- terrycollins1
- March 5, 2009
Clean energy investment not on track to avoid climate change
New Energy Finance London 4-Mar-2009 Impact of recession and low energy prices may postpone peak of world CO2 emissions by more than a decade The
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- terrycollins1
- November 11, 2008
‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands
United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to
- terrycollins1
- October 20, 2008
Providing toilets, safe water is top route to reducing world poverty: UN University
United Nations University Tokyo Japan / Hamilton, Canada 19-Oct-2008 Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do
- terrycollins1
- July 3, 2008
UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148
- terrycollins1
- February 20, 2008
$1 trillion US carbon trading market by 2020: study
New Energy Finance London, Washington 14-Feb-2008 The United States will be home to a $1 trillion carbon emission market by 2020 if federal and state
- terrycollins1
- January 31, 2008
Global corporate giants ask suppliers to volunteer CO2 emissions information
Carbon Disclosure Project London, UK 20-Jan-2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors (including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Allianz and
- terrycollins1
- November 15, 2007
Great potential to improve collection, recycling of Europe’s electronic waste, says UN report
United Nations University 15-Nov-2007 Low collection rates and consumer awareness, rising need to harmonize regulations, UNU advises European Commission Only about 25% of Europe’s medium
- terrycollins1
- March 7, 2007
UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components
6-Mar-2007 United Nations University Growing need for elements in high-tech scrap –- often incinerated in poor countries Standardizing recycling processes globally to harvest valuable components
- terrycollins1
- May 29, 2006
How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human