The AER General Assembly, in Cooperation With GE Energy, Empowers European Regions to Take Control of Their Energy Future600 Regional Political Decision Makers Establish the Basis for Sustainable Energy Policies in the Lead up to the Copenhagen Summit British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Mobilises its new Carbon Army With '3000 Days of Action'UK's Largest Green Volunteering Charity Challenges Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Delegates to Say 'No to Hot Air' and Act 'Worrying Signs' Government's School Building Programme Could Miss 'Zero-Carbon' TargetChildren and Teachers Behaviour More Important in Greening our Schools Than Expensive Technology, Inquiry Finds GSMA Launches Green Manifesto for the Mobile IndustryOutlines how the Mobile Industry can Lower Emissions in Other Sectors by Over 4.5 Times Mobile's own Footprint Pachauri, Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Stresses the Need to Bank on R&D to Tackle CO2 EmissionsPachauri to Play a Key Role in Plenary Discussions at the World Future Energy Summit U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: 'Change Your Climate, Change Our World'WASHINGTON, November 18 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department Cooperation Between Officials from the German Government and S.D.E CompanyTEL AVIV, Israel, November 17 - Recently, Mr. Waldemar Wilhelm Hoppe, Deputy Managing Director Complete Program of World Energy Congress 2010 Unveiled - More Than 150 top Calibre Speakers Will Gather in Montréal in Order to Debate the World Energy SituationMONTREAL, November 16 - The Montréal 2010 World Energy Congress today unveiled the complete Non-Industrial Emissions Key for Meeting Kyoto TargetsCOPENHAGEN, November 12 - A report (www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2009_9) by the Pre-Event to COP15: Focus on Transport SectorSymposium: Towards a Low Carbon Transport System COPENHAGEN, November 11 - At a climate symposium in Copenhagen on 5 December, transport, European and US Cities Sign Stockholm Appeal Urging World Cooperation at COP15STOCKHOLM - The mayors of the largest cities in Europe and the United States have co-authored a mutual appeal, ‘The Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change’. The appeal manifests the signatories’ desire for the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen to result in an international climate change agreement. China Europa 2009: The Essential Event Where China and Europe Talk Green Business TogetherLE HAVRE, France - China Europa is an exhibition and business convention which aims to foster trade relations between China and Europe. This year’s China Europa, which runs from 8th to 10th December, is themed around Sustainable Urban Development, and offers a platform for local authorities, businesses and experts from China and Europe working in this field to meet and do business. GPCA Challenges Anti-dumping Charges Raised by China, India and EUDUBAI - Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the regional umbrella organization of petrochemical and chemical producers in the region, has launched an initiative to challenge what it described as protectionist measures in the garb of anti-dumping procedures launched by China, India and the European Union (EU) against exports from countries in the region. Nominees Announced for the 2010 Indianapolis PrizeINDIANAPOLIS - - Leading Animal Conservationists Vie for US$100,000 Award Twenty-nine animal conservationists who have dedicated their lives to saving the Earth’s endangered species have been nominated to receive the biennial Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation. The nominees’ work spans the globe, representing a range of species from insects to mammals, and includes amphibians, elephants, bats, wolves and sharks, among many others. The Nominating Committee will review the applications and select the six finalists, who will be announced in the spring of 2010. The Prize Jury will then determine the winner who will be announced in mid-2010 and honored at the next Indianapolis Prize Gala, to be held September 25, 2010, in Indianapolis. Enfinity Signs Major Chinese Agreements With China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation, Ningxia Region and Qinghai ProvinceBRUSSELS - - An Important Joint Venture Contract has Been Signed Today in Brussels in Presence of the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy 21st Century Urban Sustainable Development in Dijon, FranceDIJON, France - - Dijon Reaffirms its Desire to Become a Reference for Ecological Urban Development Kofi Annan Launches ‘Beds are Burning’ Global Musical Petition to Demand Climate Justice With Melanie Laurent and Havas Worldwide CEO, David Jones & The:HoursPARIS - Kofi A. Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum, was today joined by Melanie Laurent (star of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’) and David Jones (Global CEO, Havas Worldwide) for the launch of a specially re-recorded version of Midnight Oil’s ‘Beds are Burning’ as a global musical petition to demand climate justice at the UN’s Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December. Climate Change Seminar: 29th September 2009, Lloyd’s Building, LondonLOS ANGELES - Morris Polich & Purdy LLP is pleased to announce that, for the first time, four of the world’s leading climate change experts came together at 4pm on 29th September 2009 to explain, in layman’s terms, what climate change really is. The seminar, designed for insurance professionals, was held in the Old Library of the Lloyd’s building in London. The Future of Green Power - Achieving an Energy Revolution in Challenging TimesZURICH - - Indication: Picture can be downloaded free of charge under: www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100003893/?langid=2 - EU Must Act to Tap Europe’s Largest Energy Source say BusinessesBRUSSELS - More than 140 company representatives in 38 countries have signed the European Offshore Wind Declaration, calling on national governments and the EU to give the necessary political and legislative support to develop a new multi-billion Euro offshore wind industry. Landmark Agreements Conserve Indigenous Treasures in Northern AustraliaARNHEM LAND, Australia - The Australian Federal Government and traditional landowners signed the first of two agreements today establishing two immense and globally significant conservation reserves on indigenous lands in the Northern Territory of Australia. The second agreement will be signed tomorrow on-site. Involving Global Opinion in the Climate Debate: Denmark Launches Climate Change Web Platform With GoogleCOPENHAGEN and NEW YORK - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, on behalf of the Danish government as hosts of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 (COP15), today announced a new collaboration with the global internet company Google. Bus and Coach Operators Announce Plan to Take One Billion Car Journeys Off the RoadLONDON - News Conference Venue: One Birdcage Walk, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ Date: Tuesday 15 September Time: 10.00am. Coffee and refreshments from 09:30 Government Risks Missing CO2 Targets by Failing to Maximise Bus and Coach PotentialLONDON - - Set targets for local authorities to encourage modal shift - Drive investment in low carbon buses - Promote bus priority, park and ride and other measures to cut car commuting - Encouraging bus travel to reduce “school run” traffic - Priority measures to promote coach travel Climate Change Risks Could Cost Developing Countries Up to 19% of GDP by 2030NEW YORK - - Report says action on climate adaptation may significantly reduce losses and increase economic sustainability. Theatres Trust Announces ECOVENUE Green Theatre Project for LondonLONDON - - With Photos On 14 September 2009 at Plasa 09 The Theatres Trust will announce a new three year programme to provide specialist theatre environmental advice and undertake free DEC assessments with 48 small scale theatres in London. New Report: Sustainable Climate Strategies Must Create Not Destroy WealthBONN, Germany - - Responsible development of forest lands reduces emissions, offers economic returns up to 8-times greater than CO2 farming US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Says ITC Green Centre is a “Monument to the Future”NEW DELHI, India - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chose the LEED Platinum rated ITC Green Centre to announce a vision for Indo-US collaboration on climate change. Secretary Clinton, after a tour of ITC’s green building, said that, “The ITC Green Centre is a monument to the future. This Centre is a model of environmental stewardship and economic development, which provides inspiration as we approach the Copenhagen discussions.” Secretary Clinton said that if buildings across the globe replicated ITC Green Centre’s example, global energy use would be reduced by 20 %. She expressed her admiration for ITC’s commitment and work on sustainability issues which underscored the fact that there was no conflict between poverty and economic development. Leading International Climate Scientists Call on World Leaders for Global Emissions Peak by 2020L’AQUILA, Italy - - Action by Scientists Underscores Urgency of National Progress and Global Negotiations Frost & Sullivan: Severe Water Scarcity Boosts the Desalination MarketLONDON - Demand for fresh water is increasing around the world, especially in regions with rapidly growing populations and badly affected by long, drought seasons. Water is only going to become scarcer and many governments are looking at desalination and investing in this technology to supply water to their populations. These factors are driving the desalination market that shows a strong growth according to Frost & Sullivan. Aluminum Industry Continues to Add Value to a Greener EuropeBRUSSELS - - Material’s Unique Benefits and 10+ Years of Progressive, Sustainable Thinking Paying Off for European Consumers United Nations and Marketing Industry Leaders Launch “Hopenhagen”CANNES, France - - Global Campaign to Harness Action around the UN Climate Change Conference Tauw is Training Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Clean up PesticidesDEVENTER, The Netherlands - Tauw has been commissioned by the World Bank to be a consultant in how to approach old pesticides and organic contaminations that are difficult to decompose (POPs) in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The consultants at Tauw will take care of the transfer of knowledge about drawing up an inventory and how to deal with the old storage places of these toxic substances. The contract was signed on June 3. Grid Development Essential for Romanian Wind Industry’s GrowthBUCHAREST - “Wind energy will be key for us to reach our 2020 renewables target,” Alexandru Sandulescu from the Romanian Ministry of Economy told delegates at a European workshop on the integration of wind energy in Romania this morning. The workshop was organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Romania Wind Energy Association (RWEA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania (ENERO). ‘Seoul Declaration’ Adopted by Mayors of International Cities at C40 Seoul Climate SummitSEOUL, South Korea - Mayors of major metropolitan cities around the world adopted the “Seoul Declaration” at the Third C40 Large Cities Climate Summit held last week in the capital city of Korea. Announced on the final day of the three-day Summit, the Declaration calls on major cities to convert into low-carbon areas by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to the largest extent possible. The Declaration also reaffirms the cities’ commitment to making collective efforts to combat climate change. Mayor Se-hoon Oh of the host city said at the closing ceremony that the Declaration will add momentum to the promotion of the vital roles of cities in addressing climate change. |
