25 November 2013: Today WWF-UK publishes its green game-changers report which shows that western companies should look to the green innovation in the east in order to keep up. The new report explores global green trends with a.
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Category Archives: Leadership
23 November 2013, Warsaw: The UN Climate Change Conference has ended on Saturday, keeping governments on a track towards a universal climate agreement in 2015 and including significant new decisions that will cut emissions from deforestation.
“Warsaw has set a pathway for governments.
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22 November 2013: A new report considers the contribution that Australia’s corporate sector is making towards the achievement of the nation’s greenhouse emission reduction targets for 2020 and beyond. Companies have a significant influence on Australia’s ability to meet our reduction targets as they are responsible for around three-quarters of our carbon emissions. While Australia.
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20 November 2013, COP 19: Weak government action on climate change will lead to a projected 3.7 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100, around 0.6 degree C higher than the original promises they made in Copenhagen, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has said..
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By James Whitmore, The Conversation
19 November 2013: Growth in global carbon emissions is slowing, but is still more than enough to increase global temperatures by more than 2C, according to a report released today by the Global Carbon Project. Carbon emissions increased by 2.1% to 9.7 billion tonnes in 2012, lower than the.
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18 November 2013, Warsaw: The new edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was released by Germanwatch and CAN Europe in Warsaw at the UN climate talks today. The results show emissions worldwide have climbed to a new peak and no single country is yet.
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September 20, 2013: More than two thirds of chief executives – 67 percent – believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, according to The United Nations Global Compact CEO Study on Sustainability produced with Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Amid.
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By Michael Howes, Griffith University
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You do not find many climate change sceptics on the end of [fire] hoses anymore… They are dealing with increasing numbers of fires, increasing rainfall events, increasing storm events. – A senior Victorian fire officer, interviewed in 2012 for a recent National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility report.There have.
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27 September 2013: The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) Summary for Policymakers following the Twelfth Session of Working Group I (WGI-12) held from 23 to 26 September 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The full report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is so long.
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