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  • Date:
    02 February 2012
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    New Hong Kong budget shows continuation of clear climate fiscal measures

    John Tsang, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, today announced the 2012-2013 Budget, outlining Hong Kong's public expenditure and the Government’s upcoming fiscal measures, which include allocating substantial budget to combat climate change.

  • Date:
    25 January 2012
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    Obama demands clean standards, tax credits, in State of Union

    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.

  • Date:
    16 January 2012
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    China orders greenhouse gas caps ahead of local carbon market pilots

    The Government of China has instructed seven Chinese provinces and cities to set limits on their greenhouse gas emissions, in preparation for the launch of local carbon market pilots.

  • 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:
    23 December 2011
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    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    21 December 2011
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    The Climate Group driving Indian state policy changes to scale-up LEDs

    After gaining substantial success in piloting LED streetlights in some of India’s biggest cities, The Climate Group is now working on a pioneering project towards impacting policy level changes for the scale-up of energy efficient LED lighting in two Indian states.

  • Date:
    16 December 2011
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    Roadmap 2050 unveiled by EU sends signal to invest in clean energy future now

    The EU has revealed the long awaited Energy Roadmap 2050, which sets out to achieve Europe’s goal of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050 without disrupting energy supplies or the economy, ensuring Europe remains at the forefront of competitive innovation.

  • Date:
    14 December 2011
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    EU's emissions reduction mechanisms spotlighted at Brussels Briefing

    European delegates from political and business interest groups convened at the Dods’ Brussels Briefing yesterday to discuss issues driving Brussels’ policy agenda, where the spotlight fell firmly on Europe's climate targets.

  • Date:
    12 December 2011
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    COP17 concludes with new negotiating process but signal to business and investors unclear

    This year’s UN climate conference – the longest to date - concluded in Durban at 6am Sunday morning after a second all night session of negotiating by ministers and senior officials - here's a first reaction to the Durban outcome.

  • Date:
    09 December 2011
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    COP17 Daily: Thursday December 8

    The penultimate day of COP17 witnesses the usual frantic activity associated with the last 48 hours of every annual climate conference, as Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group provides his daily round-up of the news from the second week of COP17 in Durban.

  • Date:
    08 December 2011
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    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:
    08 December 2011
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    COP17 Daily: Wednesday December 7

    COP17 moved into its final stage today as ministers joined their officials for the final and traditionally most intensive three days of the annual two week conference.

  • 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:
    06 December 2011
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    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
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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
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    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:
    06 December 2011
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    COP17 Daily: Monday December 5

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group is providing a daily round-up of the second week of COP17 in Durban. Week two of COP17 opened with a formal and crowded plenary session, before negotiators once again disappeared behind closed doors to finalise text for ministers later in the week.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
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    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:
    28 November 2011
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    COP17: China to highlight domestic efforts while seeking Kyoto deal in Durban

    Changhua Wu, The Climate Group’s Greater China Director, takes a look at China’s negotiating position ahead of this week’s Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa.

  • 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:
    18 November 2011
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    Countries are racing to lead the Clean Revolution, UNEP report shows

    The new Green Economy report from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) demonstrates that as COP17 and Rio+20 draw closer, world leaders are taking the transformational steps needed to achieve a prosperous, low carbon global economy.

  • Date:
    17 November 2011
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    Fresh global regulations will accelerate electric vehicle adoption

    The European Union, the United States and Japan approved an international agreement to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) today in Geneva. The Global Technical Regulation will reduce costs and boost efficiency in the EV industry.

  • Date:
    16 November 2011
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    Progress report on China's 12th Five Year Plan in low carbon cities

    This week a short case study report, China Low Carbon City Tour was published under The Climate Group Greater China’s China Redesign program, which reviews the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities so far.

  • Date:
    10 November 2011
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    IEA says transformative leadership needed for sustainable energy future

    In its latest World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that the world will head towards an unsustainable energy future without urgent government action.

  • Date:
    08 November 2011
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    Global momentum on carbon price as Australia legislates for tax

    Global momentum for a price on carbon gathered pace overnight with the passage of the Clean Energy Futures package through the Australian Senate - clearing the final legislative hurdle for a carbon price in Australia.

  • Date:
    06 November 2011
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    Financing China’s Clean Revolution report preview

    The Climate Group Greater China has published a briefing note based on Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth, our fourth annual China’s Clean Revolution report. Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth is the country's first comprehensive review of China's strategy to finance its low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    24 October 2011
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    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:
    21 October 2011
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    European Regions sign Lyon Declaration, call for climate action

    European Regions today signed the Lyon Declaration of Regions for Climate Action, which calls upon the international community to act on climate change, and commits sub‐national governments to take ambitious actions within their own area of influence.

  • Date:
    12 October 2011
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    Landmark Australia Clean Energy Future bill passed

    Today the Clean Energy legislative package was passed through Australia's House of Representatives, which will help Australia embrace the economic and social opportunities of the Clean Revolution, by putting a price on carbon pollution, boosting investment in clean energy technologies and helping cut carbon emissions.

  • Date:
    04 October 2011
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    Chancellor could topple UK Clean Revolution leadership

    George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, has said that the UK will weaken its ambitious climate targets if Europe does not follow suit, putting the UK in danger of missing its chance to lead the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011
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    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
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    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:
    16 September 2011
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    Record number of events confirmed for Climate Week NYC 2011

    This year's Climate Week NYC, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and a diverse array of public-facing events, has a record number of events: here is a hand-picked list of just some of them.

  • Date:
    07 September 2011
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    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:
    01 September 2011
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    China amps up renewables targets

    China has stepped-up its intentions to expand renewable energy installations during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, by rewriting its plans to encompass much bigger targets for wind, solar and hydro power.

  • Date:
    22 August 2011
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    Poitou-Charentes approves crucial EV grants

    On August 19, 2011, the French region of Poitou-Charentes adopted a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) grants plan targeted at business firms, local communities and individual consumers, helping drive a Clean Revolution in the region.

  • Date:
    19 August 2011
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    Asian FITs could be global tipping-point for renewables

    Japan is set to follow China’s lead with legislation to subsidize low carbon energy, which will boost investment in the renewables industry and could provide a global tipping-point for the deployment of renewable energy worldwide and provide a major boost for the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    12 August 2011
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    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:
    08 August 2011
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    Analysis on China's low carbon vehicle future published

    The Climate Group China has published a Climate Policy Briefing which evaluates low carbon vehicles from a policy, technology and industry outlook, helping to clarify and accelerate a Clean Revolution in the transport sector.

  • Date:
    02 August 2011
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    Obama and car makers agree new fuel efficiency standards

    President Obama has announced the next crucial phase in the fuel efficiency standards, which have been agreed with leading car makers to increase fuel efficiency and reduce the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from all new vehicles sold in the US.

  • Date:
    01 August 2011
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    Four case studies look inside leading Chinese green buildings

    The Climate Group China has published a report which takes the most innovative ideas from the country’s leading green building projects, to suggest exactly how energy efficiency levels can be improved in the rest of China's buildings.

  • Date:
    25 July 2011
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    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:
    19 July 2011
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    Analysis of Australia's Clean Energy Plan published

    The Climate Group Australia has published a Policy Briefing Paper to the Australian Government's recently announced Clean Energy package, which is designed to give an overview of the main elements of the package, as well as a brief analysis of the scheme.

  • Date:
    12 July 2011
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    China report reveals effective low carbon business model

    A new report from The Climate Group Greater China provides in-depth analysis on the business model of the IFC CHUEE program as well as discussions of the further feasibility for a national wide adoption in the future.

  • Date:
    10 July 2011
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    PM Announces Details of Australian Carbon Price

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the details of the Australian Government’s plan to reduce carbon emissions and boost clean energy and technology development.

  • Date:
    08 July 2011
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    Analysis: US airline challenge to EU aviation measures short-sighted

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group comments on the US airline challenge to EU aviation. Damian manages The Climate Group’s engagement with the Aviation Global Deal Group.

  • Date:
    07 July 2011
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    India’s REC scheme crosses key landmark

    India’s Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) scheme has crossed another landmark as it passes the 100 mark for the number of projects submitted for registration, reaching a combined generation capacity from all technologies of 671.45MW.

  • Date:
    05 July 2011
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    The region of Ile-de-France adopts comprehensive Climate Plan

    On 24 June, Climate Group member region Île-de-France adopted a comprehensive new Climate Plan, setting out priorities for climate change mitigation as well as adaptation. It is accompanied by a 24-point action plan spanning all areas within the regions’ jurisdiction.

  • Date:
    28 June 2011
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    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:
    27 June 2011
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    EU directive is first step, but more ambition needed

    The European Commission has proposed a new set of measures to put the EU back on track to achieve Europe’s 20% energy efficiency target. The proposals aim to push forward key actions of the Energy Efficiency Plan which was put forward by the European Commission on March 8, 2011, and was welcomed by the European Parliament.

  • Date:
    24 June 2011
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    Clean energy trade disputes miss the point

    Allison Hannon, Senior Finance Sector Manager, The Climate Group, comments on China’s recent announcement of wind turbine subsidies cuts - and how the clean energy industry will still continue to grow in both China and the US.

  • Date:
    23 June 2011
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    UN climate talks in Bonn: business tells it like it is

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, analyzes the UN climate change talks in Bonn.

  • Date:
    23 June 2011
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    Second term for Ban Ki-moon applauded by The Climate Group

    On Tuesday, the 192-nation UN general assembly had voted unanimously to give Ban Ki-moon of South Korea a second five-year term as Secretary-General beginning 1 January 2012.

  • Date:
    17 June 2011
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    North America leading with innovative climate policies

    The Climate Group North America is pleased to present our latest report Leading the Way: Policy Design for a Clean Revolution, which showcases the tremendous progress made by cities, states and regions across North America that are leading the Clean Revolution with innovative climate policies.

  • Date:
    14 June 2011
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    Climate Smart Precincts report presented to Premier of South Australia

    On June 6, 2011, Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group, presented the Climate Smart Precincts Adelaide Workshop report to the Premier of South Australia, Mike Rann, with representatives from GE, IBM and Origin Energy in attendance.

  • Date:
    13 June 2011
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    US Administration's call for consumer access to energy data welcomed

    Obama administration officials have announced a series of measures to make energy information readily accessible to consumers and promote innovation in the energy sector as part of a broader effort to modernize the U.S. electricity grid, which is welcomed by The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    13 June 2011
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    Productivity Commission report backs a carbon price in Australia

    The Australian Government has released a report by The Productivity Commission backing a carbon price as the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group, welcomes the report as a timely contribution to the carbon price debate.

  • Date:
    08 June 2011
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    Ban Ki-moon way ahead in U.N. race to replace himself

    Former South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon would like to lead the United Nations for another five years. And it's almost certain that he'll get what he wants. Evan Juska, Head of US Policy, The Climate Group comments on the need for Ban Ki-moon to stay and continue his good progress in tackling climate change.

  • Date:
    07 June 2011
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    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, on climate policy and the low carbon economy

    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, shares his views on carbon markets, low-carbon economy and climate policy with Sheetal Vyas, in India's Planet Earth magazine's June 2011 edition.

  • Date:
    03 June 2011
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    nrg4SD and The Climate Group join forces at Carbon Expo, Barcelona

    On Thursday, June 1, Lluís Recorder i Miralles, Catalonian Minister of Territory and Sustainability and Northern Co-Chair of nrg4SD, and Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the already close cooperation between the two organizations.

  • Date:
    31 May 2011
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    Garnaut Proposes Independent Climate Committee for Australia

    Professor Ross Garnaut presented the Final Report of his Climate Change Review Update today at the National Press Club in Canberra. As well as the complete report, Professor Garnaut presented two supplementary papers: The first recommending a new set of governance arrangements for Australia’s potential carbon pricing scheme; the second outlining how the revenue from the scheme should be used for the next ten years.

  • Date:
    30 May 2011
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    Basque Country approves pioneering climate change bill

    Climate Group member The Basque Country has approved a pioneering climate change bill requiring public administration to incorporate environmental and climate considerations into their planning across all sectors.

  • Date:
    27 May 2011
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    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:
    26 May 2011
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    G8 leaders must embrace the Clean Revolution

    Published today in CLIMATE CHANGE The New Economy, The Climate Group's CEO, Mark Kenber, provides his thoughts on why the G8 leaders need to embrace a Clean Revolution to ensure the world's economy can transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future.

  • Date:
    23 May 2011
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    Robin Haycock, Head of Transport, on the rise of electric vehicles

    Robin Haycock, Head of Transport, The Climate Group, comments on the increasing praise for EVs in global media and the positive effect it is having on the electric vehicle market.

  • 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:
    19 May 2011
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    India Government report: policies and innovations needed for Clean Revolution

    The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth was released last week by the Planning Commission Government of India, to offer guidance on achieving a Clean Revolution in India focusing on the power, transport, industry, buildings and forestry sectors.

  • Date:
    17 May 2011
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    UK Government’s commitment on long term emissions cuts is step in right direction

    Today, the UK government has committed to making long term cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Group welcomes the decision to follow the Committee on Climate Change’s Fourth Carbon Budget, covering the period of 2023 –27 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025.

  • Date:
    13 May 2011
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    S&ED: Six new US-China EcoPartnerships announced

    From May 9-10, 2011, leading officials from China and the US met in Washington for the third annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), to discuss major bilateral, regional and global issues, including climate change, clean energy and low carbon growth, in particular, expansion of the EcoPartnerships.

  • Date:
    11 May 2011
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    Johnson Controls, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and The Climate Group promise action at 2011 EEF

    Johnson Controls, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and The Climate Group today opened the 2011 Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum (EEF), with the promise to highlight smarter ways to promote energy efficiency to help meet international climate and energy objectives.

  • Date:
    06 May 2011
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    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:
    03 May 2011
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    Clear policy drives significant CCS project in Canada

    Last week the government of Saskatchewan, part of Canada’s Western Provinces, announced it had approved construction of one of the world's early commercial-scale carbon capture and storage facilities. Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group comments.

  • Date:
    28 April 2011
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    Climate legislation advancing in 16 leading countries

    According to a study by Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) published last week, in the last 18 months the world’s leading economies have rapidly developed their climate change legislation, collectively helping to advance a global Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    18 April 2011
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    EU Sustainable Energy Week 2011: Energy efficiency, regional action and innovative financing

    From April 11 to 15 2011 saw the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week take place in Brussels, where the core themes that emerged were energy efficiency, action at sub-national level and the development of new models for public-private project financing.

  • Date:
    18 March 2011
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    India must tackle clean energy, transport, buildings

    On March 17 2011, The Climate Group hosted a high-profile event in New Delhi, India to launch a new report titled India’s Clean Revolution. High-profile guests included Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Indian Minister of Energy and Environment and Shri Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
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    Bangkok Climate Talks: A step back?

    Alaa Khourdajie reports on the first official round of climate negotiations for the year, which were wrapped up in Bangkok on April 8 2011 and where disagreement revolved around setting a new agenda for guiding negotiations through the rest of the year.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
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    Clean Energy Ministers commit to accelerating CCS

    In light of the global energy ministers meet in Abu Dhabi last week, Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, blogs for GCCSI about the serious progress required by governments if CCS is going to be deployed at the pace we need.

  • Date:
    31 March 2011
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    The Climate Group welcomes update to the Garnaut Review

    Updates to The Garnaut Climate Change Review analyze developments across climate science, international progress towards a global response, emission trends, low carbon technology and innovation, land use, carbon pricing and other policies for reducing emissions.

  • Date:
    31 March 2011
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    EU Roadmap 2050: policy briefing and analysis

    Sandra Roling and Luc Bas, from the Brussels office of The Climate Group analyze Roadmap 2050. Download the key messages and analysis.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011
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    What does the Budget 2011 mean for green growth in the UK?

    Last week the UK's coalition government delivered its first full budget since coming to power. While there were some green aspects to the Chancellor's package of measures, the government needs to go much further much faster, if it wishes the UK to lead the Clean Revolution and seize the low carbon opportunities that will chacterize the coming decade. Thurstan Wright, Policy Analyst, The Climate Group, analyzes the Budget 2011.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
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    New report: India to challenge EU, US, China for share of USD 2.2 trillion global clean tech market*

    Our latest report shows that if India prioritizes bold low carbon policies and invests in clean energy now, it will create a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • Date:
    09 March 2011
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    UK PM publishes draft Carbon Plan to deliver Green Government pledge

    The UK’s draft Carbon Plan, launched by the UK Prime Minister Rt Hon David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg yesterday, sets out binding deadlines for cross-departmental action to cut government emissions and ensure the coalition can meet its ambition of being the ‘greenest government ever’.

  • Date:
    09 March 2011
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    EU 2050 Low-carbon Roadmap: heading in the right direction

    The EU-Commission’s 2050 Roadmap which was published this week, points out the correct challenges but the Energy Efficiency Plan doesn’t sufficiently answer, at a crucial time when we should be safeguarding Europe's low carbon economy competitiveness as emerging economies such as China and India lead the way.

  • Date:
    07 March 2011
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    New report: China charts ‘clean industrial revolution’ to power its new economy

    A new report by The Climate Group (commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence) says the Chinese government’s decision to put a ‘clean industrial revolution’ at the heart of the nation’s 12th Five Year Plan will deliver real carbon savings and ensure China is seen to be “pulling its weight” on international climate targets.

  • Date:
    04 March 2011
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    India seizes green opportunity with 2011-12 Union Budget

    The finance minister has announced multiple green measures and rebates in his annual speech for the Union Budget of 2011-12, clearly indicating Indian Government’s plans to promote and upscale clean energy and technologies, which will boost India’s environmentally conscious identity.

  • 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:
    19 January 2011
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    Analysis: Prospects for Carbon Trading in China

    With the Chinese government's anticipated release of their 12th Five-year Plan, The Climate Group have published a policy briefing note on the prospects for carbon trading in China.

  • Date:
    17 January 2011
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    ‘COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis’ webinar & briefing

    We held our ‘COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis’ webinar on 13th January, with new CEO Mark Kenber and Senior Policy Manager Damian Ryan informing participants of what happened during the negotiations, what the main results were and what can be expected to happen over the coming year.

  • Date:
    16 December 2010
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    UK plans to lead a clean energy revolution

    The UK government has today published proposals on a series of “once in a generation” energy market reforms to safeguard and diversify the nation’s energy supply for the future and trigger a wave of new investment.

  • Date:
    13 December 2010
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    COP16 report: Cancun can, actually

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, analyzes the key outcomes from what proved to be a successful two weeks of negotiations in Cancun.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
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    COP16 report: A slow day for observers

    With a lack of information filtering out of the very private ministerial discussions on Thursday, Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, took part in an interesting side event that discussed the national security implications of climate change.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
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    Chinese business and government leaders convene in Cancun to discuss climate action in China

    On day 1 of the Climate Leaders Summit, The Climate Group hosted a high-level delegation of Chinese leaders from business, and municipal and provincial government who joined over 150 of their counterparts from around the world for a day of events focused on climate action in China.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
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    COP16 report: A fist full of dollars

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reports on Wednesday's proceedings in Cancun, where finance and the reality of a complex, politically charged negotiation took center stage.

  • 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:
    08 December 2010
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    COP16 report: Calm before the storm?

    With the high-level ministerial segment of the conference formally opening today (Tuesday), Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, examines the key divisions that remain unbridged across many of the core negotiation issues.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
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    Climate Change Committee: 'UK should commit to a 60% cut in emissions by 2030'

    The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the independent body that advises the UK Government on setting and meeting carbon budgets, recommended that the UK commit to a 60% cut in emissions by 2030 (relative to 1990 levels).

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
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    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:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    Keep the COPs: Fix, don’t scrap, the UN process

    Evan Juska, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group in North America, writes on the need to change the current approach to the UN's COP negotiations in order to fairly assess progress in Cancun and beyond.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Cancun talks make quiet progress but key hurdles remain

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reviews the end of the first week of COP16 negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, where quiet progress seems to have been made, despite certain difficulties surrounding the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.

  • Date:
    02 December 2010
    Location:

    EU warned: The global clean tech train is leaving the station

    Madeleine Cobb, Clean Revolution Programme Manager at The Climate Group, examines the urgent need for increased efforts by EU businesses and policymakers to commit to bolder greenhouse gas emissions cuts.

  • Date:
    29 October 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group webinar: what we've been up to

    The Climate Group held the first of its quarterly ‘Update Webinars’ on Wednesday 28th October 2010, discussing the significant policy developments within each of its regions.

  • Date:
    28 October 2010
    Location:

    Financing Electric Vehicles

    Leading financial institutions that have adopted the Climate Principles, and members of the EV20, met in Brussels to discuss how private sector finance can help the world make the switch to all-electric vehicles (EVs).

  • Date:
    21 October 2010
    Location:

    China puts a clean revolution at the heart of its national development strategy

    On 18th October, the Chinese Communist Party concluded its annual conference in Beijing, setting the tone for the upcoming 12th five-year plan, with sustainability, balanced development, quality and rapid growth listed among the major criteria.

  • Date:
    13 October 2010
    Location:

    Businesses call for EU policy move to 30 per cent emissions cuts by 2020

    30 European companies today called on the European Union to increase its ambition to cut EU emissions to 30 per cent by 2020 from 1990 levels in the interests of strengthening Europe’s economic future, boosting jobs and providing greater certainty and predictability for investors.

  • Date:
    12 October 2010
    Location:

    UN talks inch ahead (again)

    Progress, of a sort, appears to have been made at last week’s UN climate talks in Tianjin, China, with UN climate chief Christiana Figueres stating that negotiators had “gotten closer to the structure of a set of decisions at Cancun”.

  • Date:
    07 October 2010
    Location:

    Wales sets out its fight against climate change

    The Welsh Assembly Government launched its Climate Change Strategy today, setting out exactly how Wales will manage its fight against climate change and achieve its ambition of a 3% year on year reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Date:
    24 September 2010
    Location:

    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:
    21 September 2010
    Location:

    Financing the Clean Revolution

    Influential business and political leaders gathered in New York’s Public Library to launch Climate Week NYC yesterday – The Climate Group’s annual global forum to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change – held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

  • Date:
    08 September 2010
    Location:

    Pricing carbon back on the agenda in Australia

    Rupert Posner, Australia Director of The Climate Group, analyzes the promising developments on climate change policies that are coming out of Australia's newly formed coalition government.

  • Date:
    31 August 2010
    Location:

    Report recommendations to strengthen IPCC and restore trust in climate science

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager for The Climate Group, reflects on the release of an independent report on the workings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

  • Date:
    23 August 2010
    Location:

    Election result uncertain in Australia but climate may be unexpected winner

    With results of the recent Australian Federal Election remaining unclear, Rupert Posner, Australia Director of The Climate Group, explores the potential outcomes for climate change policies in Australia.

  • Date:
    27 July 2010
    Location:

    Clean Energy Ministerial

    The first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial meeting, hosted by US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu, concluded last Tuesday, launching 11 new initiatives to promote the advancement of clean technologies globally.

  • Date:
    27 July 2010
    Location:

    The (slow) road to Cancun

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager for The Climate Group, analyzes what progress has been made so far and what remains to be done in the build up to COP16 in Mexico at the end of the year.

  • Date:
    26 July 2010
    Location:

    Climate Group strategy supports IEA report findings

    Thurstan Wright and Matthew Gray, Policy Analysts at The Climate Group, discuss how The Climate Group’s updated strategy aligns with findings from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report.

  • Date:
    22 June 2010
    Location:

    G8 and G20 must not forget climate change

    Leaders from the G8 and G20 will meet this weekend in Ontario, Canada...

  • Date:
    17 June 2010
    Location:

    Governments back electric vehicles with laws and finance

    The Climate Group's Thurstan Wright reports on policies and legislation being adopted in the US, EU and China to accelerate the scale up and deployment of electric vehicles...

  • Date:
    10 June 2010
    Location:

    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:
    04 June 2010
    Location:

    Making a difference: the importance of engagement in UN climate talks

    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...

  • Date:
    18 May 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group welcomes Christiana Figueres as new climate chief

    Leading Latin American climate expert and negotiator Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica has been appointed to the top UN climate post by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon...

  • Date:
    09 May 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation host EV20 electric vehicle (EV) leadership summit at Shanghai’s World EXPO 2010

    The Climate Group convened an electric vehicle leadership summit on May 3rd, followed by a closed-door EV20 roundtable at the Monaco Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 to explore how the world's biggest and smallest countries are hoping to turn the world’s 1 billion vehicle fleet electric.

  • Date:
    04 May 2010
    Location:

    Postponing the emissions trading scheme means further uncertainty for Australian business

    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...

  • Date:
    12 April 2010
    Location:

    Next steps for international climate negotiations agreed

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the UN climate talks that took place in Bonn at the weekend...

  • Date:
    01 April 2010
    Location:

    UK lays out post-Copenhagen negotiation plan

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the ‘International Climate Change Action Plan’, released today by the UK government...

  • Date:
    31 March 2010
    Location:

    COP 16 (Mexico): How it could succeed

    Thurstan Wright, Analyst, The Climate Group, discusses factors that could determine whether COP 16 will be a step in the right direction…

  • Date:
    23 March 2010
    Location:

    UK Opposition Party publish energy and climate policy paper

    Just weeks ahead of an expected national election, the UK’s Conservative Party has released plans for a ‘radical overhaul’ of Britain’s energy policy should they be elected to government.

  • Date:
    23 March 2010
    Location:

    International climate finance: key to a global deal

    Financing to address the impacts and causes of climate change was one of the success stories of Copenhagen; having made the commitment, the challenge now facing the international community is agreeing how exactly to deliver and transparently use the funds.

  • Date:
    06 March 2010
    Location:

    The Paris Statement: Innovation and the green economy in Europe after Copenhagen

    The Climate Group and the Île de France-Paris Region hosted a high level conference with Government and business to discuss eco-innovation strategies and opportunities in the challenging context of the post-Copenhagen climate summit...

  • Date:
    04 March 2010
    Location:

    Paris Statement of European Regions

    The Climate Group and representatives of Europe’s most powerful regional governments have sent a joint statement to EU leaders today to warn that more ambitious EU climate and energy policies will be essential to powering Europe’s future competitiveness, growth and jobs.

  • Date:
    02 March 2010
    Location:

    IIGCC Chair: Strong policy will drive private sector investment in low carbon solutions

    The single most significant driver of private sector investment in climate change solutions is strong, stable, transparent and credible policy, writes Peter Dunscombe, Chairman of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

  • Date:
    22 February 2010
    Location:

    Financing Decarbonization of the power sector

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

  • Date:
    12 February 2010
    Location:

    Support for EU Energy Efficiency Legislation

    The Climate Group and a number of other NGOs and industry groups have written to the Presidents of the European Council, European Commission, and European Parliament ahead of the European Summit this week...

  • Date:
    02 February 2010
    Location:

    All major emitters meet Accord deadline

    Fifty-five countries have met the UN’s 31st January deadline for submitting their intended climate mitigation commitments under the Copenhagen Accord...

  • Date:
    17 January 2010
    Location:

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall In 2009 Across Australia's Eastern States

    A new report has revealed that greenhouse gas emissions from energy-use in Australias eastern states fell by 1.8 per cent in 2009.

  • Date:
    13 January 2010
    Location:

    CEO Steve Howard on The Copenhagen Accord

    "Will the Accord stop us going over 2 degrees? Not by itself. However, if countries now step up and register ambitious but achievable targets and commitments it will be a clear step forwards..."

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    US support for $100 billion Global Climate Fund shows consensus is emerging

    The United States today announced in Copenhagen that they would contribute to the $100 billion per year needed by 2020 to help developing countries adapt to climate change...

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Legions of regions rally to set world on clean-tech pathway ahead of global climate deal

    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.

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    US EPA finalizes "endangerment finding"

    The decision enables the EPA to move forward with regulations that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and large industrial sources, without new Congressional legislation.

  • Date:
    17 November 2009
    Location:

    Presidents Obama, Hu underscore importance of an ambitious global deal in Copenhagen

    But with the short time remaining until Copenhagen, it is now up to the US and China to translate these promises into clear commitments for the negotiations.

  • Date:
    16 November 2009
    Location:

    A "political agreement" from COP15?

    The press is now portraying this as a "major blow" that puts a global deal on climate change in jeopardy. But all hope is not lost....

  • Date:
    06 November 2009
    Location:

    As Copenhagen nears, some realism is needed

    Copenhagen is an important milestone, but not the end of efforts, on this journey.

  • Date:
    05 November 2009
    Location:

    Business, government leaders discuss "Implementing Copenhagen"

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

  • Date:
    20 October 2009
    Location:

    MEF sends mixed signals, but still hope for Copenhagen

    The London MEF meeting ended with an upbeat communiqué but recognition that there are still major obstacles to agreement on a new climate deal.

  • Date:
    01 October 2009
    Location:

    Comment: US climate bill faces tough road ahead

    US Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released their Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act yesterday. The Climate Group's Evan Juska comments.

  • Date:
    16 July 2009
    Location:

    UK government leads the transition to a low carbon future

    "The White Paper sends a strong signal to UN international climate negotiations," says Policy Director Mark Kenber.

  • Date:
    09 July 2009
    Location:

    The G8 and MEF Communique: "A mixed bag"

    Momentum towards a global deal remains, but the "question of targets and financing for 2020 has, once again, been kicked into the long grass" writes Mark Kenber, The Climate Group's Policy Director

  • Date:
    26 June 2009
    Location:

    Waxman-Markey passes US House of Representatives

    The climate and energy bill's passage is a historic milestone for US climate policy.

  • Date:
    25 June 2009
    Location:

    Scotland passes climate bill

    Scotland leads the world with voting in a bill that sets a target to reduce greenhouse gases by 42 per cent by 2020.

  • Date:
    16 June 2009
    Location:

    UN climate negotiations in Bonn, 1-12 June: TCG reports

    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.

  • Date:
    04 June 2009
    Location:

    Comment: Agriculture in US Midwest 'critical' to global climate agreement

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

  • Date:
    03 June 2009
    Location:

    Comment: The promise of LED lighting

    If all of the world's light bulbs were replaced with energy-efficient LEDs for a period of 10 years, researchers say it would reduce global oil consumption by 962 million barrels.

  • Date:
    02 June 2009
    Location:

    COMMENT: India's climate change agenda, post elections 2009

    In April this year, India held its 15th Lok Sabha Elections (House of the People, the directly elected Lower House of the Parliament of India) -the largest democratic election in the world (an electorate of 714 million voters)...

  • Date:
    25 May 2009
    Location:

    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:
    24 April 2009
    Location:

    UK's first 'low carbon' Budget and clean coal pledge

    Mark Kenber, Policy Director of The Climate Group, welcomes the UK's first low carbon budget and assesses the next steps needed to keep the UK on track for a prosperous low carbon economy....

  • Date:
    06 April 2009
    Location:

    Airlines tell UN, include us in a post-Kyoto deal on climate change

    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...

  • Date:
    30 January 2009
    Location:

    Obama orders EPA to reconsider California emissions bid

    Obama's recent order to reconsider allowing California to adopt its own motor vehicle emission standards was one of two major executive actions he can take on climate change.The other could be much bigger. The Climate Group's Evan Juska explains.

  • Date:
    22 January 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group supports green tech drive for China's cities

    The Climate Group has published a new report outlining China's growing efforts to curb urban carbon emissions to support the launch of a new low carbon development initiative with 20 of China's cities, including Guiyang and Dezhou....

  • Date:
    17 December 2008
    Location:

    Poznan COP-14: Faltering progress but still on track for a deal in Copenhagen

    The recently concluded 4th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Convention was characterized by low expectations and few concrete outcomes...

  • Date:
    15 December 2008
    Location:

    Australian Government targets 5-15% emissions reductions by 2020

    The Australian Government's White Paper on a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme sets a target range of 5 to 15 per cent reductions from 2000 levels by 2020...

  • Date:
    12 December 2008
    Location:

    EU reaches final agreement on Climate and Energy package

    The Climate Group's policy director Mark Kenber gave a cautious welcome to the Climate and Energy package agreed by EU Heads of Government in Brussels on December 12th.

  • Date:
    07 December 2008
    Location:

    Poznan and a new global deal: TCG Policy Director Mark Kenber comments

    With crucial climate meetings taking place in both Poznan and Brussels this week, The Climate Group's Policy Director Mark Kenber outlines the stakes.

  • Date:
    02 December 2008
    Location:

    The UK Climate Change Act

    The UK Parliament has passed a powerful trio of climate and energy-related legislation - including the Climate Change Act...

  • Date:
    26 November 2008
    Location:

    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:
    21 November 2008
    Location:

    Major development in US climate debate

    The Climate Group's Michael Allegretti and Evan Juska consider the impact of a new pro-environment Energy & Commerce committee in the US.

  • Date:
    27 June 2008
    Location:

    Breaking the Climate Deadlock report launch: Opening remarks from Dr. Steve Howard

    TOKYO, JAPAN - It is not overly dramatic to say we stand at a cross roads, between an uncertain future of rising pollution and climate chaos, or a green technology revolution that delivers a clean and prosperous world. In a few days time world leaders will gather in Japan...

  • Date:
    15 April 2008
    Location:

    Carbon Trading: High Hopes for Lieberman-Warner

    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...

  • Date:
    18 March 2008
    Location:

    Breaking the Climate Deadlock: Tony Blair in China to Promote Initiative

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visited China to promote our joint Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative.

  • Date:
    14 March 2008
    Location:

    The Climate Group supports Tony Blair's new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock

    Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has today announced a major new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock - achieving a global deal on climate change. The Climate Group - an independent, not-for-profit organisation working internationally with government and business leaders - is providing strategic international support for this new initiative...

  • Date:
    20 December 2007
    Location:

    Back from Bali: The °Climate Group reports

    We now have a road map where we didn't have one before, but we don't yet have the resolution needed to know where it will take us.

  • Date:
    03 December 2007
    Location:

    New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ratifies the Kyoto Protocol

    In his very first act as Australia's 26th Prime Minister, Labour's Kevin Rudd has ratified the Kyoto Protocol...

  • Date:
    22 November 2007
    Location:

    UN Secretary-General urges action on the IPCC's findings

    Welcoming the release IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "The message it contains could not be simpler.The threat of climate change is real and there are concrete and affordable ways to deal with it."

  • Date:
    24 September 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group addresses UN during pivotal week on climate change

    "Over the course of the next few days," said CEO Steve Howard, "world leaders have a unique opportunity to make decisions and secure commitments that will help put the world on track towards a low carbon economy.

  • 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:
    30 July 2007
    Location:

    Steve Howard on Florida's new climate commitments

    "The speed with which Governor Crist acted is impressive and provides a great example of what can be achieved in a relatively short space of time."

  • Date:
    08 June 2007
    Location:

    G8 leaders on climate change

    The leaders of the G8 countries have moved closer to the long-term agreement on emission reduction targets that the public, scientists and businesses have been calling for...

  • Date:
    07 June 2007
    Location:

    Australia takes step towards national emissions trading

    State and territory environment ministers agreed to a proposal for mandatory reporting by companies emitting more than 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year.

  • Date:
    07 June 2007
    Location:

    Summary of the Chinese national climate change program

    On June 4th China announced its aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions growth by almost one billion tonnes by 2010 under a long-awaited national climate plan announced in Beijing.

  • Date:
    05 June 2007
    Location:

    Institutional investors call on G8 to lay foundations for post-2012 policy framework

    The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has sent a letter to the G8 Heads of State ahead of the Heiligendamm Summit underlining the importance of laying the foundations for a post-2012 policy framework on climate change.

  • Date:
    13 March 2007
    Location:

    UK Government unveils new draft Climate Change Bill

    The draft Climate Change Bill calls for an independent panel to set ministers a "carbon budget" every five years, in a bid to cut emissions by 60% by 2050.

  • Date:
    07 March 2007
    Location:

    EU agrees renewable energy target

    European Union leaders have agreed to adopt a binding target on the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, officials say.

  • 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:
    05 February 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group outlines key findings from latest IPCC report

    "The IPCC report illustrates that the challenge is both enormous and more urgent than many previously envisioned," said Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group. "The silver lining, however, is that innovative and effective solutions are here, if we're courageous enough to embrace them."

  • Date:
    30 January 2007
    Location:

    Climate change takes centre stage at Davos

    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).

  • Date:
    13 November 2006
    Location:

    The Climate Group showcases regional actions at United Nations Climate Conference

    The Climate Group is bringing Linda Adams, California's Secretary for Environmental Protection, to the COP in Nairobi the week of November 13th to meet with the heads of regional governments across the world to discuss climate change action.

  • Date:
    30 October 2006
    Location:

    The Climate Group responds to The Stern Review

    The key message from the report, the most extensive analysis carried out to date on the economics of climate change, is that the costs of taking action now (likely to amount to approximately 1% of GDP) are far outweighed by the costs associated with adopting a 'wait and see' attitude.

  • Date:
    27 September 2006
    Location:

    Governor Schwarzenegger signs landmark climate bill

    Landmark climate bill AB32 puts a cap on California's greenhouse gas emissions and creates a clear path for a market-based system..

Events

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  • Date:
    25 January 2012 - 29 January 2012 
    Location:
    Davos, Switzerland

    World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

    The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

  • 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:
    21 October 2011 - 21 October 2011 
    Location:
    Lyon, France

    European Conference of Regions on Climate Action

    On October 20- 21, 2011, The Region of Rhône-Alpes, nrg4SD and The Climate Group invite European regions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs and representatives of civil society to attend a conference in Lyon to provide a European follow up to the sub national commitments in the agreed Cancun Statement and initiate more regular European exchange.

  • Date:
    20 October 2011 - 21 October 2011 
    Location:
    Lyon, France

    European Conference of Regions on Climate Action

    On October 20- 21, 2011, The Region of Rhône-Alpes, nrg4SD and The Climate Group invite European regions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs and representatives of civil society to attend a conference in Lyon to provide a European follow up to the sub national commitments in the agreed Cancun Statement and initiate more regular European exchange.

  • Date:
    26 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    25 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    24 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    23 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    22 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    21 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    06 September 2011 - 06 September 2011 
    Location:
    The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London

    Leading a Clean Energy Revolution

    Bringing together distinguished guests and panelists, Leading a Clean Energy Revolution is an opportunity to highlight the leadership of our sub-national government and business members and to discuss what is needed to drive a 'clean energy revolution' – in particular the policies and mechanisms required.

  • Date:
    11 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 
    Location:
    Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monaco

    Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum 2011

    The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Johnson Controls have partnered with The Climate Group to deliver the second annual Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011 
    Location:
    Level LG, Grand Hyatt, Beijing, China

    China Redesign launch event

    The Climate Group are holding a launch event for their new China Redesign program on March 28, in Beijing, China.

  • Date:
    10 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 
    Location:
    Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monaco

    Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum 2011

    The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Johnson Controls have partnered with The Climate Group to deliver the second annual Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum.

  • Date:
    21 October 2010 
    Location:
    Brussels, Belgium

    Financing Electric Vehicles

    The Climate Group is holding a private workshop, hosted by HSBC, for technology providers, financiers and policy makers to come together to discuss how private sector finance can accelerate the take up of electric vehicles.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C 2010

    Between 20-26 September, on the sidelines of the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting, The Climate Group will host 'Climate Week NY˚C 2010' in New York City, a global forum to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C - Opening Ceremony

    For the second straight year, global business leaders and policymakers representing some of the world’s most influential companies, cities, states, regions and nations will convene at the Climate Week NY°C Opening Ceremony.

  • Date:
    02 June 2010 - 02 June 2010 
    Location:
    Bonn, Germany

    States and Regions: Technologies and targets on the road to Mexico

    The State of North Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group will host a high-level meeting of sub-national leaders in Bonn, Germany, halfway towards COP16 in Cancun, Mexico.

  • Date:
    04 March 2010 - 04 March 2010 
    Location:
    Région Île de France, Paris

    European state and regional leaders to meet ahead of March EC meeting

    European state and regional leaders are meeting in Paris ahead of the European Council meeting at the end of March, hoping to send a clear message for the EU to prioritize common actions towards a low carbon economy.

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • Suresh Prabhu

    Date:
    12 September 2011

    We speak to Mr Suresh P Prabhu, Ex-Federal Cabinet Minister of Industry, Energy, Environment and Forests, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises, Government of India, to find out more about the Clean Revolution that is unfolding in India, and how to accelerate this movement.

  • Lord Nicholas Stern

    Date:
    14 January 2011

    Lord Stern sat down with The Economist’s Oliver Morton in Cancun on 7 December 2010 at The Climate Group's annual Climate Leaders’ Summit, to reflect on international progress made since The Stern Report, to share personal insights into ongoing UN climate negotiations (COP16) and to discuss how the world is faring on the path to a clean industrial revolution.

  • 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.

  • Gregory Barker M.P.

    Date:
    04 June 2010

    With the General Election in May 2010 having produced a coalition government, The Climate Group spoke to Conservative MP and recently appointed Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Gregory Barker.

  • H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco

    Date:
    30 April 2010

    H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco talks to The Climate Group about electric vehicles (EVs), the EV20 initiative, and about his Foundation, The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and its role in addressing 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.

  • Martin Parry

    Date:
    30 September 2008

    The Climate Group recently spoke with Martin Parry on the subject of climate science. Parry is co-chair of the IPCC's Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability...

  • Preeti Malhotra

    Date:
    23 April 2008

    Preeti Malhotra has worked closely with the Indian government across bilateral and multilateral negotiations and processes, including the UNFCCC, Asia-Pacific Partnership, and G8+5 dialogues, to name a few. She joined The °Climate Group as our India Director in March 2008...

  • David Miliband

    Date:
    25 January 2007

    On 5 May 2006 David Miliband became DEFRA's Secretary of State. We spoke with him about climate change policy...

  • 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...

  • Jonathan Pershing

    Date:
    14 December 2005

    The Climate Group caught up with the WRI's Climate, Energy and Pollution Programme Director, Dr. Jonathan Pershing at COP11 in Montreal, December 2005...

  • Steve Howard

    Date:
    15 July 2005

    On 8th July 2005 the G8 leaders signed an agreement on climate change. The Climate Group's CEO, Dr. Steve Howard, gives his reaction...

  • Mark Kenber

    Date:
    15 June 2005

    Mark Kenber, The Climate Group's Policy Director discusses emissions reductions from transport...

  • Dr Alan Lloyd

    Date:
    08 June 2005

    We discuss California's emission reduction policies with Dr. Alan Lloyd, Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Chris James, Peter Vis and Martijn Wilder

    Date:
    11 May 2005

    We discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with emissions trading with experts Martijn Wilder, Peter Vis and Chris James.

  • Rocky Anderson

    Date:
    10 May 2005

    Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City discusses how the city is combating climate change and why cities have a crucial role to play in addressing the issue.....

  • Peter Garrett

    Date:
    05 April 2005

    Politician, singer and activist Peter Garrett, talks to The Climate Group about climate change and emissions reduction opportunities in Australia.

  • 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.

  • Stephen Pacala

    Date:
    15 October 2004

    The Climate Group talks to Princeton's Stephen Pacala about his and Robert Socolow's latest research, August 2004.

  • States File Suit Against Major US Utilities

    Date:
    21 September 2004

    The Climate Group interviews a number of pre-eminent figures in the field of international environmental law regarding the developments of July 2004...

  • Klaus Toepfer

    Date:
    23 July 2004

    "We need to sound the alarm call to both private businesses, and ordinary people, so that they do their utmost to create a future market that is less energy and carbon intensive."

Publications

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  • Post-COP17 Briefing 04 January 2012

    Date:
    04 January 2012

    COP17 took place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager's Durban coverage, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • China City Low Carbon Tour 16 November 2011

    Date:
    16 November 2011

    Building on our 2010 China’s Clean Revolution: Cities report, we review the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities. We visited four cities as case studies - Hangzhou, Wuhan, Dongguan and Kashgar - conducting workshops and interviews with city officials in each.

  • 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.

  • Australia's Clean Energy Plan Policy Briefing Paper 19 July 2011

    Date:
    19 July 2011

    The Climate Group Australia has published a Policy Briefing Paper in reaction to the Australian Government's recently announced Clean Energy Plan. The document is designed to give an overview of the main elements of the package, as well as a brief analysis of the scheme.

  • Leading the Way: Policy Design for a Clean Revolution 14 June 2011

    Date:
    14 June 2011

    Leading the Way: Policy Design for a Clean Revolution, provides detailed case studies on the implementation of unique and effective policy design elements in North America. The report shows how state policies designed to reduce GHG emissions matter and demonstrates the key elements to successful implementation, to ultimately inspire more local government leaders to work together with us to accelerate the Clean Revolution.

  • India's Clean Revolution 23 March 2011

    Date:
    23 March 2011

    India’s Clean Revolution analyzes the low carbon development path India must take, for a share of the USD2.2 billion global clean technology market. The report makes the compelling argument that by prioritizing bold low carbon policies and investing in clean energy now, India is creating a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • Delivering Low Carbon Growth: A Guide to China's 12th Five Year Plan 07 March 2011

    Date:
    07 March 2011

    China has plans to continue its ‘clean revolution’ over the next five years, with significant targets for low-carbon energy, energy efficiency and clean technology. This report looks at how the policy framework, as contained in the 12th Five Year Plan covering 2011-2015, will be more sophisticated, with phasing in of market mechanisms and ‘bottom-up’ action in provinces and cities.

  • 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.

  • COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis briefing 30 January 2011

    Date:
    30 January 2011

    The Climate Group has put together a policy briefing which provides analysis and views on what the 2010 UN Climate Conference in Cancun means for governments and businesses.

  • China Clean Revolution Report III: Low Carbon Development in Cities 06 December 2010

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    As China gears up to announce its 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for its economic development between 2011 and 2015, The Climate Group releases 'China’s Clean Revolution III: Low Carbon Development in Cities' report, which focuses on the role cities will need to play in ensuring China’s ambitious targets on the low carbon economy are met.

  • Copenhagen Climate Summit: A Climate Group Assessment 11 January 2010

    Date:
    11 January 2010

    The Climate Group offers an assessment on the 'Copenhagen Accord' and the outcomes of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

  • Cutting the Cost: The economic benefits of collaborative action on climate change 21 September 2009

    Date:
    21 September 2009

    Global collaboration can significantly cut the cost of mitigation and increase both GDP and employment in all major economies.

  • The Effects of EU Climate Legislation on Business Competitiveness 17 September 2009

    Date:
    17 September 2009

    We have authored a new survey, with the German Marshall Fund, that the EU ETS has had ''minimal' impact on business competitiveness so far - and some gains.