http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/around-the-web-green-jobs-nam-pg-nuclear-reprocessing/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/around-the-web-green-jobs-nam-pg-nuclear-reprocessing/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:01:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27308 What British business wants from Copenhagen The Times Mass. struggles to turn green tech into green jobs Chicago Tribune NAM Speaks Softly on Climate — Does It Carry a Big Stick? NY Times ColdWater Tide: Provoking the Ah-Ha Moment at Procter & Gamble TriplePundit Australia excludes farms from carbon scheme Reuters Rainforests could be traded on world market BBC China and U.S. Energy Giants [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/around-the-web-green-jobs-nam-pg-nuclear-reprocessing/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/standard-bank-readies-230m-aussie-carbon-forest-fund/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/standard-bank-readies-230m-aussie-carbon-forest-fund/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:49:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25706 South Africa’s Standard Bank is in position to launch a A$250 million ($230 million) forestry fund in Australia that will sell carbon offsets to companies that will need to meet emissions reduction targets under the nation’s pending carbon trading laws, reports Reuters. The fund, believed to be the largest of its kind, is still in the planning [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/standard-bank-readies-230m-aussie-carbon-forest-fund/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/refill-stations-challenge-londons-bottled-water-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/refill-stations-challenge-londons-bottled-water-industry/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:18:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23162 London is planning to set up its first water machines at rail and bus stations this month in a move that could impact England’s $2.4 billion bottled water industry, as companies find it increasingly difficult to justify their carbon footprint as the quality of tap water improves, reports the Guardian. This move is on the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/refill-stations-challenge-londons-bottled-water-industry/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/for-better-green-buildings-u-s-can-learn-from-eu-aussies/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/for-better-green-buildings-u-s-can-learn-from-eu-aussies/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21376 The United States can reduce its energy consumption and create more “green” jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union (EU) and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of commercial and government-owned buildings, according to a study from RAND, a nonprofit research organization. The study provides several considerations for U.S. policymakers, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/for-better-green-buildings-u-s-can-learn-from-eu-aussies/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/aussie-winery-goes-carbon-neutral/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/aussie-winery-goes-carbon-neutral/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:06:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21068 Wakefield Wines has completed a life-cycle analysis of its Eighty Acres wines, resulting in a rating that the wines are carbon neutral based on an ISO 14044 compliant Life Cycle Assessment Model. The Australian winery considered the wines’ lifecycle, from harvesting of grapes to recycling of wine packaging, and was audited by RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/aussie-winery-goes-carbon-neutral/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/19/australia-sets-sights-on-20-renewable-energy-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/19/australia-sets-sights-on-20-renewable-energy-by-2020/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:16:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19927 While parties could not agree on Australian legislation to both adopt renewables and cut carbon emissions, there at least is consensus on the notion of becoming more reliant on renewables. Australia, which is heavily reliant on coal, will aim for 20 percent of its energy needs to come from renewables by 2020, with the main political [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/19/australia-sets-sights-on-20-renewable-energy-by-2020/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/17/australian-government-negotiates-on-climate-change-bill/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/17/australian-government-negotiates-on-climate-change-bill/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:24:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19794 The Australian government has split its climate change bill into two parts so the renewable energy target will not be dependent on the carbon emissions scheme in an effort to break a deadlock in the Senate, which voted against the legislation last week, reports Taiwan News. Opposition parties generally support the bill’s plan for 20 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/17/australian-government-negotiates-on-climate-change-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/att-california-cuts-fleet-emissions-by-300-metric-tons/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/att-california-cuts-fleet-emissions-by-300-metric-tons/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:59:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19751 In 2008, AT&T California deployed 105 alternative-fuel vehicles in more than 30 cities, received Energy Star certification for five facilities, installed a one-megawatt solar system and kept 75 million pounds of network scrap materials out of landfills, according to a press release. In the area of environmental impact, AT&T ramped up its use of renewable energy [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/att-california-cuts-fleet-emissions-by-300-metric-tons/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/europe-leads-the-way-in-greener-airlines/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/europe-leads-the-way-in-greener-airlines/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:06:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19711 The airline industry will be the first in the U.S. to face a cap on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as the European Union readies a list of airlines it will regulate under its cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide, reports the New York Times. More than 700 airlines registered in the U.S. are on the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/europe-leads-the-way-in-greener-airlines/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/more-than-1100-companies-groups-lobbying-on-climate-bill/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/more-than-1100-companies-groups-lobbying-on-climate-bill/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:33:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19724 Companies and advocacy groups are pushing harder than ever, and spending more than ever, to make their voices heard on climate change. In the 12 weeks leading up to the House of Representatives’ vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, more than 460 new businesses and interest groups jumped into the fray. That means [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/14/more-than-1100-companies-groups-lobbying-on-climate-bill/feed/ 0