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UN Documents Propose Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
Two influential documents - the Rio+20 negotiating text and the recommendations of the U.N. secretary general's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability - both propose ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery Help
The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions standards for cars and light trucks, for model years 2017 to 2025. The standard cuts ...
Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: MARPOL, Sustainable Palm Oil, FIDE Certification, ISO 14001, LEED
ClassNK has issued its first-ever Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine with a selective catalytic ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax
The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...
PwC’s Take on COP17 and Durban
PwC's take on the UN climate change summit in Durban which resulted in:
- The launch of the Durban Platform for Enhanced ...
E-waste Recovery Totals $6.8b in 2010, Grows 3x Faster than Other Streams
E-waste is a small portion of global waste, contributing only a 0.01 percent to 3 percent of total global waste, but it is growing at a ...
Durban Parties Agree Kyoto Extension
Negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Durban yesterday agreed a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, to run from 2013 through 2017, pulling ...
US, China, India Hold up Durban Climate Talks on Final Day
The U.S., China and India are blocking a plan to create a legally binding global climate treaty as the final day of COP 17 negotiations ...
COP 17 Press Briefing – End of Week One
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres briefs the press on the status of negotiations at the end of the first week of ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17 Durban, SolarWorld, Better Buildings Challenge, Boiler MACT
Durban: U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres remains hopeful that countries can get past the years of gridlock to reach fresh, binding commitments to GHG reductions, Reuters ...
More Americans Seeing Solid Evidence of Global Warming
There has been a moderate uptick over the past two years in the percentage of Americans that believe in climate change, although substantially fewer Americans say ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17-Durban, EU Aviation Regulation, Boiler MACT, Clean Air Act
Durban: The draft plan for the United Nations Green Climate Fund - a financing system that would deliver $100 billion a year in aid to developing ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: UN Conference, Chevy Volt Fire Risk, Electric Bills to Rise
The United Nations Climate Change Conference kicks off in Durban today, presenting the last chance for countries to come to an agreement on extending the ...
Green Drive Saves Hilton $74m in Two Years
LightStay, the sustainability measurement system used by Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of 10 hotel brands, has saved the company more than $74 million since its ...
Renewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps Soaring
Renewable power will be the fastest-growing energy source over the next 25 years, but fossil fuels will remain the dominant energy source as ...
UNEP: Farming Can Double Production, Protect Ecosystems
A “radical overhaul” in agriculture could double production while protecting ecosystems, according to a report released today by the United Nations Environment ...
Toyota Tops Global Green Brands Ranking
Toyota, 3M and Siemens have come out on top of a ranking of the best green brands by consultancy Interbrand.
The companies named in Best ...
Big Four Audit Firms Lead Sustainability Assurance Services
The Big Four financial audit firms are the top “green counters,” too, leading the market in corporate sustainability assurance services, according to a new ...
Bonn Wrap-Up: Kyoto Faces Gap, Figueres Urges Action
The latest round of U.N. talks on global warming have ended in uncertainty: not only over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, but even ...
