http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/ News Articles from http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/ernest-moniz-confirmed-as-next-secretary-of-the-us-department-of-energy/ The US Senate unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today, by a vote of 97 to 0. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/ernest-moniz-confirmed-as-next-secretary-of-the-us-department-of-energy/# Fri, 17 May 2013 08:44:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/net-zero-climate-positive-global-summit-to-address-net-zero-targets-and-climate-positive-solutions/ Over 200 high-level multi-stakeholder decisions makers will convene under the theme Net Zero, Climate Positive on 28-29 May in London to commit to policy recommendations for climate change action. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/net-zero-climate-positive-global-summit-to-address-net-zero-targets-and-climate-positive-solutions/# Thu, 16 May 2013 12:42:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/dell-awards-young-entrepreneurs-for-their-cost-saving-solar-innovation/ A young team of social innovators walked away with a cash prize of US$60,000 in Texas yesterday, for winning the top prize in Dell’s Social Innovation Challenge. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/dell-awards-young-entrepreneurs-for-their-cost-saving-solar-innovation/# Thu, 16 May 2013 12:33:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/damian-ryan-how-london-could-be-a-smarter-more-agile-city/ Known best for his live reporting from global climate talks, here Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, writes about smarter technology integration, inspired by our newly launched report FASTER, SMARTER, GREENER: The state of city innovation on climate change and other urban challenges. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/damian-ryan-how-london-could-be-a-smarter-more-agile-city/# Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/23-winning-solutions-announced-that-have-potential-to-transform-our-cities/ Today leaders from 22 cities including London, Paris, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro, met in San Francisco to announce the 23 winning solutions that will meet their cities’ most pressing low carbon challenges. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/23-winning-solutions-announced-that-have-potential-to-transform-our-cities/# Wed, 15 May 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/scotland-proposes-switch-to-100-led-lighting/ All of Scotland’s street lighting could be switched to low carbon light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as part of the Scottish Government’s bold emissions reductions plans. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/scotland-proposes-switch-to-100-led-lighting/# Tue, 14 May 2013 12:07:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/in-the-headlines-global-green-trade-to-reach-22-trillion-and-scotland-proposes-a-switch-to-led/ Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing May 13, 2013. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/in-the-headlines-global-green-trade-to-reach-22-trillion-and-scotland-proposes-a-switch-to-led/# Mon, 13 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/sustainably-central-to-booming-china-and-latin-america-trade/ Sustainability is increasingly fundamental to China’s rapidly growing trade and investment in Latin America, according to a new study by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/sustainably-central-to-booming-china-and-latin-america-trade/# Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/changhua-wu-on-beijings-smog-mothers-day-our-childrens-future/ Beijing is the homeland of more than 24 million people. I am a mother with a 13-year-old boy. And my family has been living here for more than ten years. When local statics keeps telling you that lung cancer is now the biggest killer of residents of Beijing, you could imagine how parents feel not only for their own health, but more importantly for their children's future. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/changhua-wu-on-beijings-smog-mothers-day-our-childrens-future/# Wed, 08 May 2013 09:11:00 GMT http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/energy-data-platform-launched-in-new-york-city/ As part of the Energy Data Initiative, the US Department of Energy (DOE), its Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Planetary Skin Institute, have recently released a new open tool to better visualize energy data and make this information more available and useful for state and local governments, private industry and other energy researchers. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/energy-data-platform-launched-in-new-york-city/# Tue, 07 May 2013 11:51:00 GMT