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A delegation of senior business leaders from the UK met Indian counterparts under the aegis of the UK India Business Leaders Climate Group this week, to discuss opportunities to create low carbon economic growth and related jobs, and also the launch of a charter of principles.

The Climate Group partnered with Ernst & Young and three Australian State Governments to hold a series of Electric Vehicle (EV) Roundtables this week, looking at accelerating the development and deployment of EVs in Australia.

Royal Philips Electronics, a global leader in lighting, health and energy efficiency announced that it is joining The Climate Group today. The world’s biggest lighting company, Philips will work with the international non-profit and its corporate coalition to fast track smart policies and technologies that will cut global emissions and advance progress towards a low-carbon economy.

Molly Webb, Head of Strategic Engagement at The Climate Group, discusses the outcomes of the recent 'Partnership for Urban Innovation', co-sponsored by The Climate Group, Cisco and Metropolis, and also analyzes the role of ICT and smart cities...

Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, and Luc Bas, Head of Government Relations for The Climate Group, write an op-ed on The Climate Group’s States and Regions leadership in June's edition of Europe’s 'Parliament Magazine'...

The Climate Group and Landsea Property Company hosted a discussion on the market value of low carbon buildings today at the Shanghai World Expo...

Cisco and The Climate Group convened some of the world’s leading cities in China today to expand their landmark network of smart cities, states and regions in a bid to reverse growing levels of urban greenhouse gas pollution...

The Climate Group, The Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change and WWF Climate Savers Programme have today published a joint declaration to EU institutions and ministers to highlight the economic and strategic benefits of advancing their current 20 per cent greenhouse gas emissions reduction target...

Damian Ryan, Senior Analyst at The Climate Group, discusses why engagement in the international UN climate talks should be on the agendas of businesses and sub-national governments...

BNP Paribas have announced that they have signed the Climate Principles...

The Climate Group today hosted a roundtable to establish how the Australian state of Victoria could take a leading role in driving a low carbon economy...

The °Climate Group concluded the inaugural “Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign” (HKCRC) at its closing funfair in Hong Kong on Saturday 15th May...

India’s leading banks are recognizing and seizing opportunities in an emerging low carbon economy, says a new study by the Indian Banks’ Association and The Climate Group...

The 2010 China (Tianjin) Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum, organized by the Tianjin Airport Economic Area, The Climate Group and Johnson Controls, was held in the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) today...

Rupert Posner, The Climate Group's Australia Director, comments on the Australian Government’s recent announcement that it is shelving its proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) until 2013...

The Climate Group held its third annual North America members’ meeting in New York City to discuss the current challenges and emerging opportunities in a clean energy economy...

Taobao.com - Asia’s biggest online business platform - joins The Climate Group's global leadership coalition today, aiming to help 170 million Asians adopt low carbon life-styles...

Leading financial institutions who have adopted the Climate Principles met in Zurich today to discuss the financing needs for decarbonizing the power sector...

Business leaders have written to world leaders to warn them that the Copenhagen Accord will only be a success if it calls for more ambitious climate action at all levels of government...

Representatives today signed a statement of intent to support the territorial approaches to climate change with the UNDP, a further indication of the success of north-south partnerships.

Businesses want a strong, clear global deal that will promote and protect investment in low carbon technologies, promote clean technology innovations, and protect economies from climate impacts.

Representatives from sub-national governments and business leaders from major power companies and renewable energy developers yesterday came to two major conclusions...

The Climate Leaders Summit 2009, convened by international non-profit The Climate Group, gave platform to HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Shai Agassi, Founder & CEO of Better Place, First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, Premier Rann of South Australia and Premier Charest of Quebec, among others. Each made an individual announcement on new low carbon initiatives in front of 60 leaders and ministers from around the world.

Johnson Controls Inc. have announced today at the Climate Leaders' Summit in Copenhagen that it has joined The Climate Group...

Google, GE, The Climate Group and NRDC are among a group of companies and organizations calling on governments to support citizens' access to real-time home energy consumption information...

The Planetary Skin Institute was launched today as a unique cross-sectoral collaboration aims to research and develop near to real-time monitoring of global environmental conditions and changes. This move embodies an unprecedented level of collaboration between the public, private, NGO and academic sectors to meet the major environmental challenges facing the world.

Representatives from the world's largest developers of clearn technologies - China, the US and Europe - agreed that a global framework was urgent to speed up technology transfer...

The Climate Group, BT and the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign (DESC) today launched 'SMART 2020: Pathways to scale' a website that will track progress made by the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in tackling climate change.

Conservatives champion the essential characteristics of America: liberty, enterprise and ingenuity. As world leaders consider how to transform the way we make and use energy in the face of a changing climate, it's time for an energy policy true to that spirit -- and it shouldn't be anathema to the American right.

At The Climate Group's first continental Europe members meeting, over 60 representatives of business and regional government across Europe called for EU leadership at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

In an Australian first, State Premiers joined with business leaders to discuss accelerating the development of the low carbon economy.

More than 100 business leaders, scientists and thought leaders attended the event, which we co-hosted with the Queensland Government.

Commissioned by the NSW Government, The Business Guide to the Low Carbon Economy: New South Wales was prepared by The Climate Group and Climate Group member ARUP.

The Climate Group announced last week that it will work with Cisco to build on the success of its Connected Urban Development (CUD) initiative by bringing together additional cities and business partners around the world in a new CUD Alliance.

Rt Hon Tony Blair and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon join key climate negotiators to launch Climate Week NYC

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, and The Climate Group CEO Steve Howard are taking part in the Climate Week NY°C opening ceremony today. Lead climate change negotiators from the U.S., China, India and Denmark - as well as luminaries from business, subnational government, and civil society - will also participate....

A new report by The Climate Group shows that, despite the economic downturn, China's domestic markets continue to scale-up low carbon technology. On the back of ambitious government policies and a new breed of entrepreneurs, Chinese businesses are amongst the top producers of electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and energy efficient appliances...

Recommendations offered at today's roundtable will feed into the Government's review of the tax system, as well as Government policy on climate change more broadly.

Negotiations at Bonn saw a modest degree of progress but have, on all counts, left negotiators mountains to do if they are to deliver an ambitious global climate agreement this December that sets the world firmly on the path to a low carbon economy.

Airlines belonging to the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group have returned to Bonn with the next version of their proposal for how international aviation emissions should be dealt with under a new global deal on climate change...

The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines is the first Australian operator to join a growing list of airlines and international non-profit The Climate Group, (collectively, the Aviation Global Deal Group), working to develop a way of tackling aviation emissions as part of a global deal on climate change.

Agriculture is key both to securing a global deal and to helping reduce US emissions, writes Midwest Regional Manager, Alison Hannon.

ScottishPower and The Climate Group have entered a unique agreement to fight climate change together by sharing knowledge about the introduction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology...

Global business leaders assembled in Copenhagen today called for ambitious, global action on climate change...

Day 2 of the World Business Summit on Climate Change - a gathering of top business leaders, policy makers, negotiators, experts and scientists - was dominated by the working group sessions focusing on the means to achieve a rapid transition to a low carbon economy...

Finnair and Qatar Airways have announced that they are joining the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group...

The °Climate Group, an international non-profit organisation that works to advance climate change solutions and accelerate a low carbon economy, today launched the Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC)...

What role might banks play in supporting a low carbon economy in India? The Climate Group's Rajeev Palakshappa and Damandeep Singh in the The Times of India....

The Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group will today present UN climate change negotiators with a draft policy framework for addressing CO2 emissions from international aviation. The framework will set out an "ambitious, equitable and effective" way of tackling these emissions under a global climate change deal to be agreed in Copenhagen in December...

Responding to an invitation made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 52 companies have joined forces with 34 experts and organizations to create a low-carbon prosperity Task Force...

The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association (VCSA) has today launched its revolutionary global registry and project database system. It is the first multiple registry system to launch in the $330m voluntary carbon market.

Bold, new public-private partnership launches series of neighborhood environmental initiatives that help tackle climate change and offer quality of life benefits for the City of Chicago...

Over 20 Chinese business leaders signed an unprecedented climate change communiqué at the annual Yabuli Business Forum in northern China...

Four of the world's leading airlines today called for {CO2} emissions from international aviation to be included in a new global climate deal...

The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Nestle Waters NA and Pepsi-Cola North America join The Climate Group as part of innovative recycling initiative...

Together US is pleased to announce the launch of the "Togetherizer"...

Better Place, a company whose mobility operator model aims to revolutionise low carbon transport, has joined The Climate Group...

A group of major international financial institutions has joined with The Climate Group to launch a new code to guide best practice across the sector to deal with the risks and opportunities of climate change.

CEOs of three of China's leading companies today became the newest members of The Climate Group's global climate coalition...

CEOs of three of China's leading companies today became the newest members of The Climate Group's global climate coalition...

California Air Resources Board Chairperson Mary Nichols today announced details of the final scoping plan for Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006...

California Air Resources Board Chairperson Mary Nichols today announced details of the final scoping plan for Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006...

The °Climate Group has announced that it is working with a group of major international financial institutions to develop the first comprehensive global framework for the sector's response to climate change.

On 24 September 2008, The °Climate Group hosted Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a CEO roundtable with key climate leaders from the international business arena...

As of 24 September 2008, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) became the first commercial real estate services company to join The °Climate Group...

Lenovo announced its membership in The Climate Group, 16 September 2008, and unveiled a new program to encourage recycling and renewable energy use....

China is over-taking more developed economies in exploiting valuable economic opportunities, creating green-collar jobs and leading development of critical low carbon technologies, says a new report to be published by The °Climate Group...

Leading Australian companies today joined acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard to unveil 'Together'- Australia's biggest consumer engagement campaign on climate change that will make it easier for everyone to reduce their {CO2} emissions...

Leading US businesses, US cities nationwide and respected non-profit organizations today joined with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to launch "Together" in the US - the largest-ever consumer engagement campaign on climate change...

A unique coalition of CEOs and senior representatives from business, government and civil society attended an unprecedented climate change summit at Lambeth Palace today to mark the first anniversary of the Together campaign...

Key legislation in Congress and a hive of activity on the carbon trading front suggest real progress, writes The °Climate Group's Emily Farnworth in a column at ClimateChangeCorp.com...

Dell recently announced a new initiative that will help it achieve its goal of powering its headquarters campus in Round Rock, Texas - home to more than 10,000 Dell employees - with 100 per cent green power...

In a hard-hitting HardTalk interview first broadcast on Wednesday 26th March, the BBC's Stephen Sackur talks to Changhua Wu, Greater China Director for The °Climate Group....

While Dell and Standard Chartered recently announced their membership of The °Climate Group, current members including BT, Virgin Airlines and the government of South Australia are also making headlines with their own exciting new low carbon innovations and initiatives...

Companies are integrating climate action strategy into all levels of operations, reaping financial results and market recognition...

Dell today became the first computer company to join The °Climate Group, underscoring the company's commitment to environmental leadership, energy-efficiency and carbon-neutral operations...

The °Climate Group today released a new report, Low Carbon Leader: Texas, which profiles the progress being made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the State of Texas, leading cities and major global companies based in the state.

Standard Chartered, one of the world's leading international banks, has today announced a new partnership with The °Climate Group to play a key role in the transition to a low carbon economy...

Former Victorian Deputy Premier John Thwaites has been appointed chair of The °Climate Group in Australia. Recently retired from politics, Mr Thwaites was Victoria's first Minister for Climate Change. He will be joined on The °Climate Group's Australian Board by 2007 Australian of the Year Tim Flannery, who will be vice-chair...

Climate change shot to the top of global agenda in 2007. The °Climate Group pauses to consider the ground covered in 2007 - and to assess the challenges and the events that await us in 2008...

Companies are starting to generate their own renewable energy, and it's set to become big business, writes TCG's Emily Farnworth in an article published at www.climatechangecorp.com....

Governor Crist said Blair's leadership on climate change "is enormously helpful to us, to our administration, what we're trying to do to keep the ball moving down the field."

New additions to membership demonstrate increasing momentum....

HSBC Climate Programme, launched in the UK in May 2007, rolls out in China with ambitious targets set to 2011...

New Carbon Standard Guarantees Environmental Integrity and Transparency for Global Offset Market...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown "impressed" by coalition of UK companies helping individuals and households to tackle climate change....

A new global study was launched today by The °Climate Group and GeSI [Global e-Sustainability Initiative] to evaluate the ICT (Information Communication Technology) sector's role in climate change...

We've just launched a report of the UK's first-ever Climate Brand Index, which tracks consumer perceptions of how brands are performing on climate change.

Speaking at an event in the European Parliament, CEO Steve Howard said: "As momentum builds towards a successor to Kyoto, EU leaders have a unique opportunity to lead the world in growing a low carbon economy."

The Green Power Market Development Group - Europe (GPMDG-EU) has announced the completion of its first 100 megawatts (MW) of green power projects at 50 corporate facilities across 16 European countries

The °Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten tips for purchasing carbon offsets...

The Government of Ontario recently unveiled "Go Green: Ontario's Action Plan On Climate Change." This ambitious five-point action plan against climate change promises to tackle climate change province-wide through an innovative blend of low-carbon targets, incentives and solutions....

On July 13th The °Climate Group convened two business roundtables for Florida Governor Charlie Crist's "Serve to Preserve: A Florida Summit on Global Climate Change" to discuss how government and business can best collaborate to address climate change: through deployment of clean energy and clean technologies; by engaging citizens and customers; and by rapidly reducing greenhouse gases.

'Together' will help millions answer Live Earth's call to action 09 July 2007, London - Now that the lights have gone down on the Live Earth concert series, up to 2 billion people are more aware, concerned, and engaged on global climate change. Most importantly, many of them now want to know how they can make a difference.

The awards, presented by HRH the Prince of Wales and Former US Vice-President Al Gore, recognised the companies' achievements on climate change, environmental and social leadership.

The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten things for organisations to consider when disclosing carbon risks and benefits...To download a printable version click here, or read on for more information. The tips are based on conversations with member companies and experts in carbon disclosure...

19 business leaders met with British PM Tony Blair and California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 26th to accelerate transatlantic action towards a low carbon economy.

Google, the largest search engine on the web, has become a member of The °Climate Group in order to help meet its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2008...

The °Climate Group has been selected as one of four lead partners in the HSBC Climate Partnership, a groundbreaking five-year, US$100 million initiative to respond to the urgent threat of climate change world-wide. Along with Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and WWF, The Climate Group is working with HSBC to inspire action on climate change by individuals, businesses and governments world-wide...

A new report launched today by The °Climate Group - In the Black: The Growth of the Low Carbon Economy - showcases the rapid growth experienced by companies providing innovative low carbon products and services...

Barclays, a major global bank with 27 million customers in more than 50 countries, announced it has become a member of The °Climate Group.

The Climate Group launched its new publication - Public Private Partnership: Local Initiatives 2007 - at the C40 Large Cities Summit in New York. This publication uses 11 case studies from around the globe to show that city/business partnerships can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while benefiting the city, its citizens, and businesses...

News Corporation, one of the world's largest global media companies, has become a member of The Climate Group in order to help meet its commitment to making a long-term positive impact on climate change...

Cost-Effective Solutions for Carbon Emissions Reduction Are Available & In Use Now

Data recently collected by The Climate Group from businesses reinforce the findings of the report released today by the IPCC on solutions to global warming...

Industries join forces to provide simple solutions for individuals On April 23rd eight major UK companies joined with Tony Blair to unveil 'Together', a campaign to provide consumers with compelling products and services that make it easier to reduce their {CO2} emissions...

The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten steps organisations can take to develop their carbon footprint. The tips are based on conversations with member companies taking a leadership position on carbon footprinting, such as Sky and Starbucks...

The event was the first opportunity for US business leaders to engage in a private briefing with Sir Nicholas, author of the Stern Review.

The Climate Group is pleased to announce that Terry Tamminen has joined our team as Senior Advisor...

The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten steps organisations can take to motivate employees on climate change. The tips are based on conversations with member companies taking a leadership position on engaging employees, such as Sky, BT and Swiss Re...

More companies, cities and regional governments than ever are managing to reduce their carbon footprints while strengthening operational performance, shows a new edition of the report Carbon Down Profits Up released today. In many cases these organisations have made significant cost savings as a result of their actions...

Dr. Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group - an organisation dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change - will facilitate a business leader panel featuring Jim Rogers (CEO, Duke/Cinergy), Roger Ferguson (Chairman, Swiss Re America Holding), Sir Richard Branson (CEO, Virgin), Joe Pettus (Senior Vice President, Fuel & Energy Operations, Safeway) and Rick Lazio (Government Relations, JP Morgan)...

Climate Group member InterfaceFLOR has launched a new report warning that companies rushing to claim sustainable business practices need to back up their commitments with investment...

The snow came late to Davos - but just in time to give the impression of a more normal winter for the 2,400 delegates attending this year's World Economic Forum (WEF).

Marks & Spencer has announced "Plan A", which will have an impact on every part of M&S' operations over the next five years. The 100-point plan means that by 2012 M&S will, among other things, have gone carbon neutral...

Arup, the global design and business consultancy, has joined The Climate Group in order to share its expertise in delivering real solutions to mitigate against the effects of climate change in the built environment.

HSBC, BP and Swiss Re, founder members of The Climate Group, are all cited as 'best in class' in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate Leadership Index (CLI) released today...

Prime Minister Tony Blair and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger join international business leaders to hold frank and far-reaching discussions on global partnership approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Swiss Re Head of Sustainability Business Development, Chris Walker, has accepted an 18-month assignment with The Climate Group to commence and lead the organisation's operations in the Eastern United States.

The Low Carbon Leaders Awards, awarded by Business Week, were presented last night at a special ceremony at the MOP1 meeting in Montreal. The awards which include recognition of emission reduction and leadership on climate change over the last ten years, have been sponsored by The Climate Group.

Huge savings have been made from companies' efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and by becoming more energy efficient, according to findings in The Climate Group's 2005 Carbon Down Profits Up, released today...

As 20 of the world's most important cities gather in London today (Tues 4th Oct 2005) to discuss climate change at C20:The World Cities Leadership Summit, The Climate Group has released a comprehensive report on what key cities are doing to cut their emissions of the greenhouse gases (GHG). The publication looks in detail at 15 major cities that have taken a leadership role - what their GHG emissions are currently; what their targets are and examples on how they are delivering on these targets.

Today, Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his support for a new organisation dedicated to accelerating the world's response to the biggest issue facing the planet today - climate change.

Toronto, Canada: Leaders from corporations, governments and financiers from across the globe will meet today at the Climate Group's first major international "Conference of the Reducers" to demonstrate how they are taking practical action to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.