The Climate Group

Infographic - Lighting the Clean Revolution: The rise of LEDs and what it means for cities

Date

29 June 2012

At Rio+20 we launched the game-changing report Lighting the Clean Revolution: The rise of LEDs and what it means for cities, which looks at the economic and efficiency benefits of low carbon LED lighting. But for a simple snapshot of the report, we've also designed this infographic.
Jim Walker on the DNA of leadership, at Rio+20

Date

28 June 2012

Jim Walker, International Programs and Strategy Director, The Climate Group, spoke at the launch of The Clean Revolution Campaign at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, Brazil, June 19, 2012.
Federal Court supports US EPA on greenhouse regulations

Date

28 June 2012

The US Federal Appeals Court has upheld the Obama administration’s proposed greenhouse gas regulations, in what is an important win in the effort to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
We've reached over 350 million people: The Climate Group highlights from Rio+20

Date

28 June 2012

From June 17-19, 2012, The Climate Group proudly hosted the ground-breaking Clean Revolution Summit at the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil.
Mike Rann: Ecological Sequestration - two words to remember

Date

27 June 2012

Hon. Mike Rann, Former President of South Australia and CNP Fellow for Democracy and Development blogs about ecological sequestration, as part of his series of blog posts for CNP.
Understanding the DNA of low carbon leadership, and how it will be catalyzed in India

Date

27 June 2012

India's EnergyNext interviews our CEO, Mark Kenber to unravel the 'DNA' of low carbon leadership and how it will be catalyzed to India.
Rio+20: Dark clouds, silver lining?

Date

26 June 2012

Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, summarizes the events in Rio+20.
Mark Kenber launches The Clean Revolution: Read his speech from Rio+20

Date

26 June 2012

Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, speaks at the launch of The Clean Revolution Campaign at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, Brazil, June 19, 2012.
Luc Bas: States and Regions lead the way at Rio+20

Date

25 June 2012

Luc Bas, Director of European Programs and International States and Regions, The Climate Group, reflects on the leading ambition shown by the world's sub-national governments at Rio+20.
Damian Ryan: Black gold, green economy?

Date

21 June 2012

The idea of an oil exporting country arguing for greater use of renewables seems somewhat oxymoronic. A case of turkeys voting for Christmas, if you will. This, however, was the basic thrust of a side event in Rio yesterday hosted by Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the 6th and 7th largest producers of gas and oil, respectively, in the world.
Fifty sub-national government heads gather to catalyze sustainable development at the World Summit of States and Regions

Date

20 June 2012

On June 19, 2012, over 50 political senior representatives of leading sub-national governments gathered in the Athletes Park in Rio de Janeiro for the World Summit of States and Regions in connection with the Rio+20 conference.
Rio+20: A renewed sense of purpose for Australia

Date

20 June 2012

Reuben Finighan, Project and Research Manager, The Climate Group writes of Australian political leaders' opportunity to leverage meaningful agreements at Rio+20 in light of Australia's upcoming Clean Energy Future package.
Mark Kenber: Where are Rio+20's real headlines?

Date

20 June 2012

Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, writes for The Huffington Post on Rio+20.
Rio+20: Right direction, wrong speed

Date

20 June 2012

Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group analyzes the latest 49-page draft political declaration for the Rio+20 Earth Summit.
Sub-national governments half way to 1 billion trees target

Date

20 June 2012

State and regional government members of The Climate Group have announced that they have passed the half-way point to their target of planting 1 billion trees by 2015.
Governments of The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance support new global Clean Revolution Campaign

Date

19 June 2012

Premiers and ministers of The Climate Group’s States and Regions Alliance have pledged commitment to the newly launched Clean Revolution Campaign and agreed future actions in their Clean Revolution statement to accelerate the green economy at their General Assembly during the Rio+20 summit.
Changhua Wu: New Green Deal -- the Time Is Now

Date

19 June 2012

Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group, blogs for The Huffington Post on a new Green Deal.
Rio+20: As the world grapples with the global financial crisis, clean revolution offers 'a way out'

Date

18 June 2012

Today The Climate Group launched The Clean Revolution Campaign at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, where world leaders from business and government including Tony Blair, Quebec’s Premier Charest, HRH Prince Albert II and the World Bank’s Andrew Steer came together to share their own visions for a low carbon world with a thriving economy.
Understanding Rio+20

Date

18 June 2012

Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, untangles the events from Rio de Janeiro.
Letter from business and government leaders to the G20 and Rio+20

Date

18 June 2012

This week world leaders are meeting in two historic forums: the G20 summit in Mexico and the Rio+20 Summit. There is currently a convergence of two great threats to the global economy: a new, unprecedented and long-term financial crisis; and our edging ever nearer towards the precipice of irreversible climate change.
Rio+20: Crisis? Not in the Green Economy

Date

18 June 2012

Eduardo Goncalves, International Communications Director, The Climate Group, writes for The Huffington Post on the opportunity of a green economy.
Government, business Leaders Call on G20 and Rio+20: Worldwide Recession and Climate Change Share One Clean Solution

Date

18 June 2012

Tony Blair and a group of international statesmen and business leaders today said that a “clean revolution” – consisting of a step change in investment in renewable energy, clean technology and infrastructure – was needed to lead the world out of recession.
Influential report says China must collaborate on clean tech to tackle financial crisis

Date

18 June 2012

Researchers from the highly influential Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The Climate Group have released a report suggesting China must collaborate internationally and invest in clean technology to tackle the financial crisis.
Rio+20: A lot happens in 20 years…

Date

18 June 2012

Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, continues his analysis from Rio+20.
The Climate Group call to make global street lighting LED-based - or as efficient - by 2020

Date

18 June 2012

Highly efficient LED lighting has the potential to transform cities and deliver major cost and greenhouse gas reductions for governments, businesses and consumers. These were the key messages from an event in Rio today that saw the launch of The Climate Group’s new ‘Lighting the Clean Revolution’ report and a call to action to make all street lighting, on a global basis, LED-based (or as efficient) by 2020.
Innovative business leaders showcase their own transformative actions

Date

17 June 2012

Today at Rio+20, The Climate Group, UN Global Compact and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) teamed up on a session called Rio Forward: Transformative Solutions for the Green Economy.
LED street lighting trial in 12 of world's largest cities shows up to 85% energy savings

Date

17 June 2012

LED (light-emitting diodes) street lighting can generate energy savings as high as 85%, an independent, global trial of the technology has found. The program also indicates that citizens of pilot cities prefer LED lighting, citing the social and environmental benefits.
A new partnership to unlock the ICT sector’s potential to save emissions

Date

17 June 2012

Molly Webb, Head of Smart Technologies, The Climate Group, writes about our new partnership with ISEP and the other exciting ICT events happening at Rio+20 this week.
BT release Better Future report

Date

17 June 2012

Member of The Climate Group, BT Group, has published its environment-focused CSR publication, the Better Future Report.
BT's Niall Dunne says the low carbon potential of ICT is underestimated

Date

17 June 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO: During our Twitter Q&A which took place live at Rio+20 today, our guest Niall Dunne, Chief Sustainability Officer, BT, said that we will all soon realize that we have underestimated the low carbon potential of smart ICT. Here are some of the highlights of the live session.
IKEA partners with Hanergy to install solar panels on China stores

Date

14 June 2012

Member of The Climate Group, Hanergy, has partnered with IKEA to install solar panels on the store’s buildings across China.
HP beats low carbon goals early in latest Global Citizenship Report

Date

14 June 2012

Member of The Climate Group, Hewlett Packard, has released its target-beating Global Citizenship Report (GCR), raising the bar for similar low carbon businesses reporting.
Mike Rann: What states and regions can do for the Clean Revolution

Date

14 June 2012

Hon. Mike Rann, Former President of South Australia and CNP Fellow for Democracy and Development blogs about what the world's states can do to drive a Clean Revolution.
Rio+20 could engender a tipping point for the green economy

Date

14 June 2012

Samuel Ramsden, Research Analyst, The Climate Group, comments on the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit causing a tipping point for the green economy.
China adopts new plan, highlights emerging industries as drivers of economic growth

Date

14 June 2012

Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting, where the 12th Five Year Plan’s national strategic emerging industries development plan was adopted.
Niall Dunne, BT, says next industrial revolution will 'create winners and losers'

Date

14 June 2012

Niall Dunne, BT, says next industrial revolution will 'create winners and losers', ahead of his Twitter Q&A session which is to take place on 4pm BRT/8pm BST on June 16, 2012, as part of our Rio+20 Earth Summit Q&A series - live from Rio de Janeiro!
China Mobile releases 2011 sustainability report, revealing opportunities to take lead in sustainable development

Date

11 June 2012

China Mobile, a member of The Climate Group, has released its 2011 sustainability report, which shows a stronger responsible operations and new opportunities for the company to take the lead in sustainable development.
China publishes Rio+20 Sustainable Development Report

Date

08 June 2012

The State Council has released China’s National Report on Sustainable Development, revealing the nation’s progress on implementing low carbon growth over the past 20 years.
Twenty-one city leaders find entrepreneurial solutions in Rio

Date

08 June 2012

Molly Webb, Head of Smart Technologies, The Climate Group writes about the winners of the Living Labs Global Awards.
Leading states and regions collaborate on EVs

Date

08 June 2012

On May 30, The Climate Group States and Regions Alliance and the government of Quebec hosted a discussion with a group of the world’s leading state and regional governments on policies to promote the deployment of electric vehicles.
Upper Austria confirms full membership of The Climate Group at key Environment Congress

Date

07 June 2012

The region of Upper Austria today publicly announced its accession to The Climate Group in a press conference in the context of the Upper Austrian Environment Congress.
India announces critical standards on LED lighting

Date

07 June 2012

The Government of India has announced standards on LED lighting which are critical to sparking a large-scale lighting revolution across India.
Governments and businesses share best practices for Think Green! in Brussels

Date

06 June 2012

Within the context of the forthcoming Rio +20 UN Conference on sustainable development in 2012, the Delegation of the Basque Country to the EU and the Basque Environmental Agency (IHOBE) hosted an event, Think Green! Sustainable Practices Towards a Green Economy, to exchange views on best practices among existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects promoting the green economy.
Swiss Re working with government and industry to keep climate adaptation on the agenda

Date

05 June 2012

During our live Twitter Q&A on June 5, 2012 with two special guests from Swiss Re, Dr. David Bresch, Head Sustainability and Political Risk Management and Andreas Spiegel, Senior Climate Change Advisor, David said Swiss Re are working hard to keep adaptation on the global agenda. Here are some of the highlights of the session.
David Bresch, Swiss Re: Innovative insurance can strengthen climate resilience

Date

01 June 2012

Ahead of his live Twitter Q&A at 11am BST/12pm CET June 5, 2012, David Bresch, Head of Sustainability, Swiss Re, writes for us about climate adaptation.