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Webinar - Energy Efficiency Requires Engineering Efficiency

June 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The complimentary webinar titled Energy Efficiency Requires Engineering Efficiency, took place on Thursday, June 26, 2014. This one hour energy management webinar was presented by IBM, Frost & Sullivan and Energy Manager Today. Keeping up with energy needs in a changing world is an incredible challenge....

June 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

According to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy storage can stave off climate change and provide significant economic benefits.The report titled, “Energy Technology Perspectives.” indicates that these measures could generate net...

Paulson Calls for Climate Action including a Carbon Tax

June 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Henry Paulson, is one of several prominent people behind the report, Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States. Paulson is a Republican who was secretary of treasury under George Bush, he describes climate change as something that everybody must face regardless of their...

June 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The DIY Solar (Photovoltaic) Micro-FIT Installation weekend course, will take place on Saturday July 5 to Sunday Jul 6, 2014 at The Living City Campus at Kortright, 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, Ontario. This course offers participants both the theory and hands-on knowledge and skills sets to...

Course - GRI Certification on G4 Reporting Framework in New Delhi and Bangalor

June 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Insight Associates, announces a 2 day GRI certified training course on G4 Reporting Framework.The certified course will cover diverse aspects of sustainability reporting including leading practices, interactive case studies, discussions and challenges related to sustainability reporting. The...

June 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Nearer to Zero event will take place on July 8, 2014 in London, UK. The Zero Carbon Hub, in collaboration with the City of Westminster are hosting a Nearer to Zero event which will showcase the latest information on the low and zero carbon agenda within a London setting, across residential, commercial...

June 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Intersolar North America conference will take place on July 7 - 9, 2014 and the exhibit will occur on July 8 - 10, 2014. The conference will be held at the InterContinental Hotel San Francisco and the exhibition is located next door. Intersolar North America is the most-attended Solar Exhibition...

Video - UN Report on the Business Risks from Climate Change

June 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

This video is derived from an UN report reviews the risks faced by businesses around the world from climate change. RelatedManaging Materiality, Risk and Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability Reporting Infographic - Sustainable Business Risk Management Rise Initiative: Helping Businesses and Investors...

Video - The Risky Business report (Michael Bloomberg)

June 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The American economy could face significant and widespread disruptions from climate change unless U.S. businesses and policymakers take immediate action to reduce climate risk, according to a new report, "Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States." For more information...

Video - Overview of the Risky Business report

June 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The US economy faces significant risks from unmitigated climate change. The Risky Business report presents a new approach to understanding these risks for key US business sectors, and provides business leaders with a framework for measuring and mitigating their own exposure to climate risk. For more...

Video - Healing Walk Against the Tar Sands

June 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

On June 27th to 29th, 2014, the final Tar Sands Healing Walk will take place in Alberta, Canada. This 14-kilometre spiritual walk travels through lands impacted by tar sands extraction sites. The intent of the walk is to raise awareness about the deleterious impacts that the tar sands have had on the...

June 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Tar Sands Healing Walk, is a 14-kilometre spiritual walk through lands impacted by tar sands extraction sites in northern Alberta. The intent of the walk is to raise awareness about the deleterious impacts that the tar sands have had on the land and the people. Organizers have announced that this...

Economic Benefits of Cutting Carbon (World Bank Report)

June 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

According to a new World Bank report policies aimed cutting carbon would proffer tremendous economic benefits. Combating climate change could generate annual GDP growth of between $1.8 trillion and $2.6 trillion by 2030. This is the finding in a study called “Climate-Smart Development."To realize...

Economic Benefits of Combating Climate Change (IIED)

June 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Scientists led by Professor Martin Parry (a former co-chair of the IPCC) in a 2013 report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) calculated that the benefit of combating climate change amounts to $615 to $830 trillion.This is the finding in the IIED report titled,...

Economic Costs of Combating Climate Change (IPCC)

June 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

According to the third U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, keeping temperatures within the internationally agreed upon upper threshold limit of 2°C (3.6°F) would have a negligible impact on growth compared to the powerfully destructive impacts of unchecked climate change....

Hottest May Ever and the 29th Consecutive Year of Above Average Temperatures

June 25, 2014 Add Comment Edit

May was the hottest month in recorded US history. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) land and ocean temperatures in May 2014 were the hottest combined average temperatures every recorded for the month.Four of the five warmest months of May on record have occurred...

New Report on the Costs of Delaying Action on Climate Change

June 25, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The cost of inaction on climate change is explored in a new report from Bloomberg titled "Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States." The report explains how a warmer world will lead to cataclysmic storms, floods, droughts and fires which will cost lives, destroy property...

Graphic - Comparison of Water Used by Power Plants

June 24, 2014 Add Comment Edit

RelatedInfographic - The Water Energy Nexus Infographic - Water and Energy (World Bank)The 2014 World Water Development Report (fifth edition): Water and EnergyWorld Water Day 2014: Water and EnergySynergistic Solutions to the Water and Energy Nexu...

Course - Understanding Municipal Waste to Energy (MSW) Technology & Markets

June 24, 2014 Add Comment Edit

This course takes place on July 24 - 25, 2014 in London, UK. It provides a comprehensive analysis of conversion technologies for municipal solid waste and the market growth opportunities for selling MSW energy products. The focuses on the sources and limitations of feedstocks available for waste to...

Workshop - Photovoltaic System Fundamentals

June 24, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Photovoltaic System Fundamentals workshop will take place on June 13 2014 - Jun 14 2014. This 1 1/2 day workshop will introduce participants to the basic concepts, tools, materials and construction and engineering techniques needed to design and construct systems that convert solar resources into...

Webinar - SEPA's Annual Utility Solar Survey

June 22, 2014 Add Comment Edit

A one hour webinar reviewing SEPA's Annual Utility Solar Survey takes place on June 26th 2014 at 11AM Pacific/2PM Eastern. This information sharing event will review the trends revealed by the SEPA utility solar survey and the Utility Solar Market Executive Snapshot. This webinar will focus on...

Event - Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture 2014

June 22, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture, will take place on July 14th & 15th, 2014, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati, Manila. Feeding a global population of 9 billion by 2050 will require transformational changes to our farming and agricultural systems, already under pressure from...

Event - PV America Solar Industry Conference and Exhibition

June 22, 2014 Add Comment Edit

PV America is the Solar Industry’s Conference and Exhibition. It will take place on June 23 - 25, 2014 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.This event is all about PV solar solutions with a regional focus. PV America brings together manufacturers and service providers...

Video - Naming Hurricanes After Climate Denying Policy Makers

June 21, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Since 1954, the World Meteorological Organization has been naming extreme storms after people. But a new naming system is being proposed that would call extreme storms after the policy makers who deny climate change and obstruct climate policy. If you agree click here to sign the petition. ...

Video - Commerical Solar for Business in the UK

June 21, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The UK agriculture and business sector needs to get this on board for the survival of their businesses. It's here and it's being funded by the Government so get those rooftop installations completed and win more business. Related ArticlesSolar's Prodigious Growth in the USSolar Power's Prodigious Global...

Video - PutSolarOnIt National Day of Action

June 21, 2014 Add Comment Edit

June 21 is the longest day of the year and in 2014 it is the date for the first National Day of Action known as PutSolarOnIt. On this day there is a social media blitz with organizations across the country staging events and coming together to show their support for solar power. Solar is not only...