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  • Date:
    06 February 2012
    Location:

    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:
    09 December 2011
    Location:

    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:
    07 December 2011
    Location:

    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:
    11 November 2011
    Location:

    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:
    11 October 2011
    Location:

    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:
    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:
    16 August 2011
    Location:

    Analysis of China's smart grid prospects

    The Climate Group China has published a Policy Briefing entitled ‘Smart Grid Development in China's Current Situation and Prospects’. The report offers a background on China’s surging smart grid industry and reviews opportunities and suggestions for the smart grid development which will accelerate a Clean Revolution in China.

  • Date:
    11 August 2011
    Location:

    Global smart meter use to surge by 2020

    New data from Pike Research forecasts that smart meter adoption will reach 963 million units by 2020, owing to recent acceleration of use across the world, especially in China.

  • Date:
    01 July 2011
    Location:

    Adopt smart grids to foster innovation and jobs

    Molly Webb, Head of Smart Technologies, The Climate Group writes for the Guardian Professional Network on smart grids enabling a clean energy future and issues around energy data in the US.

  • 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:
    22 June 2011
    Location:

    EU launches Smart Cities and Communities Initiative

    Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger launched the EU's Smart Cities and Communities initiative at a high level conference in Brussels, which brought together high-profile speakers and attendees from sectors including energy and ICT, as well as experts from academia, financial institutions and the EU; the influential leaders needed to integrate large-scale clean technologies to Europe's cities.

  • Date:
    13 June 2011
    Location:

    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:
    15 April 2011
    Location:

    Toward a ‘smarter’ world

    Our SMART 2020 program concluded that by 2020, ICT could unlock savings worth US$946 billion per annum and reduce global carbon emissions by a whopping 15% - which is close to the entire US carbon footprint. Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group, writes for CFO Magazine about the opportunities in a 'smarter' world.

  • Date:
    01 March 2011
    Location:

    New Sydney LED trial grows The Climate Group’s global lighting program

    The City of Sydney has launched a new trial of LED lamps and Smart controls on George Street in Sydney’s CBD. The trial forms part of The Climate Group’s global LED Program, which sees Sydney join nine other participating cities around the world including Hong Kong, London and New York.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
    Location:

    Energy Efficiency through ICT in India: more needs to be done to demonstrate value

    On Friday, December 3, as negotiators worked in the early hours in Cancun Mexico, a group of 22 participants from technology companies and financial institutions gathered at IDFC’s offices in Mumbai for a half-day session on how to finance energy efficiency in buildings and the electricity grid.

  • Date:
    01 August 2010
    Location:

    Empowering UK Energy Consumers: A consumer-led vision for energy innovation

    The Climate Group and Google co-hosted a roundtable event on key issues around consumer access and control of energy information in the UK.

  • Date:
    28 April 2010
    Location:

    Organizations Join Hands to Pilot Low Carbon Lighting as Hong Kong Takes Part in Global LightSavers Trial

    The Climate Group launched a ground-breaking LED outdoor lighting pilot program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today...

  • Date:
    09 April 2010
    Location:

    Browner welcomes industry letter on energy information

    Carol Browner, Adviser to the US President on Climate and Energy, has welcomed a letter sent to President Obama calling for home energy information from 47 signatories including The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    18 March 2010
    Location:

    US Broadband Plan: Rewired for a clean energy economy

    This week, the US Federal Communications Commission sent the National Broadband Plan to the White House. It puts a better communications infrastructure at the heart of solutions to multiple societal challenges, including energy and climate change.

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:
    10 May 2011 - 10 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 10 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on the scaling-up of LED solutions to move from trials to deployment. Hear from experienced city representatives in the process of large scale deployments as well as financial experts, who can offer advice on making municipal scale-up of LED technology happen.

  • Date:
    09 May 2011 - 09 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 9 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an introduction to the LightSavers and LED program and cities. Share information with partners who are in various stages of the LED trials.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 8 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    12 May 2011 - 12 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 12 May

    Today the LED Global Partners Summit 2011 focuses on the Opening Plenary of the CSA’s Green Lighting Shanghai 2011 conference and smart controls, lighting and smart cities in a session jointly organized by Philips China.

  • Date:
    11 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 11 May

    The focus today of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an continuing and concluding the LightSavers and LED program in the cities, as well as advice on recruiting new consortium partners. Hear from countries or regions on their LED technology road maps, market support and deployment programs.

  • Date:
    13 March 2011 - 14 March 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 13 May

    The LED Global Partners Summit 2011 concludes with a visit to the LED program in Yangzhou, the SFT Lighting factory, a leading manufacturer of LED products in China.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 2011

    LightSavers is an international consortium of lighting users that seeks to speed up acceptance of LEDs and smart control technologies in outdoor lighting applications such as streets and parking areas. The Summit will convene the LightSavers consortium partners worldwide and senior government officials from countries that strongly support LED development and deployment, to help advance acceptance and market readiness for LED and smart lighting control products.

  • Date:
    07 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 7 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    03 December 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Financing IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency

    The Climate Group are hosting a roundtable event in Mumbai, India, to discuss the financing of IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency.

Blogs

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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.

  • Climate Smart Precincts – Adelaide Workshop Report 14 June 2011

    Date:
    14 June 2011

    This report is the latest in a series produced as part of Australia's Climate Smart Precincts Initiative, which involves a coalition of leading businesses and state governments working with flagship urban precincts to test the policies, technologies and new business models that will lead to an integrated, precinct-wide approach to urban growth and redesign becoming the norm, helping advance a Clean Revolution.