Dal 6 al 18 dicembre 2009 a Copenhagen avrà la luogo la Climate Conference, in qualche modo un seguito di Kyoto e quindi momento cruciale sul futuro (della sostenibilità come moda, ma soprattutto del mondo). Clean Economy scommette su questa sorta di “giorno del giudizio” per la sostenibilità a livello mondiale e anche l’edizione Magazine dedicherà ampio spazio a questo avvenimento. Restate sintonizzati.
Policy paper published by Heinrich Böll Foundation
It is now well established that action to avoid dangerous climate change must take place according to the principles of ‘responsibility and capability’, and the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) subscribes to this view. Morally and in political terms developed countries should lead global mitigation by making significant domestic emissions reductions. But in a world of limited finance, reductions arguably be undertaken wherever they can be made for the lowest cost. Since emissions reductions in developed countries are insufficient to resolve the climate problem and are often more expensive to make than in developing countries, the principles of responsibility and capability might more productively be applied to the financing of global reductions: this would mean that the higher a country’s level of responsibility and capability, the greater its share of global climate finance. Technically, developed countries are already obliged to transfer finance to developing countries, under the UNFCCC, which states that ‘agreed full incremental’ costs in developing countries should be met by finance and technology from developed countries (Article 4.3). Continua a leggere questo articolo…
USA - Washington, Apr 3 - The World Bank’s “Energy Week 2009,” which convened from 31 March-2 April 2009, in Washington DC, US, focused on the theme “Energy, Development, and Climate Change.”
During the week, energy and development policy-makers and practitioners analyzed several issues, including energy innovations for clean transport; securing a climate sensitive energy supply; integrating wind energy development; and scaling up energy efficiency for climate change mitigation. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
By Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern
Published: March 2 2009 on Financial Times
We face two crises: a deep global financial crisis, caused by inadequate management of risk in the financial sector; and an even deeper climate crisis, the effects of which may seem more distant but will be determined by the actions we take now.
The scale of risk from climate change is altogether of a different and greater magnitude, as are the consequences of mismanaging or ignoring it. The US, in particular, has a window of opportunity to act on the financial crisis and, at the same time, lay the foundations for a new wave of growth based on the technologies for a low-carbon economy. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
PERU - Lima, Feb 19 - Global climate change threatens the complete disappearance of the Andes’ tropical glaciers within the next 20 years, putting precious water, energy and food sources at risk, according to a World Bank report presented here Tuesday.
The study says glacial retreat has already reduced by 12 percent the water supply to Peru’s dry coastline, home to 60 percent of the country’s population.
“In Peru, (the glaciers) are melting very quickly. More than 20 percent of the glacial ice caps have disappeared since the 1970s,” World Bank climate change specialist Walter Vergara told reporters in the capital, Lima. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
In a settlement, U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. agree to account for their projects’ effects on global warming.
USA - February 7, 2009 - The government’s major financing agencies for overseas development projects reversed direction Friday, committing to scrutinize fossil-fuel facilities for their effect on global warming and pledging to help build renewable energy plants abroad.
The decision was revealed in settlement agreements filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco in a lawsuit brought by two environmental groups, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, against the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. in 2002. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
INDONESIA - Jakarta, October 31 - Greenpeace this morning launched its “Forests for Climate” initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people.
Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace’s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol (post 2012). Continua a leggere questo articolo…
Image by www.bsr.orgBSR and Software Industry Define Sustainability Solutions.
California - San Francisco, September 4 - Although the software industry is a relative newcomer to corporate social responsibility (CSR), companies in this sector are already making waves with innovative products and services that are meant to advance the way people, businesses and communities interact to achieve sustainable development.
That’s the conclusion of Software Accelerates Sustainable Development a new report by Business for Social Responsibility. In the past year, the BSR Software Working Group has convened leading software companies - including Adobe, Autodesk, HP, McAfee, Microsoft, SAP and Symantec - to identify and prioritize the most important CSR issues for the sector. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
Sebastopol, CA, July 25 - Post Carbon Institute has responded to Gore’s challenge by putting forward a new plan: 10 Steps in 10 Years for 100 Percent Renewable Power. The plan shows how we can make Gore’s vision a reality, with a keen understanding of the roles that energy depletion, the vulnerabilities of the supply chain, and the limits of technology all play.
Washington, D.C., July 17 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled “Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems,” also identifies adaptation strategies to help respond to the challenges of a changing climate and identifies near- and long-term research goals for addressing data and knowledge gaps. Continua a leggere questo articolo…
