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We support the Principles of Responsible Banking training pilot in Mexico
Joining forces for an initiative Mexico City hosted the world’s second pilot on bank training in Principles of Responsible Banking (PRB), an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), with the support of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH and The Chartered Banker Institute, and the collaboration of the Asociación de Bancos de ...
By ALLCOT
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GHGMI releases topical GHG issue briefs
The Institute recently developed two topical “issue briefs” covering key GHG program design and implementation topics. The two papers outline best practice program design recommendations drawing from GHGMI’s extensive institutional knowledge, including focused experience designing and deploying quality assurance, training, and complementary and synergistic elements of climate ...
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Professional climate change training classes coming to your town…”GHG LIVE”
Today, the GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE and KOELNMESSE, INC. announced “GHG LIVE”, a series of workshops, training classes and job fairs related to the emerging, regulated low carbon economy. The event series will kick off in North America in 2010 (detailed schedule to be announced in February). The conference series will consist of 1, 2 and 3 day LIVE workshops, providing ...
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ATMOS global revolutionary ‘Air Quality and Climate Change Academy’ launches globally
ATMOS Global (ATMOS Australia Pty Ltd – Elite Atmospheric Air Quality Modelling & Forecasting and Climate Change Research Consultants ) launches globally its revolutionary Air Quality and Climate Change Academy a highly specialised and workplace specific air quality and climate change training and learning portal that offers ATMOS Global’s industrial clients, with operations ...
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EPA Provides Training to Help Communities Prepare for Climate Change
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released an online training module to help local government officials take actions to increase their communities’ resiliency to a changing climate. The virtual training, which was informed by the National Climate Assessment released one year ago today, was developed with advice from ...
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People's Daily Reports on the Success of FPI's Support in South-South Cooperation
On January 7, the international edition of People's Daily published an article entitled "South-South cooperation in addressing climate change pays off,". The article stated that China has been providing support and assistance to countries along the Belt and Road to jointly improve their capacity to address climate change through the development of South-South cooperation in addressing climate ...
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EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants to Four Massachusetts Organizations
Four Massachusetts organizations were awarded a total of $275,332 by the US Environmental Protection Agency for programs that will educate the community about climate change and other environmental issues. The programs selected were among seven New England groups awarded a total of $533,000 by EPA for programs that educate the community about climate change and other environmental issues. ...
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‘ATMOS Global Air Quality and Climate Change Academy’ Launches as a New Initiative in the Asia-Pacific, North America, South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East
ATMOS Global Pty Ltd – Elite Atmospheric Air Quality Modelling & Forecasting and Climate Change Research Consultants ™ launches globally its revolutionary Air Quality and Climate Change Academy ® a highly specialized and workplace specific air quality and climate change training and learning portal that offers ATMOS Global’s industrial clients, with operations located ...
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Africa analysis: skills needed to draw on climate cash
Africa has woken up to the promise of "climate cash" — but the skills needed to secure it remain thin on the ground, writes Linda Nordling. Africa"s unified stance at the Copenhagen climate summit last December showed that the continent has woken up to potential "climate cash" from international mitigation and adaptation programmes and confirmed African leaders" political commitment to ...
By SciDev.Net
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The challenge of reporting on climate change and health
Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew. When journalists communicate how climate change might affect the spread of insect-borne disease, they play an ambitious, yet pivotal, mediator's role. They must, in partnership with scientists, translate research results into plain English and present ...
By SciDev.Net
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Launch of the GHG Management Institute
We are happy to announce the launch of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute. The Institute is a non-profit initiative offering e-learning courses on how to measure, account, report, and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The same experts who helped prepare the standards and established existing government programs develop and teach our courses. 'Our mission is to train and develop a ...
By ClimateCHECK
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AUS$6.3m from Rudd Govt to help land managers adapt to climate change
The Rudd Government is continuing to roll out programs to help primary producers adapt to climate change, with another $6.3 million announced this week. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has announced the funding under the FarmReady Industry Grants – part of Australia’s Farming Future. Primary producers, natural resource management groups and Indigenous land managers ...
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AUS$3.4m to boost local capacity to adapt to climate change
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced $3.45 million to help local government and professionals such as engineers and architects better manage the effects of climate change. Senator Wong made the announcement during a speech to the Queensland Media Club. “As well as reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, the Rudd Government ...
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EPA releases climate change plans for program offices
Newly released resources from the US Environmental Protection Agency include Climate Change Implementation Plans for each program office, including the Office of Water. These final versions of 17 implementation plans were revised from earlier drafts following public comment periods. They support the agency's overall Climate Change Adaptation Plan and articulate how each office will integrate ...
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Carbon Disclosure Project joins Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has agreed to partner with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, a nonprofit focused on training and education. The GHG Management Institute offers online courses on how to measure, account and manage GHG emissions that cause global climate change. “Its mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Teaching the new carbon math: the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Institute is training how to measure and manage GHG emissions
The new math is carbon accounting and the GHG Management Institute is poised to teach it. Dedicated to training tomorrow‟s managers of GHG emissions, the GHG Management Institute is now live at www.ghginstitute.org. Earth Council Geneva (ECG), the GHG Experts Network (GEN) and ClimateCHECK have combined their forces and expertise to form this institute committed to professional learning on ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Climate change talks should include farmers
FAO has urged policy makers to include agriculture in negotiations for a new climate change treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto protocol. 'Agricultural land is able to store and sequester carbon. Farmers that live off the land, particularly in poor countries, should therefore be involved in carbon sequestration to mitigate the impact of climate change,' said Alexander Mueller, FAO Assistant ...
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The 4-step plan for cutting value-chain emissions
I was recently at the New York Stock Exchange for the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Spring Workshop, where I moderated a panel discussion with representatives from Walmart, Microsoft and Coca-Cola on Smart Thinking in Delivering Significant Supply Chain Emissions Reductions. We had a lively discussion about how to drive greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the supply chain, and I left the ...
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Capacity Building and Technology Update: TEC Highlights 20 Years of Technological Assistance; Capacity-Building Activities Focus on DRR, Combating Desertification
The past weeks' activities under and outside the UNFCCC sought to build developing countries' capacity on climate change adaptation, disaster risk management (DRM) and other climate change-related issues, and to identify additional opportunities with regard to capacity building, and technology development and transfer. The recent developments reported here contribute to the implementation of a ...
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