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	Environment Management Newsletter December 18, 2008

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Obama confirms energy and environment appointments
US president-elect Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Nobel Prize winning physicist Steven Chu as his energy secretary and Carol Browner as the White House head of energy and environmental policies. Completing his environmental and energy team, Obama also named Lisa Jackson, chief of staff for the governor of New Jersey, as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Los Angeles deputy mayor Nancy Sutley to head the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Speaking at a press conference in Chicago to announce the new appointments, Obama reiterated his pre-election ...

Global investment in cleantech companies reaches record US$4.6bn
Venture capital investment in cleantech companies reached a record US$4.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2008, according to Ernst & Young’s analysis of activity in the United States, Europe, China and Israel based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. This is an increase of 82% compared with the same period last year and represents 13% of all venture capital investment in these geographies. “Global venture capital investment in cleantech accelerated in 2008 as a number of companies, particularly in the solar and wind market, entered the capital intensive stage of commercializing ...

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California gives green light to cap-and-trade action plan
The state of California has formally adopted the strictest environmental regulations anywhere in the US last week, committing to a package of measures ...
Big Apple expands green procurement programme
The State of New York has finalised specifications for four product categories, while unveiling a tentative list for 18 other product types under its ...
New proposals to make the 2016 zero carbon homes target a reality
Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has set out the Government`s proposals for making all new homes zero carbon from 2016. More than 25 per cent of ...
Business takes a lead on sustainable consumption
Business can play a leading role in fostering more sustainable consumption patterns, according to a report released by the World Business Council for ...
Pre-stored data vital for mitigating natural disasters, UN reports
With climate change likely to increase both the frequency and severity of natural disasters, the United Nations has launched guidelines to help States ...
Europe is on its way to missing its biodiversity target
Action Plan, EEB, Europe’s largest federation of environmental citizens’ organisations, is calling for a rescue plan to avert the planetary bankruptcy ...
UK to contribute GBP 100m for forestry protection deal
The United Kingdom will contribute GBP 100 million to reduce the impact of deforestation on the world`s climate, whilst supporting those who are most ...
The green arm of the law
The US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) has mounted a new Web tool to enlist the help of the public and other law enforcement agencies in tracking ...

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