The Climate Group

The Climate Group welcomes EPA regulations on safety of CO2 capture and storage

Date

30 November 2010

On 22 November 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two rules that regulate the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Mark Kenber to take over helm at The Climate Group

Date

30 November 2010

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.
UN climate conference opens in Cancun

Date

29 November 2010

Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, writes on the decisive factors that are key to moving the talks forward and on how to avoid a repeat of last year's disappointing summit in Copenhagen.
Yes we Cancún

Date

25 November 2010

Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, writes an op-ed for The Parliament Magazine arguing that much can be learned from the practical leadership on climate change being shown at local levels.
The Climate Group welcomes Chevrolet’s $40M Clean Energy Initiative

Date

23 November 2010

On November 18, General Motors announced that its Chevrolet brand would invest US $40 million in projects to offset carbon emissions across America, with an aim to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions through community projects.
The Climate Group to host landmark Chinese government and business leaders group at UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico

Date

19 November 2010

International NGO The Climate Group announced today that it will host a ground-breaking delegation of senior Chinese government officials, green entrepreneurs and China business leaders in Cancun, Mexico on 6-8 December 2010.
LED pilot launched in Kolkata to save costs and emissions in India’s largest ever city installation of LED streetlights

Date

18 November 2010

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), international NGO The Climate Group and HSBC this week announced the launch of India's largest Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlighting pilot program in Kolkata.
UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group – report launch at Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London

Date

17 November 2010

Top business leaders from the UK and India issued a Charter of Principles on 15 November 2010 setting out practical ways that the two countries can work together to boost productivity, jobs and innovation while cutting carbon emissions.
India and UK business leaders to kick start low carbon collaboration

Date

15 November 2010

Top business leaders from the UK and India have today called for closer trade ties on clean technologies with the aim of boosting economic growth at the same time as cutting carbon emissions.
Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010: Hong Kong

Date

09 November 2010

Over 150 international and regional business leaders attended the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, organized by The Climate Group, in Hong Kong on November 1, 2010, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the emerging low carbon economy.
Major UN climate finance report released

Date

08 November 2010

A major UN report on how to raise $100billion to finance climate action in developing countries was released in New York on Friday November 5, 2010.
Tony Blair launches The Climate Group’s new program supporting low carbon corporate action in China

Date

08 November 2010

The Climate Group today launched a new low carbon business initiative in Beijing, China with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Vice President of the Chinese Society on Sustainable Development and Director of the Low-Carbon Economy Research Group, Mr. Zhang Kunmin, and Secretary-General of the China Electricity Council, Mr. Wang Zhixuan.
US Midterm Elections: Economy and Environment

Date

05 November 2010

In the wake of the U.S. midterm elections, Evan Juska, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, discusses the implications of a Republican-controlled House on the long-term prospects for the country’s energy and climate agenda as well as California’s decision on the fate of a state climate law.
Hong Kong hosts leaders in the low carbon economy

Date

01 November 2010

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.