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Sustainable and Organic Agriculture in Latest Issue of EL Insights
Increased demand for organic agriculture has propelled it out of its niche markets status and into the main stream, according to the latest issue ...
Electronic Devices Produce Nearly as much GHG Emissions as Airlines
The information technology (IT), telecommunications, media and entertainment sectors produce roughly three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, as compared to four to five ...
Unilever to Cut Environmental Impact of Products by 50%
Unilever plans to cut the environmental footprint of its products in half, sustainably source 100 percent of its agricultural raw materials, and help 1 billion people improve their health and well-being.
"We have ambitious plans to ...
IEA Says Oil Prices to Reach $113/Barrel by 2035
Crude oil pricing will increase 88 percent by 2035, reaching $113 dollars a barrel, despite current environmental policies, according to International Energy Agency's (IEA) ...
CDP Launches Carbon Emissions Disclosure Program for Cities
Building on its carbon disclosure program for businesses, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has unveiled its new CDP Cities program, which will provide ...
Climate Change is One of Top Three Concerns Globally
Climate change is one of the top three concerns globally, on par with economic stability and terrorism, according to HSBC's fourth Climate Confidence Monitor. On ...
Wal-Mart Makes Major Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture
Wal-Mart has launched its new global commitment to sustainable agriculture that will reduce the environmental impact of farming and cut food waste, while helping ...
B4E Panel Discusses Solutions for a Low Carbon Future
Some experts believe the impact of climate change will be felt hardest by ...
Silver Spring Networks Tops Global Cleantech 100 Ranking
The Guardian and Cleantech Group have released their second annual Global Cleantech 100 report that highlights the most promising private clean technology companies ...
California Rules in U.S. Clean-Tech Jobs Race
The San Francisco Bay Area leads the ranking of the top 15 metro areas in the U.S. for clean-tech jobs for the second year in ...
Airlines Strike Global Deal on Emissions Cuts
The European Union can move ahead with plans to charge airlines for emissions permits starting in 2012, after airlines agreed to a global deal ...
Top Public Companies Cause One-Third of the World’s Environmental Damage
The estimated cost of global environmental damage caused by human activity in 2008 is $6.6 trillion, which is equivalent to 11 percent of global GDP, ...
Shipping Industry Fails to Agree on Emissions Cuts
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has failed to agree on proposals for technical and operational measures to cut carbon emissions at last week's marine ...
Fleets Can Improve Fuel Economy 5-40% by Making Switch to Hybrid Vehicles
Fleet operators are finding that hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) can help them cut fuel costs and meet emissions-reduction targets, according to a new report from Pike Research.
A key finding shows that commercial and government ...
Siemens, Deutsche Post, BASF, Bayer and Samsung Are Carbon Disclosure Leaders
Siemens, Deutsche Post, BASF, Bayer and Samsung Electronics are the top five global leaders in a new 2010 Global 500 report and leadership index released by ...
Airlines Need Government Financing to Pay for ‘Green’ Upgrades
If the U.S. aviation industry is going to meet its sustainable and environmental stewardship goals, including the implementation of next-generation air traffic management systems, it ...
DJSI World Drops Toyota Motor, Shell, UniCredit
SAM, an investment boutique focused exclusively on sustainability investing, together with Dow Jones Indexes, has released its 2010 annual review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, adding 48 companies to the world's most ...
Report Calls for UN Climate Panel Reform
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its chairman Rajendra Pachauri are under fire after the release of the InterAcademy Council's investigation into IPCC. ...
Finance Changes Needed for Low-Carbon Transport in Developing Countries
Changes in transport financing are needed to drive more sustainable and affordable transportation in developing countries, according to a report from the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL).
The report, " A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable ...
PV Market Breaks Record for Inverter Shipments
Solar inverter shipments reached 4.9 gigawatts (GW) in the second quarter of 2010, growing by 284 percent, according to a report from IMS Research. ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
