100 billion pledged by rich countries at Copenhagen to help poor countries adapt to climate change and develop in a low carbon way, every year by 2020.
Apparent rise in security breaches not enough to shock CIOs into action.
When Denmark’s new government ministers presented themselves to Queen Margrethe II last month, the incoming development minister established his green credentials by rolling up to the palace in a tiny, three-wheeled, electric-powered vehicle. The photo opportunity made a powerful statement about the minister’s commitment to the environment – but probably not the one he intended.
Worst offending companies will have to pay tax penalty from next year
When Europe scrambled for Africa in the 19th century, it broke up the continent geographically and administratively in structures opposed to the long-held structures of indigenous nations. Along with African indigenous nations, Native Americans, and other indigenous people, have experienced similar horrors around the world.
Oxfam has launched a major new report highlighting the growing pace of land deals that are being brokered around the world, often to the peril of poor communities who lose their homes and livelihoods – sometimes violently – with no prior consultation, compensation or means of appeal.
When Denmark’s new government ministers presented themselves to Queen Margrethe II last month, the incoming development minister established his green credentials by rolling up to the palace in a tiny, three-wheeled, electric-powered vehicle. The photo opportunity made a powerful statement about the minister’s commitment to the environment – but probably not the one he intended.
It should not be a big surprise that Nike has said it is sticking by embattled Penn State University and its former football coach Joe Paterno. The athletic apparel maker doesn’t cut and run when one of its clients get into trouble, and the strategy has paid off for the world’s most valuable sports brand.
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