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ECOMONDO - The Green Economies Mediterranean Platform
International platforms for start-up, green jobs, sustainable transport and ecological vehicles, innovation technology, eco industrial design ... The environmental sector is continually evolving and only ECOMONDO, the trade´s leading expo, is able to bring the innovations together and present them in an organized manner. From Wednesday November 5th to Saturday 8th Rimini Fiera will raise ...
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Renewables-Based Electrification the Key to Decarbonising Europe’s Economy
According to WindEurope’s Breaking new ground report, the renewables-based electrification of Europe’s industrial processes, buildings and transport would allow Europe to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by 90% by 2050. The level of electrification of energy would rise from 24% today to 62% in 2050. According to the report, released today at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg, 62% ...
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DSM named Overall Winner at 2015 Singapore Sustainable Business Awards
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has been recognized as Overall Winner of the prestigious Singapore Sustainable Business Awards (SBA). DSM received the award for its commitment to sustainability and for creating value along the three dimensions of people, planet and profit throughout its supply chain. Next to being named the Overall Winner, DSM ...
By DSM
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PmCTrace to support EU´s greenhouse gas targets
Global warming has become an important threath for the next generation. One of the causes is the emission of fossil CO2. CO2 from the incineration of wood or biomass is neutral to the climate, because if biomass is burned, new biomass is growing, removing the same portion of CO2 from the air. Increasing demand in the production of electricity Due to fluctuations in wind energy production or ...
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Suzlon global headquarters `One Earth` receives `LEED Platinum` certification
New corporate HQ achieves top sustainability certification, making it one of the world's greenest Campus powered 100 percent by renewable energy Pune/Washington, D.C.: Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), the world's third-largest* and India's largest wind turbine manufacturer accepted on Thursday, April 29, the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Platinum award for its new corporate ...
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Living green in 2011: how to get started
Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company First comes the New Year, and then comes the resolutions. With eco awareness on the rise, it's not surprising that many New Year's resolutions are to start living green. While green living may be the new buzz word, to start doing it may take some definition. Our eco friendly training defines green living or a ...
By 3BL Media
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Former White House Leader Joins WESTON to Lead Green Development Business
WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania—October 27, 2010—Kathleen A. McGinty has joined Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) as Managing Director, Strategic Growth. Among other accomplishments, Ms. McGinty is former Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality under President Bill Clinton and former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary under Governor Rendell. ...
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Select Committee Democrats Release 'Solving The Climate Crisis', A Congressional Roadmap for Ambitious Climate Action
Earlier this week, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL), members of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive plan titled "Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America." The report lays out the Climate Crisis Action Plan, which contains climate solution ...
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ECOMONDO and KEY ENERGY increasingly united to meet the ´green´ challenge faced by the industrial world
From eighth to 11th November, the Rimini Fiera expo platform will increase the ability of its brands to cover all the lines indicated by the European regulations on environmental issues (water, energy, waste, etc.) from a business point of view.Following two drivers: circular economy and climate change. The new Monitoring & Control and Material Handling, Lifting Solutions & Logistics ...
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Climate Change: Latin America is part of the solution
With the effects of climate change already being felt across Latin America and the Caribbean, countries in the region working together with the World Bank have become part of the solution in fighting climate change while fostering economic growth, Pamela Cox, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, said at the EU-Latin American Forum organized by the Government of France. ...
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First industry-specific roadmap examines emissions reductions in cement industry
A roadmap published today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) calls for strong national policies to activate known CO2 mitigation actions that the sector can take now. It also issues a call to action to develop commercially viable carbon capture and storage technologies as a method for further reducing global CO2 emissions ...
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Urban frontrunners — cities and the fight against global warming
Barcelona is becoming a leader in solar energy use, Malmö is developing a carbon neutral residential area and London is setting ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets. Cities are joining in the fight against climate change. As concentrations of human activity, Europe's cities and towns account for 69 % of the continent's energy use and thus most greenhouse gas emissions. Seen another way, ...
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Companies Missing Opportunities to See Green With Sustainability Efforts
NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There's a lot of talk about the other green of sustainability – financial savings. However, a recent survey from Ernst & Young LLP found that many companies might be missing opportunities, as tax departments and sustainability programs lack integration. Only 16% of companies that either have or are developing an environmental ...
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New opportunities for SEaB Energy in Brazil as a winner of the Brazil Clean & Cool Mission
Innovative UK technology companies are visiting Brazil in November to explore business opportunities aimed at tacking climate change and improving resource efficiency. Entrepreneurs from seventeen British companies with innovative clean technologies will participate in the week-long Clean and Cool Mission to Brazil, organised by the UK’s innovation agency, The Technology Strategy Board, ...
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2011 U.S. Venture Capital Investment in Cleantech Steady at $4.9 Billion Despite Tough Economy
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011, flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of capital invested compared to 2010, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. However, this represents a 29% increase from the $3.8 billion raised in 2009. In Q4 2011 VC ...
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Berlin can be climate-neutral by 2050: Feasibility Study
Berlin can reduce its CO2 emissions from presently about 21 million tons to 4.4 million tons in 2050 – despite economic growth and population increase. This would mean a reduction of about 85 percent compared to the basis year 1990 and complies with the ambition to make Berlin a climate-neutral city. As a positive side-effect, there could be a regional economic effect of up to 138 million ...
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SAP Americas headquarters achieves certification as Pennsylvania`s largest `LEED Platinum` building
Executing on its commitment to sustainability, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the expansion of its North American headquarters on the Newtown Square campus in Pennsylvania has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest rating given by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Designed by FXFOWLE Architects and opened in May 2009, the ...
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Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Slash Travel Costs in Cities
Autonomous and shared mobility, digitalization and decentralization of energy systems require new approaches to electric mobility, according to the World Economic Forum’s report Electric Vehicles for Smarter Cities: The Future of Energy and Mobility. The report, produced in collaboration with Bain & Company, examines the major trends affecting the transformation of energy and ...
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US presidential hopeful McCain outlines his plan to confront climate change
Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting Senator John McCain of Arizona has offered his plan to combat global warming. Speaking at the Vestas wind turbine factory in Portland, McCain said what America needs is market-based cap and trade system to curb greenhouse gas emissions, mobilize innovative technologies, and strengthen the economy. McCain envisions a cap and trade system that would ...
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Cement Industry Honors 2013 Leaders in Environmental Excellence
SKOKIE, Ill., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the 12th Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA's Spring Meeting in Chicago, April 29, 2013. The awards honor ...
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