The Climate Group

Fleet Electrification Roundtable

Date

28 February 2011

The Climate Group, in partnership with the Electrification Coalition, hosted a roundtable on fleet electrification in New York City on Thursday 24 February, which brought together public and private fleet managers, vehicle manufacturers, utilities and financiers to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with EV fleets.
Australian PM announces carbon price countdown

Date

25 February 2011

The Climate Group's Australia Director, Caroline Bayliss, comments on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement that Australia will have a price on carbon in place from 1st July 2012. The commitment is a firm step forward but much of the detail remains to be decided.
New reports say “green growth” strategies would boost European and world economies

Date

22 February 2011

A new report released yesterday by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Oxford University says that increasing the EU’s 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target from 20 per cent to 30 per cent could boost European economies, leading to a GDP increase and the creation of additional jobs.
Budget debate offers “different visions” for US energy future

Date

15 February 2011

On Monday, President Obama released a fiscal 2012 budget that House Republicans hope to trim vis-a vis clean energy funding. The Climate Group lays out some of the implications behind the two proposals which reveal different views on US energy future.
Europe’s economy needs a 30% climate target and a clean industrial revolution to stay competitive

Date

11 February 2011

Yesterday in a speech at King’s College, EU Energy commissioner Günther Oettinger argued against Europe increasing its ambition to cut carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2020, from the current 20 per cent.
HSBC and partner NGOs report real environmental progress from $100 million Climate Partnership

Date

08 February 2011

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.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall In 2010 Across Australia's Four Eastern States

Date

08 February 2011

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy-use in Australia’s eastern states fell by 2.17 per cent in 2010 according to a new report released today. The Climate Group’s Greenhouse Indicator Annual Report shows that across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, annual emissions were 6.6 million tonnes lower in 2010 than 2009.
Caroline Bayliss takes over as The Climate Group’s new Australia Director

Date

05 February 2011

Caroline Bayliss has taken over at the helm of The Climate Group in Australia.
Next decade to see unprecedented leveraging of private sector finance to spark a clean energy revolution

Date

03 February 2011

The Climate Group and the International Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) hosted the ‘Financing a Clean Revolution’ lunch at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, where participants agreeing that partnership between private sector and governments is essential for a clean energy revolution.