Reuters: Banks, pension funds and other investment groups representing more than $13 trillion in assets…
Month: September 2009
West Africa group adopts common position on climate change
Agence France-Presse: West African experts and officials Wednesday adopted a common position on the effects…
World Carbon Database Launches To Track Global Carbon Offsets
Business Wire: The World Carbon Database (WCD) today launched the world’s first integrated database for…
Schwarzenegger boosts clean energy plan
Reuters: California’s governor on Tuesday ordered that a third of the state’s electricity come from…
Biofuel Production Could Undercut Efforts To Shrink Gulf ‘Dead Zone’
ScienceDaily: Scientists in Pennsylvania report that boosting production of crops used to make biofuels could…
Greenland icesheet could melt faster than thought: study
Agence France-Presse: The Greenland icesheet responded to global warming over the past 10,000 years more…
Largest Group Ever of World Investors Calls For Strong Global Climate Change Treat
PRNewswire: The world’s largest global investors issued a joint call today for strong action this…
EU calls on US to do more to tackle climate change
Agence France-Presse: The United States must do more to tackle climate change, the EU presidency…
U.N. Seeks Political Boost for Climate Summit
Inter Press Service: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, one of the strongest proponents of next week’s…
China terms carbon tax protectionism
United Press International: China says a proposed carbon tax on imported goods from countries without…