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• NYC set to roll out LED street lights, as part of The Climate Group's LightSavers program

  Date

  30 May 2012

  Another city involved with The Climate Group’s international LED outdoor lighting trial LightSavers, New York City, will scale up its trial to a city-wide installation.

  

• Ray of sunshine as Obama indicates climate change to come back on the agenda

  Date

  30 April 2012

  It may not have been via traditional media but US President Barack Obama has indicated that climate change and clean energy might just get back on the political agenda as we head towards the Presidential Election this November.

  

• NYC installs solar on city-owned buildings

  Date

  15 April 2012

  Mayor Bloomberg shows a continued commitment to solar in New York City with his announcement that the city has tripled its generation of the low carbon energy.

  

• Leading businesses and organizations support the White House Green Button energy data initiative

  Date

  22 March 2012

  Today the White House announced that nine new utilities are adopting the industry-led Green Button Initiative, a move which is welcomed by the 27 companies and organizations who first called for greater consumer access to energy data two years ago.

  

• Obama launches US initiative to lower the cost of electric vehicles

  Date

  12 March 2012

  US President Obama has launched a new program which will lower the cost of electric vehicles (EVs) within the next ten years, accelerating EVs’ competitiveness in the automotive industry.

  

• Mayor Bloomberg says New York is still the greenest, greatest city

  Date

  17 February 2012

  Mayor Bloomberg highlighted the impressive progress of New York City’s sustainability agenda, PlaNYC, at a KPMG Sustainable Growth Summit held in the city today.

  

• Obama earmarks funds for clean energy projects in 2013 budget

  Date

  14 February 2012

  President Obama proposed the 2013 budget yesterday, which includes the extension of a program that provides grants for clean energy projects.

  

• Obama demands clean standards, tax credits, in State of Union

  Date

  25 January 2012

  President Obama called on Congress to ramp up the country’s use of clean energy to help spur growth in the US economy, in his State of the Union Address last night.

  

• Clean Revolution leader: The City of New York

  Date

  04 January 2012

  We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution, and are presented on TheCleanRevolution.org. One of these Clean Revolution leaders is New York City, where the buildings that make up its iconic skyline are currently being made greener to further cut the city's carbon emissions.

  

• Sustainability news goes mainstream on Bloomberg.com

  Date

  29 November 2011

  Bloomberg, a member of The Climate Group, has launched a Sustainability section on Bloomberg.com, which will uncover what big businesses must do to thrive in a climate of growing global competition for resources, efficiency and innovation.