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  • Date:
    06 February 2012
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    Clean Revolution leader: BT Group

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. One of these leaders is BT Group, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies which is leading the smart energy technologies revolution further and faster than its competitors, and reaping the rewards.

  • Date:
    27 January 2012
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    Tulsi Tanti releases ‘Let’s Save The Planet’ at The World Economic Forum, Davos

    Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth leading wind turbine maker – today presented his publication ‘Lets Save the Planet’ at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • Date:
    24 January 2012
    Location:

    Clean Revolution leader: Better Place

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. One of these leaders is Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider that is set on tackling one of this century’s biggest challenges: moving the world to sustainable transportation.

  • Date:
    14 January 2012
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    Clean Revolution leader: Suzlon

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. One of these leaders is Suzlon. Born as a solution to the challenges of energy security, the company has now expanded internationally to realize the social benefits of renewable energy and has bagged the number-one spot in India's growing wind industry.

  • Date:
    05 January 2012
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    Scotland leads the global clean energy race with plans to beat its own record year

    Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has called for Scotland to accelerate clean energy investment in 2012, aiming to exceed last year’s record breaking achievements and claim Scotland’s climate leadership title.

  • Date:
    04 January 2012
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    Clean Revolution leader: The City of New York

    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.

  • Date:
    09 December 2011
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    City officials and business experts share their views in Smart City Dynamics

    Experts from European cities and organizations share their views how to transfer to cleaner, more livable cities, in a series of interviews published in a new publication Smart City Dynamics.

  • Date:
    08 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: UNFCCC side event on financing climate action at the subnational level

    The Climate Group nrg4SD hosted a UNFCCC side event with leading sub-national governments and businesses to showcase how domestic climate initiatives are being financed at sub-national level, and what is needed from international financing mechanisms at this level in the future.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
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    Opening up data and digital assets is critical to accelerating low carbon cities

    Cities are wasting the potential of smart technologies by failing to realize the value of their hidden infrastructure and digital assets, according to a report published today by The Climate Group, Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Arup and Horizon Digital Economy Research at The University of Nottingham.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
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    Our 1,000 Village initiative announced as one of the UN's Lighthouse Projects

    Our 1,000 Village Initiative in Guiyang, China was selected as one of the ten worldwide Lighthouse Projects as part of the UN's Momentum for Change, by the UNFCCC Secretariat at an event in Durban, during COP 17.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17 Daily: Tuesday December 6

    All week Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group ismproviding a daily round-up of the news from the second week of COP17 in Durban, as well as analysis and live tweeting.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Philips and The Climate Group's China LED project chosen as model public-private partnership

    Philips Lighting and The Climate Group were praised for their joint solar-driven LED street lighting project in China’s Guiyang community at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17) today.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
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    COP17: Alstom VP guest blog 'Half way through and still far to go'

    Helle Juhler-Verdoner, VP Global Affairs, Environmental Policies & Global Affairs, Alstom, guest posts for us with an update on COP17's progress so far - and what's left to go.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: States and Regions accelerating prosperous low carbon development

    On Sunday December 4, The Climate Group hosted a Panel with its State and Regions Alliance government members at the World Climate Ltd Summit, moderated by our CEO Mark Kenber, where it was clear that the sub-national governments are already accelerating low carbon development across the world.

  • Date:
    05 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Top business leadership recognized at Gigaton Awards in Durban

    Members of The Climate Group, Philips and Suntech have both received Gigaton Awards, which celebrate the impressive work many top businesses are doing to limit dangerous climate change and lead the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Week one summary

    As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.

  • Date:
    01 December 2011
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    COP17: German State minister demands more federal action to achieve a climate deal

    North Rhine Westphalia Minister Remmel has called for stronger efforts from the federal government towards achieving a new global climate treaty at COP17, as well as transformational climate leadership from the sub-national level.

  • Date:
    29 November 2011
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    Sustainability news goes mainstream on Bloomberg.com

    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.

  • Date:
    29 November 2011
    Location:

    South Africa selects Cisco to connect COP17 to rest of the world

    Member of The Climate Group, Cisco, is technology partner to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17), where it is providing a number of video conferencing services to delegates in a bid to curb COP17's carbon footprint.

  • Date:
    25 November 2011
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    Subnational governments reinforce central role in Clean Revolution

    The Climate Group’s States and Regions Alliance, a large group of influential sub-national governments advocating global climate action, confirmed its official structure at its annual meeting, in a bid to forge ahead with Clean Revolution campaign plans.

  • Date:
    23 November 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Over 300 business leaders call for urgent government action

    More than 325 signatures have been collected in The Climate Group supported 2°C Challenge Communiqué, which calls for national governments to break the current deadlock in international climate negotiations and drive the global Clean Revolution forward.

  • Date:
    22 November 2011
    Location:

    COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan on key issues and possible outcomes

    COP17 takes place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This Pre-COP17 Briefing marks the start of his coverage.

  • Date:
    11 November 2011
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    HP, Dell, Philips earn top positions in green electronics guide

    The Climate Group member HP has earned the #1 position in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, demonstrating pro-active leadership that is driving a Clean Revolution in the IT industry. Dell and Philips ranked second and fifth respectively, demonstrating a significant improvement in their ongoing commitment to greening IT.

  • Date:
    10 November 2011
    Location:

    Hong Kong Summit reveals China's Clean Revolution flourishing despite global crisis

    On November 7, 2011, senior policy and business leaders from across the world gathered in Hong Kong for the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, to identify ways of capitalizing the low carbon business opportunities in the region.

  • Date:
    07 November 2011
    Location:

    Summit spotlights Hong Kong as climate leader, clean tech growth could lift economy

    Over 160 top business executives and government leaders from around the world discussed the emerging opportunities in the low carbon economy during the Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011.

  • Date:
    01 November 2011
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    Arup helps shape WEF energy efficiency report

    World-leading experts from Arup have helped shape a new report from the World Economic Forum, which highlights how energy efficient buildings can generate green jobs, create cleaner cities and potentially deliver a multi-billion dollar market.

  • Date:
    31 October 2011
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    Clean Revolution leader: South Australia

    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 South Australia, a state that has led Australian climate and energy efforts for nearly a decade.

  • Date:
    28 October 2011
    Location:

    Leading corporates Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered, score China Sustainability Awards

    Corporate members of The Climate Group, Coca-Cola and Standard Chartered, were among several leading companies that won China Sustainability Awards granted by Sohu.com, one of the country’s leading internet search engines.

  • Date:
    24 October 2011
    Location:

    European Conference of Regions on Climate Change event, Lyon

    The European Conference of Regions on Climate Change, co-organized by The Climate Group member the Rhone-Alpes Region, nrg4SD and The Climate Group, took place in Lyon, France, on October 20-21, 2011, where it brought over 300 high-level global representatives together to promote a strong role for sub-national governments in the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    17 October 2011
    Location:

    Knoxville government and national industry back The Climate Group program

    The government and industry leaders who have supported the successful The Climate Group program Recycle Together were applauded in Knoxville, Tennessee last week by national industry body American Beverage Association (ABA).

  • Date:
    17 October 2011
    Location:

    Basque Country presents Europe's first commercial wave energy plant

    At last week's European Open Days in Brussels, Xavier Garmendia, Basque Country Vice Minister of Technology and Industrial Development presented Europe's first wave energy device, the Mutriku Wave Energy Plant.

  • Date:
    14 October 2011
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    The Clean Revolution is underway - clean energy investment soars to record $45.5 billion in Q3 2011

    New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reveals that asset finance of utility-scale clean energy projects has surged to a record $41.8 billion in the third quarter of 2011, with overall new investment reaching $45.5 billion, despite the European debt crisis.

  • Date:
    11 October 2011
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    Greener buildings equal bigger returns, CB Richard Ellis report says

    New research from an ongoing study managed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) reveals that green buildings generate greater investment returns, presenting a clear economic case for more sustainable investment in the industry.

  • Date:
    23 September 2011
    Location:

    Climate Week NYC 2011 in review

    From 19-26 September 2011, New York City hosted Climate Week NYC 2011, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and an exciting array of public-facing events, all focused on driving a Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    22 September 2011
    Location:

    The critical role of CCS in the Clean Revolution

    What role carbon, capture and storage (CCS) can play in the Clean Revolution was the focus of a high-level dialogue of senior leaders from government, business and non-governmental organizations following the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC.

  • Date:
    21 September 2011
    Location:

    EV leaders New York State and Quebec share expertise

    Practitioners from city, state and provincial governments in both New York State and Québec as well as representatives from power utilities, discussed the push underway to support the development and more widespread use of electric vehicles, during a Climate Week NYC event held last night in New York.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011
    Location:

    Bloomberg, Blair, UN, World Bank call for business and government leaders to join Clean Revolution

    During the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony today, some of the world’s most influential people came together to call for business and government leaders to join the Clean Revolution, our three-year campaign which aims to build a smarter, better, more prosperous future for all.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011
    Location:

    Business heads say innovate, collaborate on climate adaptation

    As part of the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony events, The Climate Group and Swiss Re, member of The Climate Group and Founding Sponsor of Climate Week NYC, co-hosted the panel discussion 'Rethinking Resiliency: Innovative Solutions for Climate Adaptation' on Monday September 19, following the Clean Revolution campaign announcement.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
    Location:

    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    07 September 2011
    Location:

    Leaders with a Clean Energy Revolution at the heart of their strategies

    On Tuesday September 6 2011, international state government leaders and influential business guests met in London to share success stories and tactics for effective acceleration of clean technologies, for the event, Leading a Clean Energy Revolution.

  • Date:
    15 August 2011
    Location:

    Canada leading the way as EVs accelerate in Ontario, Quebec

    The Province of Ontario, a member of The Climate Group, has announced that it will pour $80 million into the development of electric vehicle charging stations, which along with Quebec's recent EV infrastructure developments, is helping drive a Clean Revolution in Canada.

  • Date:
    12 August 2011
    Location:

    Clean Revolution Leadership baton change in California

    California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General, Matt Rodriquez, to replace Linda Adams as Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and continue the State’s inspiring leadership in the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    04 August 2011
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    Philips LED wins US Government lighting prize

    Philips, a member of The Climate Group, has been awarded the highly esteemed first L Prize for energy efficiency - with a prize of $10 million in cash - by the US Government’s Department of Energy, for its 60-watt equivalent LED bulb.

  • Date:
    27 July 2011
    Location:

    Better Place announces first Members of new EV network in Australia's capital

    Better Place, a member of The Climate Group, has announced its first exclusive group of Foundation Members, who will work together to support Better Place’s new electric car charge network in Canberra, Australia's capital.

  • Date:
    25 July 2011
    Location:

    Officials look to China Redesign at World Eco-Forum

    On July 16, business and government leaders gathered at the 3rd World Eco-Forum in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, to discuss corporate responsibility and low carbon city redesign, with The Climate Group and its corporate members invited as principle speakers and participants.

  • Date:
    23 July 2011
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    Finance leaders discuss how to stimulate the $1 trillion needed to address climate change

    On July 20, The Climate Group and Theodore Roosevelt IV of Barclays Capital hosted a roundtable dialogue with Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank with senior members of the financial sector, to discuss how public sector funding could be used to stimulate the nearly $1 trillion of private sector investment needed to address climate change worldwide.

  • Date:
    08 July 2011
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    CB Richard Ellis achieves carbon neutrality

    The Climate Group member, CB Richard Ellis, has reached carbon neutrality, making it the first global real estate services company to achieve this goal. This announcement is the result of an ambitious goal that CB Richard Ellis included in its 2007 Environmental Stewardship Policy.

  • Date:
    08 July 2011
    Location:

    Coca-Cola joins Obama’s Clean Fleets

    Coca-Cola, a member of The Climate Group, is among six new corporate partners to join Obama’s initiative Clean Fleets Partnership, which aims to fuel the up-take of electric vehicles (EVS) in the US.

  • Date:
    29 June 2011
    Location:

    Google reveals huge GDP value of clean energy innovation in US

    Google has published a study, The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation’ and an associated website, which reveals that innovation in clean energy technology in the US can significantly cut greenhouse gases (GHGs), boost GDP and create over 1 million jobs.

  • Date:
    28 June 2011
    Location:

    Basque Country President becomes acting co-chair of Alliance

    The President of the Basque country (Lehendakari), Patxi Lopez, has agreed to become the European acting co-chair of the States and Regions Alliance of The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    20 June 2011
    Location:

    Soaring prices boost energy efficiency, says new Johnson Controls Inc. survey

    Led by Johnson Controls’ Institute for Building Efficiency, the International Facility Management Association and the Urban Land Institute, the fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Survey shows that high energy costs are driving green growth in the North American building sector, as building owners compete to improve energy efficiency to reduce costs.

  • Date:
    27 May 2011
    Location:

    Leading The Clean Revolution

    The Climate Group held its 4th annual North America Members Meeting on May 18 and 19 at Nike World Headquarters just outside of Portland, Oregon. This unique session, open to The Climate Group’s members and partners around the globe, brought together more than 30 corporate and government members for two days of candid discussions about the low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    20 May 2011
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    Scotland: 100% renewable electricity by 2020

    Scotland has raised its 2020 renewable electricity target from 80 - 100%. The Climate Group welcomes this ambitious decision, which was taken after the nation met its 31% interim target for 2011.

  • Date:
    06 May 2011
    Location:

    Upper Austrian Energy Minister wants a clean energy revolution

    The Upper Austrian Minister for Energy, Rudi Anschober, has published a polemic for a 100% state transformation to renewable energies, which offers a clear vision of the opportunities in a Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    11 April 2011
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    Veolia Environment joins The Climate Group

    Veolia Environment, one of the global leaders in environmental services, has joined The Climate Group. The French multinational aims to contribute to our work on the Clean Revolution through involvement in our programs on LEDs, EVs and smart information and communication technologies, particularly in the city context.

  • Date:
    31 March 2011
    Location:

    2011 Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum partnership signed

    Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and The Climate Group today officially signed the partnership agreement for the second edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum (EEF), which will take place in Monaco on May 10 and 11, 2011.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
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    En+ Group joins The Climate Group

    En+ Group, one of Russia's leading diversified mining, metals and energy groups, has joined The Climate Group to help build climate change leadership and tackle other environmental issues through support of core programs, focusing on accelerating use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in industrial centers in Asia.

  • Date:
    03 March 2011
    Location:

    Climate Smart Precincts Initiative in Australia

    On 24-25 February in Adelaide, South Australia, business and State Government members of The Climate Group met for the first major event of The Climate Smart Precincts Initiative.

  • Date:
    01 March 2011
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    Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia redoubles commitment to EU clean revolution

    The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) reconfirmed its commitment to ambitious climate action today by joining two of The Climate Group’s global initiatives.

  • Date:
    08 February 2011
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    HSBC and partner NGOs report real environmental progress from $100 million Climate Partnership

    The HSBC Climate Partnership – a programme between HSBC, The Climate Group, Earthwatch, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF – has today published the HSBC Climate Partnership Review 2010, which celebrates the program's achievements to date.

  • Date:
    15 December 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group launches HSBC Clean Cities Film

    The Climate Group launches the HSBC Clean Cities Film, which showcases some of The Climate Group's achievements that have been enabled by the ground-breaking HSBC Climate Partnership.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    Unlocking market transformation in energy efficiency and clean power

    On the last day of the fifth annual Climate Leaders Summit held in Cancun, a dozen business and government leaders came together to explore the pace of market transformation and the key technologies and policies that will unlock a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
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    Clean Revolution Ceremony: leadership and action

    Day two of the Climate Leaders Summit, set on the sidelines of the UN’s COP16 negotiations in Cancun, opened on Tuesday with the Clean Revolution Ceremony, where leading businesses and international state and regional governments announced new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    Cancun ‘Can Do’: Governments representing 15% of global GDP report real climate action

    The world’s most influential coalition of state and regional governments on climate change joined leading businesses at The Climate Group’s annual Climate Leaders Summit, on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Cancun, to report on substantial actions they have taken to cut emissions since Copenhagen, and to announce new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    27 October 2010
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    Public see the economic opportunity in addressing climate change, says HSBC’s Climate Confidence Monitor 2010

    HSBC’s fourth annual Climate Confidence Monitor, a global survey of public attitude towards climate change across 15 markets, reveals that climate change remains one of the top world concerns.

  • Date:
    24 September 2010
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    The Basque Country and Scotland aim to partner on economy and climate change

    The Basque Country and Scotland have announced their aim to establish closer ties, sharing experiences and best practice on issues such as the economy and climate change.

  • Date:
    28 July 2010
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    Australian State of Victoria to cut emissions by 20% by 2020 and sets 5% solar target

    Climate Group founding member, the Australian State of Victoria, has committed this week to introduce legislation to cuts its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020.

  • Date:
    10 June 2010
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    Increasing Europe's climate ambition will be good for EU economy and jobs, say businesses

    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...

  • Date:
    15 April 2010
    Location:

    Third annual North America members meeting held in New York

    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...

  • Date:
    21 March 2010
    Location:

    Greenhouse gas emissions down 1.6 per cent this summer in Australia's eastern states

    Emissions from energy use in Australia's Eastern States have fallen this summer by 1.6 per cent or 1.2 million tonnes according to a new Climate Group report published today.

  • Date:
    03 March 2010
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    Taobao.com joins The Climate Group

    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...

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
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    Sao Paulo, Wales, South Holland and Bavaria join The Climate Group

    The four new states and regions signed The Climate Group's leadership principles at the Climate Leaders Summit in Copenhagen.

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
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    Johnson Controls joins The Climate Group

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

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
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    Google, GE, NRDC and The Climate Group call for real-time information technologies to cut emissions

    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...

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
    Location:

    SMART 2020 website tracks ICT industry's progress in tackling climate change

    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.

  • Date:
    05 November 2009
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    Business, government leaders discuss "Implementing Copenhagen"

    The Catalan Government and The Climate Group convened this high-level conference in Barcelona

  • Date:
    05 November 2009
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    Queensland climate summit focuses on speeding up low carbon economy

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

  • Date:
    01 November 2009
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    New South Wales' business guide to low carbon economy

    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.

  • Date:
    29 October 2009
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    Europe's leading energy region North Rhine-Westphalia joins The Climate Group

    A leading German industrial center, North Rhine-Westphalia's government is committed to lead also in the low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    28 September 2009
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    Cisco and The Climate Group to develop new Connected Urban Development alliance

    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.

  • Date:
    17 July 2009
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    Better Place survey shows strong consumer interest in EVs

    Research shows between 30 to 57% of car buyers across five countries are interested in purchasing an electric vehicle.

  • Date:
    11 June 2009
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    From Bonn: States & Regions Programme garners support for UN recognition of sub-national action

    Recognizing that local and subnational governments are and will continue to be responsible for implementing up to 80% of mitigation and adaptation actions, the initiative in Bonn this week will go a long way to ensuring the road after Copenhagen will be a success.

  • Date:
    29 May 2009
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    ScottishPower joins The Climate Group in CCS knowledge partnership

    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...

  • Date:
    25 May 2009
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    The Climate Group convenes WBSCC carbon markets work stream

    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...

  • Date:
    06 March 2009
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    Midwest leaders, Royal Danish Embassy come together for "Switching Gears"

    The Climate Group, in collaboration with Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and the Royal Danish Embassy, convened government and business leaders at "Switching Gears": a summit on bringing low carbon manufacturing jobs and industry to the Midwest region. At the meeting, leaders from Michigan and Denmark signed a MoU agreeing to share knowledge and learning en route to the new energy economy.

  • Date:
    12 February 2009
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    Major airlines call for a global approach to aviation emissions at Copenhagen

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

  • Date:
    11 February 2009
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    Comment: Google's new PowerMeter web service

    "We might have to mark this as the day Grid 2.0 was born", says The Climate Group's Molly Webb....

  • Date:
    11 February 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group's 3rd European Members Meeting

    On 6 February, business and government members of The Climate Group gathered to discuss the implications of a global deal on climate change on business operations in Europe....

  • Date:
    14 January 2009
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    Tesco unveils new low carbon store blueprint

    Through a combination of energy-efficiency measures, the Manchester-based store's carbon footprint is 70% less than an equivalent store built in 2006.

  • Date:
    16 December 2008
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    American Beverage Association and The Climate Group announce partnership

    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...

  • Date:
    02 December 2008
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    The Climate Principles: Finance leaders launch first global climate change framework

    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.

  • Date:
    26 November 2008
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    New HCP research: Governments worldwide should do 'fair share' to reduce global emissions

    The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor 2008 - a survey of 12,000 people across 12 countries worldwide - reveals 78% of respondents want their countries to take on their 'fair share' in reducing global {CO2} emissions.

  • Date:
    24 September 2008
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    CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Joins The Climate Group

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

  • Date:
    09 July 2008
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    The Climate Group welcomes G8 "vision" to halve emissions by 2050

    The °Climate Group has welcomed the news that G8 leaders have agreed a long-term target of halving global emissions by 2050 but cautioned that this must just be the beginning of further concerted work over the next 18 months...

  • Date:
    07 April 2008
    Location:

    Dell Headquarters Powered with Green Energy

    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...

  • Date:
    01 April 2008
    Location:

    The City of Miami Joins The °Climate Group

    On the 1st of April, 2008, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz announced that the City would join The °Climate Group...

  • Date:
    20 March 2008
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    New Members, New Initiatives: Forging Ahead to the Low Carbon Economy

    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...

  • Date:
    27 February 2008
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    DELL FIRST COMPUTER COMPANY TO JOIN THE CLIMATE GROUP

    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...

  • Date:
    07 February 2008
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    Standard Chartered Joins the Climate Group

    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...

  • Date:
    30 January 2008
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    2007-2008: The Climate Group Perspective

    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...

  • Date:
    19 December 2007
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    The °Climate Group Announces Four New Major Corporate Members

    New additions to membership demonstrate increasing momentum....

  • Date:
    05 December 2007
    Location:

    HSBC CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN CHINA

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

  • Date:
    02 November 2007
    Location:

    New York City joins The Climate Group and Together

    In front of 740 US mayors, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the City of New York would join The Climate Group and the 'Together' campaign being launched in the US early next year.

  • Date:
    17 August 2007
    Location:

    Ontario Announces Ambitious Action Plan on Climate Change

    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....

  • Date:
    13 August 2007
    Location:

    South Australia launches solar feed-in scheme to promote renewable energy use

    °Climate Group member South Australia has released an unprecedented solar "feed-in" legislation. This move by the State Government will see home owners with solar panels receive double credit for power they feed back into the grid...

  • Date:
    03 July 2007
    Location:

    Climate Group members win major awards for environmental action

    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.

  • Date:
    19 June 2007
    Location:

    Google Joins The Climate Group

    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...

  • Date:
    24 May 2007
    Location:

    Barclays joins The Climate Group

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

  • Date:
    09 May 2007
    Location:

    News Corporation Joins The Climate Group

    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...

  • Date:
    23 April 2007
    Location:

    Businesses Come 'Together' to Help Consumers Tackle Climate Change

    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...

  • Date:
    03 April 2007
    Location:

    Top ten tips for developing your carbon footprint

    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...

  • Date:
    27 February 2007
    Location:

    London launches climate change strategy

    The first-ever comprehensive plan by a large city to cut carbon emissions, the plan sets out how London will reduce its carbon emissions by 60 percent of 1990 levels by 2025.

  • Date:
    12 February 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group Convenes Corporate Leaders Panel for the Legislators Forum on Climate Change

    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)...

  • Date:
    09 February 2007
    Location:

    Virgin launches $25 million Earth Challenge

    The new global science and technology prize - The Virgin Earth Challenge - will award $25 million for a commercially-viable design which will result in the net removal of atmospheric GHGs.....

  • Date:
    02 February 2007
    Location:

    New report lists 36 sustainability investments businesses can make today

    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...

  • Date:
    17 January 2007
    Location:

    Dr. Steve Howard outlines Climate Group plans for 2007

    "Our plans for the year are ambitious but more than matched by the scale of the challenge and opportunity we collectively face..."

  • Date:
    16 January 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group announces new members

    Joining our leadership coalition: American International Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer; Virgin, one of the world's best known branded venture capital firms; and Man Group, the world's biggest hedge fund, a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions as well as one of the world's largest futures brokers.

  • Date:
    15 January 2007
    Location:

    Marks and Spencer announces new 200 million GBP eco-plan

    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...

  • Date:
    04 January 2007
    Location:

    Swiss Re offers rebate to climate conscious employees

    Swiss Re is supporting investments and purchases made by employees that contribute to reducing {CO2} emissions with its new "COYou2 reduce and gain" programme...

  • Date:
    05 November 2006
    Location:

    Arup joins The Climate Group

    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.

  • Date:
    10 September 2006
    Location:

    Climate Group members top new Carbon Disclosure Project Index

    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...

  • Date:
    24 July 2006
    Location:

    The Climate Group Appoints Key Executive

    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.

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    22 February 2012 - 24 February 2012 
    Location:
    Capella Resort, Singapore

    The Economist presents the World Oceans Summit

    The Economist is staging an exciting new initiative in Singapore from February 22-24 2012―the World Oceans Summit. Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group will be speaking at the event, along with global leaders from government, business, organizations, NGO, think-tanks and academia.

  • Date:
    06 April 2011 - 06 April 2011 
    Location:
    9, Quai du Président Paul Doumer, 92920, Paris La Défense, France

    Consultation on Financing Clean Coal

    Hosted by Crédit Agricole, this private consultation offers financiers, power companies and power sector stakeholders the chance to discuss the guidance note for financing clean coal, of which The Climate Group is developing with the adopters of the Climate Principles.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    A Better World Reception

    Nike, Bicep and The Climate Group are hosting "A Better World Reception: Celebrating bold climate action that will create a cleaner, smarter, more prosperous planet for all" in Cancun, Mexico.

  • Date:
    10 November 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Fifth India Members meeting

    On November 10, The Climate Group in India are holding their fifth members meeting in Mumbai.

  • Date:
    07 September 2010 
    Location:
    London, UK

    EV20 London Electric Fleet Roundtable

    The Climate Group are holding an EV20 roundtable to explore the viability of creating a London electric fleet coalition.

  • Date:
    12 April 2010 - 14 April 2010 
    Location:
    Various locations, New York

    U.S. Members Meeting 2010

    The Climate Group’s senior leadership and US Board of Directors hold a members meeting in New York this April, leading vital discussions on the current challenges and emerging opportunities in a clean energy economy.

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • Richard Tarboton

    Date:
    06 February 2012

    Richard Tarboton, Director of Energy and Carbon, BT Group, sheds light on the company's innovative carbon intensity reduction target, the benefits of investing in the Clean Revolution for the telecommunications industry and how BT Group is marrying economic success and climate stabilization.

  • Shai Agassi

    Date:
    24 January 2012

    Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO, Better Place, speaks to us about debunking doubts on electric vehicles, the importance of providing leadership and inspiration for others to follow, and how he will realize the company vision of the world's top selling cars being electric.

  • Michael R. Bloomberg

    Date:
    04 January 2012

    Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, looks back at the city's proudest achievements to date, explains the driving forces behind his climate leadership role and shares exactly how he got the wider business community to back his innovative plans.

  • Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal

    Date:
    16 December 2010

    The Climate Group spoke to Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal, Minister for the Environment of Quintana Roo, about how the Mexican State is accelerating bold, new climate policies that will boost jobs and growth in their local economy and how it is inspiring other Mexican States to follow its example.

  • Hannah Jones

    Date:
    09 December 2010

    The Climate Group recently caught up with Hannah Jones, VP of Sustainable Business & Innovation for Nike Inc, to discuss Nike's involvement at the UN talks in Cancun, it's innovative sustainable business plans for the future and to explain the important role that business plays in encouraging meaningful action on climate change.

  • Premier Jean Charest

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    Premier Jean Charest of Quebec speaks to The Climate Group about his predictions and expectations from the upcoming COP16 negotiations in Cancun, as well as the policies and actions that are being driven forward by the state of Quebec in the fight against climate change.

  • What now? Network views on the Copenhagen Accord

    Date:
    18 January 2010

    We asked leaders from across our global network leaders for their thoughts on the outcome of COP15 - and what it might mean for business, policy and climate action in their regions.

  • Stuart Rose

    Date:
    28 September 2007

    We speak to Stuart Rose, CEO of M&S, about the role of retailers in tackling climate change...

  • James Murdoch

    Date:
    24 April 2007

    James Murdoch, CEO of BSkyB, talks to The Climate Group about engaging consumers...

  • John Coomber

    Date:
    07 March 2006

    In March 2006 we spoke to John Coomber, Member of Swiss Re's Board of Directors and Trustee of The Climate Group...

  • Gary Doer

    Date:
    08 March 2005

    Gary Doer, the Premier of Manitoba, talks to The Climate Group about the importance of state level action in driving forward progress on emissions reduction.

  • Francis Sullivan

    Date:
    12 December 2004

    HSBC's Advisor on the Environment discusses the bank's announcement, 6 December 2004, to go carbon neutral - the first of the world's major banks to make such a commitment.

Publications

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  • Information Marketplaces: The New Economics of Cities 29 November 2011

    Date:
    29 November 2011

    Information Marketplaces: The New Economics of Cities, is written in partnership with The Climate Group, Arup, Accenture and Horizon and the University of Nottingham, and investigates how technology can be used in cities to meet the growing challenges of expanding urbanization.

  • Financing New Coal-Fired Power Plants 24 October 2011

    Date:
    24 October 2011

    The Climate Group has developed and issued a Guidance Note on financing new coal-fired power plants, which was created with expert advice from BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, F&C Asset Management, HSBC and Standard Chartered.

  • TheCleanRevolution.org 05 October 2011

    Date:
    05 October 2011

    To illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution, we have selected an initial set of eight success stories. We have presented these case studies on a new website, TheCleanRevolution.org, which aims to be the world’s most comprehensive compilation of information and best practices for how the world's leading governments and businesses are implementing the Clean Revolution.

  • HSBC Climate Partnership Review 2010 08 February 2011

    Date:
    08 February 2011

    The HSBC Climate Partnership – a programme between HSBC, The Climate Group, Earthwatch, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF – have published the HSBC Climate Partnership Review 2010, which celebrates the program's achievements to date.

  • The Business Guide to the Low Carbon Economy: Queensland 15 December 2009

    Date:
    15 December 2009

    This guide walks through Queensland climate change policy and issues that a business needs to consider when developing a climate strategy.

  • The Business Guide to the Low Carbon Economy: NSW 01 November 2009

    Date:
    01 November 2009

    This guide walks through NSW climate change policy and issues that a business needs to consider when developing a climate strategy.