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- Date:
- 23 December 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 08 December 2011
- Location:
COP17: UNFCCC side event on financing climate action at the subnational level
The Climate Group nrg4SD hosted a UNFCCC side event with leading sub-national governments and businesses to showcase how domestic climate initiatives are being financed at sub-national level, and what is needed from international financing mechanisms at this level in the future.
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- Date:
- 07 December 2011
- Location:
Our 1,000 Village initiative announced as one of the UN's Lighthouse Projects
Our 1,000 Village Initiative in Guiyang, China was selected as one of the ten worldwide Lighthouse Projects as part of the UN's Momentum for Change, by the UNFCCC Secretariat at an event in Durban, during COP 17.
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- Date:
- 06 December 2011
- Location:
COP17 Daily: Tuesday December 6
All week Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group ismproviding a daily round-up of the news from the second week of COP17 in Durban, as well as analysis and live tweeting.
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- Date:
- 06 December 2011
- Location:
COP17: Philips and The Climate Group's China LED project chosen as model public-private partnership
Philips Lighting and The Climate Group were praised for their joint solar-driven LED street lighting project in China’s Guiyang community at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17) today.
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- Date:
- 06 December 2011
- Location:
COP17: States and Regions accelerating prosperous low carbon development
On Sunday December 4, The Climate Group hosted a Panel with its State and Regions Alliance government members at the World Climate Ltd Summit, moderated by our CEO Mark Kenber, where it was clear that the sub-national governments are already accelerating low carbon development across the world.
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- Date:
- 05 December 2011
- Location:
COP17: Top business leadership recognized at Gigaton Awards in Durban
Members of The Climate Group, Philips and Suntech have both received Gigaton Awards, which celebrate the impressive work many top businesses are doing to limit dangerous climate change and lead the Clean Revolution.
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- Date:
- 04 December 2011
- Location:
COP17: Week one summary
As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.
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- Date:
- 25 November 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 23 November 2011
- Location:
The Climate Group wins award for influential LED lighting project in India
The Climate Group has won the Frost & Sullivan India LED Lighting Market Excellence Awards, for our lighting project in Kolkata, India, which has inspired LED scale-up across the country.
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- Date:
- 22 November 2011
- Location:
COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan on key issues and possible outcomes
COP17 takes place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This Pre-COP17 Briefing marks the start of his coverage.
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- Date:
- 22 November 2011
- Location:
Australia's Clean Energy Plan: Update Paper
The Climate Group Australia has published a Clean Energy Plan briefing paper which provides an update to The Climate Group’s July 2011 Clean Energy Future Briefing Paper, covering how the scheme has changed since July 2011 as well as Australia’s key goals in the upcoming international negotiations at Durban COP17 and the Rio Earth Summit.
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- Date:
- 21 November 2011
- Location:
Exploring low carbon growth for China's leading cities
The Climate Group Greater China held a five-day Forum in Kashgar, China as part of the Low Carbon City Tour, to share the innovative low carbon initiatives and opportunities for growth at city level to government decision-makers, leading policy advisors and nationwide media.
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- Date:
- 18 November 2011
- Location:
The Climate Group Directors share The Clean Revolution from the inside
We recently launched two new Blogs by two influential directors from The Climate Group, who will be sharing key clean energy and climate change action in China as well as an inside view of the progress of our three-year international campaign, The Clean Revolution.
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- Date:
- 10 November 2011
- Location:
Hong Kong Summit reveals China's Clean Revolution flourishing despite global crisis
On November 7, 2011, senior policy and business leaders from across the world gathered in Hong Kong for the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, to identify ways of capitalizing the low carbon business opportunities in the region.
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- Date:
- 07 November 2011
- Location:
Summit spotlights Hong Kong as climate leader, clean tech growth could lift economy
Over 160 top business executives and government leaders from around the world discussed the emerging opportunities in the low carbon economy during the Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011.
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- Date:
- 03 November 2011
- Location:
The Climate Group Greater China wins national green NGO Award
The Climate Group has won the annual green NGO award in the Green Medal Award 2011 ’Green Love’ Environmental Series, which is organized by China Business Network, currently China's largest and widest financial media group.
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- Date:
- 22 September 2011
- Location:
The critical role of CCS in the Clean Revolution
What role carbon, capture and storage (CCS) can play in the Clean Revolution was the focus of a high-level dialogue of senior leaders from government, business and non-governmental organizations following the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC.
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 07 June 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 31 May 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 30 May 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 11 April 2011
- Location:
Veolia Environment joins The Climate Group
Veolia Environment, one of the global leaders in environmental services, has joined The Climate Group. The French multinational aims to contribute to our work on the Clean Revolution through involvement in our programs on LEDs, EVs and smart information and communication technologies, particularly in the city context.
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- Date:
- 24 March 2011
- Location:
En+ Group joins The Climate Group
En+ Group, one of Russia's leading diversified mining, metals and energy groups, has joined The Climate Group to help build climate change leadership and tackle other environmental issues through support of core programs, focusing on accelerating use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in industrial centers in Asia.
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 08 February 2011
- Location:
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.
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- Date:
- 15 December 2010
- Location:
The Climate Group launches HSBC Clean Cities Film
The Climate Group launches the HSBC Clean Cities Film, which showcases some of The Climate Group's achievements that have been enabled by the ground-breaking HSBC Climate Partnership.
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- Date:
- 07 December 2010
- Location:
Cancun ‘Can Do’: Governments representing 15% of global GDP report real climate action
The world’s most influential coalition of state and regional governments on climate change joined leading businesses at The Climate Group’s annual Climate Leaders Summit, on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Cancun, to report on substantial actions they have taken to cut emissions since Copenhagen, and to announce new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.
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- Date:
- 30 November 2010
- Location:
Mark Kenber to take over helm at The Climate Group
The Climate Group’s Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed that Mark Kenber will take over from Dr Steve Howard as the new CEO of international NGO The Climate Group, effective from 1 January 2011.
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- Date:
- 01 November 2010
- Location:
Hong Kong hosts leaders in the low carbon economy
The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010 gathered over 150 business leaders from around the world in Hong Kong today, to further the emergence of a low carbon economy in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 14 October 2010
- Location:
The Climate Group founder Dr Steve Howard to step down as CEO after seven years
Dr Steve Howard has decided, after agreeing with the Board, that he will step down as CEO of international NGO The Climate Group at the end of the year.
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- Date:
- 29 September 2010
- Location:
Vehicle fleets key early opportunity for Electric Vehicles
Last week The Climate Group hosted an interactive web conference which discussed the barriers and opportunities associated with Electric Vehicles and in particular why vehicle fleets are a key early market opportunity.
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- Date:
- 20 September 2010
- Location:
Leaders convene at Climate Week NYC to urge action to finance a Clean Industrial Revolution
International NGO, The Climate Group, and its partners, including the United Nations, the City of New York, and founding sponsor Swiss Re, today kicked off Climate Week NYC. From September 20-26, Climate Week NYC will bring together the world’s most influential government and business leaders to discuss the policies and public-private partnerships necessary to unlock the financing needed to ignite a clean industrial revolution.
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- Date:
- 04 July 2010
- Location:
Smart solutions for smart cities
Molly Webb, Head of Strategic Engagement at The Climate Group, discusses the outcomes of the recent 'Partnership for Urban Innovation', co-sponsored by The Climate Group, Cisco and Metropolis, and also analyzes the role of ICT and smart cities...
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- Date:
- 14 May 2010
- Location:
Finance sector illuminates the road to Low Carbon Development in India
India’s leading banks are recognizing and seizing opportunities in an emerging low carbon economy, says a new study by the Indian Banks’ Association and The Climate Group...
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- Date:
- 15 April 2010
- Location:
Third annual North America members meeting held in New York
The Climate Group held its third annual North America members’ meeting in New York City to discuss the current challenges and emerging opportunities in a clean energy economy...
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- Date:
- 30 March 2010
- Location:
Hong Kong poised to overtake China in low-carbon goals
According to a new report commissioned by The Climate Group, Hong Kong has the opportunity to adopt or overshoot China’s target of reducing carbon intensity by 2020...
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- Date:
- 12 February 2010
- Location:
EU-US-China climate partnerships can cut global emissions and boost economy and jobs
Following the UN climate Summit in Copenhagen, The Centre and The Climate Group convened a high-level panel in Brussels this week to discuss how the EU and the US should engage China in a dialogue on climate change...
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- Date:
- 27 January 2010
- Location:
Business leader groups: Copenhagen Accord must spur action, "race to the top"
Business leaders have written to world leaders to warn them that the Copenhagen Accord will only be a success if it calls for more ambitious climate action at all levels of government...
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- 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.
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- 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..."
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- Date:
- 18 December 2009
- Location:
"Trail-blazer" Arnold Schwarzenegger wins first annual climate award for leadership
California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was awarded The Climate Group and South Australia's first annual Regional Leadership award by chair of The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance Premier Mike Rann of South Australia.
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- Date:
- 16 December 2009
- Location:
Sao Paulo, Wales, South Holland and Bavaria join The Climate Group
The four new states and regions signed The Climate Group's leadership principles at the Climate Leaders Summit in Copenhagen.
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- Date:
- 16 December 2009
- Location:
North-South regional partnerships yield climate, economic benefits
Representatives today signed a statement of intent to support the territorial approaches to climate change with the UNDP, a further indication of the success of north-south partnerships.
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- Date:
- 16 December 2009
- Location:
Business leaders want a strong, legally binding deal from COP15
Businesses want a strong, clear global deal that will promote and protect investment in low carbon technologies, promote clean technology innovations, and protect economies from climate impacts.
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- Date:
- 16 December 2009
- Location:
Long-term policy framework most important ingredient to clean energy future
Representatives from sub-national governments and business leaders from major power companies and renewable energy developers yesterday came to two major conclusions...
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- Date:
- 15 December 2009
- Location:
Johnson Controls joins The Climate Group
Johnson Controls Inc. have announced today at the Climate Leaders' Summit in Copenhagen that it has joined The Climate Group...
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- Date:
- 15 December 2009
- Location:
Google, GE, NRDC and The Climate Group call for real-time information technologies to cut emissions
Google, GE, The Climate Group and NRDC are among a group of companies and organizations calling on governments to support citizens' access to real-time home energy consumption information...
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- Date:
- 14 December 2009
- Location:
SMART 2020 website tracks ICT industry's progress in tackling climate change
The Climate Group, BT and the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign (DESC) today launched 'SMART 2020: Pathways to scale' a website that will track progress made by the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in tackling climate change.
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- Date:
- 13 December 2009
- Location:
NEW Breaking the Climate Deadlock Report launched by Tony Blair and The Climate Group
The Office of Tony Blair and The Climate Group today launch "Doing the Deal: key elements for a Copenhagen Climate Agreement", the latest report from their joint Breaking The Climate Deadlock initiative.
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- Date:
- 10 December 2009
- Location:
Copenhagen: What we need and what to expect
Mark Kenber, Policy Director for The Climate Group, writes on what we need from Copenhagen, and what we can expect.
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- Date:
- 29 October 2009
- Location:
Europe's leading energy region North Rhine-Westphalia joins The Climate Group
A leading German industrial center, North Rhine-Westphalia's government is committed to lead also in the low carbon economy.
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- Date:
- 16 October 2009
- Location:
Ile-de-France, including Paris metropolitan region, joins The Climate Group
The region of Ile-de-France, which contains the Paris metropolitan area, has signed on as our first full French-European member.
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- Date:
- 09 October 2009
- Location:
Steve Howard: Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
Host Joanna Lumley presented the award to Jim Walker, The Climate Group's COO and co-founder, on Steve's behalf at this week's national awards ceremony.
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- Date:
- 28 September 2009
- Location:
Cisco and The Climate Group to develop new Connected Urban Development alliance
The Climate Group announced last week that it will work with Cisco to build on the success of its Connected Urban Development (CUD) initiative by bringing together additional cities and business partners around the world in a new CUD Alliance.
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- Date:
- 24 September 2009
- Location:
The Climate Week NYC opening ceremony
Rt Hon Tony Blair and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon join key climate negotiators to launch Climate Week NYC
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- Date:
- 20 September 2009
- Location:
Blair to UN: Climate deal will boost growth in all major economies & create millions of new jobs
NEW YORK - The new report - "Cutting the Cost" - shows how action to cut {CO2} emissions can increase both GDP and employment in all major economies, with global collaboration significantly cutting the cost of climate change mitigation. The report aims to give new confidence to world leaders meeting together at the UN General Assembly meeting tomorrow and at the G20 in Pittsburgh later this week before important negotiations take place at the UN's Copenhagen climate summit in December.
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- Date:
- 17 September 2009
- Location:
LED pilot project launches in New York City
The Climate Group has launched a ground-breaking LED pilot project in New York City to assess potential of this low carbon technology in curbing urban greenhouse gas pollution and cutting energy costs, while making cities brighter and safer at night.
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- Date:
- 21 August 2009
- Location:
Mumbai Energy Alliance launches
In partnership with the International Institute for Energy Conversation (IIEC), we'll help deliver energy-efficient projects across the Greater Mumbai region.
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- Date:
- 17 July 2009
- Location:
Swedish Postcode Lottery awards The Climate Group 2009 Charity Award
The Swedish Postcode Lottery has named The Climate Group a beneficiary of is 2009 Charity Award.
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- Date:
- 06 July 2009
- Location:
South Australia gets Weekly Greenhouse Indicator
For the first time South Australians can track their state's greenhouse gas emissions each and every week, thanks to an initiative launched in Adelaide today by The Climate Group.
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- Date:
- 06 July 2009
- Location:
Breaking the Climate Deadlock report on how world leaders can tackle climate change with technology
Tony Blair calls for immediate action on energy efficiency and a definitive commitment to develop the technologies needed to get the world started down the low-carbon path.
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- Date:
- 23 June 2009
- Location:
Ban Ki-Moon, Mayor Bloomberg and The Climate Group announce Climate Week NYC
World Leaders, NGOs, Businesses and Thousands of Individuals to Mobilize in NYC for Five Days of Workshops, Seminars, Cultural Events and other Activities Aimed at Pushing New Global Policies on Climate Change.
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- Date:
- 22 June 2009
- Location:
The Climate Group celebrates five years at the forefront of a clean industrial revolution
Members and supporters of The Climate Group came together in London to celebrate The Climate Group's fifth anniversary and to reflect on five years of progress in the global fight against climate change.
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- Date:
- 18 June 2009
- Location:
Steve Howard wins entrepreneur award
Steve Howard awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 for the London and South East region
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 11 June 2009
- Location:
From Bonn: States & Regions Programme garners support for UN recognition of sub-national action
Recognizing that local and subnational governments are and will continue to be responsible for implementing up to 80% of mitigation and adaptation actions, the initiative in Bonn this week will go a long way to ensuring the road after Copenhagen will be a success.
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- Date:
- 09 June 2009
- Location:
Airlines set out global targets for aviation emissions reductions
Airlines belonging to the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group have returned to Bonn with the next version of their proposal for how international aviation emissions should be dealt with under a new global deal on climate change...
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- Date:
- 05 June 2009
- Location:
Virgin Blue Group of Airlines backs aviation global deal to tackle emissions
The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines is the first Australian operator to join a growing list of airlines and international non-profit The Climate Group, (collectively, the Aviation Global Deal Group), working to develop a way of tackling aviation emissions as part of a global deal on climate change.
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- Date:
- 04 June 2009
- Location:
Viewpoint: Steve Howard writes in the Financial Times
The world is taking a temporary holiday from growth. But the economy will bounce back, doubling or tripling in size by mid-century.Over the same period we will have developed policy frameworks that lock us into reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80 per cent. There will be about 2bn more people and the world's urban population will have almost doubled...
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- Date:
- 29 May 2009
- Location:
ScottishPower joins The Climate Group in CCS knowledge partnership
ScottishPower and The Climate Group have entered a unique agreement to fight climate change together by sharing knowledge about the introduction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology...
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- 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...
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- Date:
- 05 May 2009
- Location:
Momentum builds for a global solution to aviation emissions
Finnair and Qatar Airways have announced that they are joining the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group...
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- 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....
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- Date:
- 20 April 2009
- Location:
The Climate Group launches Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Commitment Campaign
The °Climate Group, an international non-profit organisation that works to advance climate change solutions and accelerate a low carbon economy, today launched the Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC)...
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- Date:
- 17 April 2009
- Location:
Update: Breaking the Climate Deadlock
The Climate Group's Breaking the Climate Deadlock April 2009 update details key priorities and action in the run-up to Copenhagen.....
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- Date:
- 16 April 2009
- Location:
Finance institutions support a low carbon future for India
What role might banks play in supporting a low carbon economy in India? The Climate Group's Rajeev Palakshappa and Damandeep Singh in the The Times of India....
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- 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...
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- Date:
- 01 April 2009
- Location:
Steve Howard writes for The Guardian on climate change at the G20
It is time to act on climate change. The science is clear: greenhouse gas emissions must be cut by over 60% below current levels by 2050. And the reductions must start now. The greatest barriers to achieving this reduction are political...
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- Date:
- 06 March 2009
- Location:
"The Gathering of One Hundred": The Climate Group convenes top US business and government leaders
The Climate Group convened some of the US's top business executives and environmental policy makers to discuss the historic opportunity to frame US federal policy on climate change...
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- Date:
- 05 March 2009
- Location:
The Climate Group, Royal Danish Embassy convene Midwest leaders for green jobs summit
The Climate Group, in collaboration with Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and the Royal Danish Embassy, today convened government and business leaders at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to discuss how to bring low carbon manufacturing jobs and industry to the Midwestern region....
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- Date:
- 23 February 2009
- Location:
Comment: Rich countries slow to meet climate aid pledges
The Guardian reports that less than 10% of pledged financing has been disbursed.This is "worrying" news, writes The Climate Group's Mark Kenber...
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- Date:
- 16 February 2009
- Location:
Comment: Oil industry ready to work with new US climate agenda
The Climate Group's Evan Juska comments: "It is a very positive sign, and a definite shift for the better, that the oil industry is embracing climate policies for the United States. It is important however that this participation builds on the progress that has already been made in the US Congress..."
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- Date:
- 11 February 2009
- Location:
Comment: Google's new PowerMeter web service
"We might have to mark this as the day Grid 2.0 was born", says The Climate Group's Molly Webb....
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- Date:
- 11 February 2009
- Location:
The Climate Group's 3rd European Members Meeting
On 6 February, business and government members of The Climate Group gathered to discuss the implications of a global deal on climate change on business operations in Europe....
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- Date:
- 11 February 2009
- Location:
Dutch Postcode Lottery donates 2.5 million euros to The Climate Group
The Dutch Postcode Lottery has named The Climate Group among the new multi-year beneficiaries of its charitable lottery.
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- 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....
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- 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...
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- Date:
- 17 December 2008
- Location:
Australia's expanded renewable energy target scheme
New "Solar Credits" would effectively subsidise solar PV systems by about AU$7500 for all Australians, making them accessible to many more people.
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- Date:
- 11 December 2008
- Location:
California Air Resources Board approves AB32 Scoping Plan
California's Air Resources Board has voted to adopt the AB-32 Scoping Plan, a roadmap that describes how the state will reach the goals of AB32...
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- Date:
- 10 December 2008
- Location:
State and regional governments unite, commit to stepping up low carbon action for Copenhagen
State and regional governments from all corners of the world today committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency as part of a comprehensive "statement of action" to accelerate low carbon policies....
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- Date:
- 08 December 2008
- Location:
Better Place joins The Climate Group
Better Place, a company whose mobility operator model aims to revolutionise low carbon transport, has joined The Climate Group...
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 27 November 2008
- Location:
The Climate Group partners on Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
The Australian government has named The Climate Group as one of the first founding members of its Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI)...
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 16 October 2008
- Location:
The Climate Group supports AB32 Scoping Plan
California Air Resources Board Chairperson Mary Nichols today announced details of the final scoping plan for Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006...
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- Date:
- 16 October 2008
- Location:
The Climate Group supports AB32 Scoping Plan
California Air Resources Board Chairperson Mary Nichols today announced details of the final scoping plan for Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006...
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- Date:
- 06 October 2008
- Location:
Media Briefing: The first global finance industry framework for climate action
The °Climate Group has announced that it is working with a group of major international financial institutions to develop the first comprehensive global framework for the sector's response to climate change.
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- Date:
- 06 October 2008
- Location:
Briefings from World Climate Experts now available for download....
As part of the Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative, The Climate Group ran a series of webinars throughout September on topics including energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, sectoral approaches and carbon markets...
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- Date:
- 15 September 2008
- Location:
Greenhouse Indicator extended to Queensland
The °Climate Group has expanded its weekly Greenhouse Indicator to the Australian State of Queensland...
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- Date:
- 02 September 2008
- Location:
Greenhouse Indicator: Winter GHG emissions up in Victoria and Queensland, down in NSW
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy on Australia's east coast were 0.9 million tonnes or 0.9% higher this winter than last. In Victoria and Queensland emissions were up 0.7 and 0.9 million tonnes respectfully while in NSW emissions fell by 0.6 million tonnes...
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- Date:
- 11 July 2008
- Location:
Australian businesses come 'Together' to help consumers fight climate change
Leading Australian companies today joined acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard to unveil 'Together'- Australia's biggest consumer engagement campaign on climate change that will make it easier for everyone to reduce their {CO2} emissions...
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- Date:
- 27 June 2008
- Location:
Breaking the Climate Deadlock: Rt Hon Tony Blair Presents His Report
TOKYO, JAPAN - Transcript of the speech by Rt Hon Tony Blair at the Report Launch of Breaking the Climate Deadlock: A Global Deal for our Low Carbon Future
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- Date:
- 27 June 2008
- Location:
News Release: Tony Blair and The Climate Group launch new climate report
Tony Blair joined The Climate Group to launch a new climate report today in Japan (0530hrs BST, 27 June 2008)...
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- Date:
- 25 June 2008
- Location:
The Climate Group and Chicago 2016 Announce Olympic "Green" Program
The °Climate Group today announced an unprecedented program to link major businesses with an array of non-profit organizations to launch a comprehensive "greening" initiative in the City of Chicago in collaboration with Chicago's 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralymipc games bid...
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- Date:
- 28 April 2008
- Location:
"It is Doable": Greater China Director Changhua Wu on BBC's HardTalk
Changhua Wu was featured on BBC's HardTalk this month to discuss the Chinese response to climate change. The conversation painted a fascinating portrait of a country under rapid transitions: political, economic, and environmental. Yes, China's emissions are worrying, she concurs. But, she contends, the country is making great and promising strides already...
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- Date:
- 01 April 2008
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Watch BBC's HardTalk with Changhua Wu, Greater China Director of The °Climate Group
In a hard-hitting HardTalk interview first broadcast on Wednesday 26th March, the BBC's Stephen Sackur talks to Changhua Wu, Greater China Director for The °Climate Group....
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- Date:
- 01 April 2008
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The City of Miami Joins The °Climate Group
On the 1st of April, 2008, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz announced that the City would join The °Climate Group...
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- Date:
- 20 March 2008
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New Members, New Initiatives: Forging Ahead to the Low Carbon Economy
While Dell and Standard Chartered recently announced their membership of The °Climate Group, current members including BT, Virgin Airlines and the government of South Australia are also making headlines with their own exciting new low carbon innovations and initiatives...
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- Date:
- 13 March 2008
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The °Climate Group wins ?1.5M lottery funding
The °Climate Group, one of the world's most influential climate change charities, has won significant funding worth ?1.5 million from the Dutch National Postcode Lottery - Nationale Postcode Loterij - to fund a major project involving state and regional governments around the world...
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- Date:
- 06 March 2008
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Opinion: An Efficient Way to Save
Saving energy means saving money - so why isn't everyone doing it, asks The °Climate Group's Emily Farnworth in her latest article on climatechangecorp.com...
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- Date:
- 07 February 2008
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Standard Chartered Joins the Climate Group
Standard Chartered, one of the world's leading international banks, has today announced a new partnership with The °Climate Group to play a key role in the transition to a low carbon economy...
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- Date:
- 03 February 2008
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THWAITES AND FLANNERY JOIN CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP
Former Victorian Deputy Premier John Thwaites has been appointed chair of The °Climate Group in Australia. Recently retired from politics, Mr Thwaites was Victoria's first Minister for Climate Change. He will be joined on The °Climate Group's Australian Board by 2007 Australian of the Year Tim Flannery, who will be vice-chair...
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- Date:
- 30 January 2008
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2007-2008: The Climate Group Perspective
Climate change shot to the top of global agenda in 2007. The °Climate Group pauses to consider the ground covered in 2007 - and to assess the challenges and the events that await us in 2008...
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- Date:
- 25 January 2008
- Location:
EU Climate Change Laws Will Lead World by Example
The °Climate Group welcomed Europe's new climate change package announced yesterday and hailed it as a bold lead for the rest of the world to follow....
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- Date:
- 05 October 2007
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The Climate Group urges Europe to lead on a low carbon economy
Speaking at an event in the European Parliament, CEO Steve Howard said: "As momentum builds towards a successor to Kyoto, EU leaders have a unique opportunity to lead the world in growing a low carbon economy."
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- Date:
- 24 September 2007
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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.
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- Date:
- 11 September 2007
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Steve Howard pays tribute to Anita Roddick
"Anita and Gordon broke the mould of how businesses work on environmental and social issues..."
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- Date:
- 21 August 2007
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Top Ten Tips for Purchasing Carbon Offsets
The °Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten tips for purchasing carbon offsets...
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- Date:
- 28 June 2007
- Location:
Top Ten Things to Consider When Disclosing Carbon Risks and Benefits
The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten things for organisations to consider when disclosing carbon risks and benefits...To download a printable version click here, or read on for more information. The tips are based on conversations with member companies and experts in carbon disclosure...
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- Date:
- 19 June 2007
- Location:
Google Joins The Climate Group
Google, the largest search engine on the web, has become a member of The °Climate Group in order to help meet its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2008...
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- Date:
- 30 May 2007
- Location:
The Climate Group partners with HSBC on US$100 million programme to combat climate change world-wide
The °Climate Group has been selected as one of four lead partners in the HSBC Climate Partnership, a groundbreaking five-year, US$100 million initiative to respond to the urgent threat of climate change world-wide. Along with Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and WWF, The Climate Group is working with HSBC to inspire action on climate change by individuals, businesses and governments world-wide...
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- Date:
- 24 May 2007
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Barclays joins The Climate Group
Barclays, a major global bank with 27 million customers in more than 50 countries, announced it has become a member of The °Climate Group.
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- Date:
- 16 May 2007
- Location:
Cities and Businesses Fight Climate Change Together
The Climate Group launched its new publication - Public Private Partnership: Local Initiatives 2007 - at the C40 Large Cities Summit in New York. This publication uses 11 case studies from around the globe to show that city/business partnerships can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while benefiting the city, its citizens, and businesses...
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- Date:
- 15 May 2007
- Location:
New York City Joins The Climate Group
The Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking at the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit today, announced that New York City has become a member of The Climate Group...
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- Date:
- 04 May 2007
- Location:
Latest IPCC Findings Validate Data from Businesses
Cost-Effective Solutions for Carbon Emissions Reduction Are Available & In Use Now
Data recently collected by The Climate Group from businesses reinforce the findings of the report released today by the IPCC on solutions to global warming... -
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- 03 April 2007
- Location:
Top ten tips for developing your carbon footprint
The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten steps organisations can take to develop their carbon footprint. The tips are based on conversations with member companies taking a leadership position on carbon footprinting, such as Sky and Starbucks...
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- Date:
- 28 March 2007
- Location:
Terry Tamminen, US Energy and Environmental Strategist Joins The Climate Group
The Climate Group is pleased to announce that Terry Tamminen has joined our team as Senior Advisor...
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- Date:
- 19 March 2007
- Location:
Top ten ways to motivate employees on climate change
The Climate Group has produced a briefing note outlining the top ten steps organisations can take to motivate employees on climate change. The tips are based on conversations with member companies taking a leadership position on engaging employees, such as Sky, BT and Swiss Re...
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- Date:
- 14 February 2007
- Location:
More Companies Make Link Between Climate Change and Increased Profit
More companies, cities and regional governments than ever are managing to reduce their carbon footprints while strengthening operational performance, shows a new edition of the report Carbon Down Profits Up released today. In many cases these organisations have made significant cost savings as a result of their actions...
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- Date:
- 17 January 2007
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Dr. Steve Howard outlines Climate Group plans for 2007
"Our plans for the year are ambitious but more than matched by the scale of the challenge and opportunity we collectively face..."
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- Date:
- 16 January 2007
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The Climate Group announces new members
Joining our leadership coalition: American International Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer; Virgin, one of the world's best known branded venture capital firms; and Man Group, the world's biggest hedge fund, a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions as well as one of the world's largest futures brokers.
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- Date:
- 08 December 2006
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Duke and Cambridge Universities join The Climate Group to launch Climate Academy
An executive education program to address global warming, the Climate Academy's Climate Leadership Program will be piloted in May 2007, aiming to lead the growing response to climate change.
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- Date:
- 10 September 2006
- Location:
Climate Group members top new Carbon Disclosure Project Index
HSBC, BP and Swiss Re, founder members of The Climate Group, are all cited as 'best in class' in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate Leadership Index (CLI) released today...
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- Date:
- 12 December 2005
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Low Carbon Leaders of the Decade Announced by Business Week and The Climate Group
The Low Carbon Leaders Awards, awarded by Business Week, were presented last night at a special ceremony at the MOP1 meeting in Montreal. The awards which include recognition of emission reduction and leadership on climate change over the last ten years, have been sponsored by The Climate Group.
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- Date:
- 06 October 2005
- Location:
Tackling Climate Change Is Great for Profit, Says New Report
Huge savings have been made from companies' efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and by becoming more energy efficient, according to findings in The Climate Group's 2005 Carbon Down Profits Up, released today...
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- Date:
- 27 April 2004
- Location:
Collaboration and Leadership Will Combat Climate Change, Says PM Tony Blair
Today, Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his support for a new organisation dedicated to accelerating the world's response to the biggest issue facing the planet today - climate change.
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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.
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- Date:
- 07 December 2011 - 07 December 2011
- Location:
- Blyde River Room, DEC, Durban, South Africa
Financing climate action at sub-national level
nrg4SD and The Climate Group bring together leading 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.
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- Date:
- 17 March 2011
- Location:
- Silver Oak Hall, Habitat World, India Habitat Center, Delhi, India
India's Clean Revolution report launch
The Climate Group launch the India's Clean Revolution report at an international press event and panel discussion in New Delhi on March 17.
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- Date:
- 21 January 2011 - 21 January 2011
- Location:
- County Hall, London
The Climate Group 7 Year Celebration
A drinks reception was held to celebrate The Climate Group's first seven years and to say farewell to our outgoing CEO and Co-founder Dr Steve Howard.
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- Date:
- 06 December 2010
- Location:
- Cancun, Mexico
A Better World Reception
Nike, Bicep and The Climate Group are hosting "A Better World Reception: Celebrating bold climate action that will create a cleaner, smarter, more prosperous planet for all" in Cancun, Mexico.
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- Date:
- 09 December 2010
- Location:
- Cancun, Mexico
Plans and Pilots: An international axis for low carbon development strategies at subnational level
An official COP16 side event is being held by nrg4SD and The Climate Group in Cancun, Mexico on December 9, an event showing how projects between developed and developing regions can benefit both parties.
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- Date:
- 06 November 2010
- Location:
- Beijing, China
Carbon Treasure - China's Corporate Carbon Strategy Program'
The Corporate Carbon Strategy (Carbon Treasure) Program, a program intended to address climate change issues and actions being taken by businesses in China, is being launched in Beijing, China on Saturday 6 November, 2010 by The Climate Group.
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- Date:
- 10 November 2010
- Location:
- Mumbai, India
Fifth India Members meeting
On November 10, The Climate Group in India are holding their fifth members meeting in Mumbai.
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- Date:
- 19 October 2010
- Location:
- Melbourne, Australia
Climate Leaders’ Breakfast – Launching a new climate change guide for Victorian business
The Climate Group will host a climate leaders’ breakfast to launch a new guide for Victorian business, authored by The Climate Group with support from the Government of Victoria.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 20 September 2010
- Location:
- New York City, US
Climate Week NY˚C - Risk & Resiliency: Risk Transfer & Adaptation in Developing Economies
The first event following the launch of Climate Week 2010 will focus on climate adaptation with Swiss Re and The Climate Group proudly hosting this important discussion.
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- Date:
- 21 September 2010
- Location:
- New York City, US
Climate Week NY˚C - Financing Smart Cities, States & Regions: Policies to Stimulate the Growth of Emerging Technologies
On the second day of Climate Week NY°C, The Climate Group will host a high-level discussion on smart policies and financing of low carbon technologies, with government and business leaders sharing success stories and helping others to develop and implement policies that will have the same impact in their own regions.
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- Date:
- 29 March 2010 - 29 March 2010
- Location:
- Hong Kong JW Marriot Hotel, Hong Kong
Low Carbon Vision for Hong Kong
The °Climate Group has commissioned the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission to project the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Hong Kong in 2020 and 2030.
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- Date:
- 15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
- Location:
- DGI Byen Hotel, Copenhagen
Climate Leaders Summit 2009
The Climate Leaders Summit 2009 is a forum for the exchange of practical policy advice between government leader and CEOs of some of the world's leading low carbon technology companies and financial institutions.
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- Date:
- 15 December 2011
- Location:
2012: Moving on from COP17 and global crisis
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- Date:
- 23 September 2011
- Location:
The Clean Revolution is launched
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- Date:
- 12 November 2011
- Location:
Scarcity in Energy and Resources inspires the Clean Revolution of Mankind
Interviews
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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...
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Mark Kenber
- Date:
- 15 June 2005
Mark Kenber, The Climate Group's Policy Director discusses emissions reductions from transport...
Publications
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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.
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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.
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Climate Change and Finance in India 13 May 2010
- Date:
- 13 May 2010
The Climate Group, with the Indian Banks' Association, and with help from PricewaterhouseCoopers, release a report outlining best practice in the finance industry in India and recommended action for banks to accelerate to a low carbon economy.
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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