The Climate Group

Changhua Wu: China can lead the world to that smarter, better, more prosperous future

Date

31 July 2012

Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group -- and the work of our China office in driving the global clean revolution -- has been spotlighted in a newly launched digital magazine from the prestigious Xinhua News Agency.
In the headlines: 16 stories you may have missed

Date

30 July 2012

Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing July 30, 2012.
Dell reveals leading environmental achievements in FY12 CSR report

Date

27 July 2012

Member of The Climate Group, Dell, has released its Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), which shows how the company has supported environmental issues in a way that makes economic sense.
Harry Verhaar: We must adopt this new economic model

Date

25 July 2012

Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy and Climate Change, Philips Lighting, reflects on Rio+20 and the Road to Sustainable Development.
Mike Rann: What States Can Do - Part VII: Plant forests

Date

24 July 2012

Hon. Mike Rann, Former President of South Australia and CNP Fellow for Democracy and Development blogs about The Climate Group's 1 Billion Trees Initiave, as part of his series of posts for CNP.
New Delhi adapting to surging energy demand with clean technology

Date

23 July 2012

New Delhi is heading India’s low carbon economy by making the adoption of LED lighting and electric vehicles cheaper and easier for consumers.
China announce ten-point technology plan to tackle climate change

Date

16 July 2012

China announced another important plan last week under its 12th Five-Year Plan – the Specially Designated National Plan on Science and Technology Development in Tackling Climate Change.
Mike Rann: C-Day in Australia

Date

10 July 2012

Hon. Mike Rann, Former President of South Australia and CNP Fellow for Democracy and Development blogs about Australia's new price on carbon, as part of his series of posts for CNP.
Changhua Wu hails carbon trading regulation a significant step forward

Date

09 July 2012

The Chinese Government has released a regulation on domestic voluntary carbon trading and market development, which puts the nation on track towards achieving a compulsory carbon market.
Looking back at Rio+20: The perspective from India

Date

09 July 2012

Aditi Dass, Director of Technologies India, and Ashirbad Raha, Communications Officer, both from the New Delhi office of The Climate Group, look back at the successful developments that India made at the Rio+20 Earth Summit.
The Clean Revolution in Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia

Date

06 July 2012

The clean revolution is underway all over world. Focusing in on Germany, we take a closer look at what the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been doing to take the lead on achieving a low carbon economy.
One week left to submit your climate adaptation project and win UN recognition

Date

05 July 2012

A UNFCCC secretariat, Momentum for Change, is calling for climate-focused initiatives to be submitted and considered as their ‘lighthouse projects’ of 2012. To enter act quickly, as applications close on July 13, 2012.
Hundreds of Australian businesses support price on carbon

Date

04 July 2012

This week, hundreds of businesses from across Australia came together under a targeted campaign, Businesses for a Clean Economy, to voice their support for a price on carbon. Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group commends the leading businesses.
New partnership set to shape China’s climate finance policy

Date

03 July 2012

In Beijing on the 28th of June, 2012 The Climate Group and The Central University of Finance and Economics’s Research Centre for Climate and Energy Finance launched their new project “Shaping China’s Climate Finance Policy” and held their first advisory council meeting in a joint partnership.
Government boosts funds for electric vehicles in India

Date

03 July 2012

Indian Government plans to invest around Rs 13,000 crore (US$2.3 billion) over the next eight years to boost the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in India.