climate change risk News
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Turn climate-change risk into business opportunity
Extreme weather events and climate- related disruptions are occurring with alarming frequency and intensity, whether it’s the Mississippi and Missouri rivers overflowing or the sight of parched earth across the U.S. Southwest. As climate-change models show, we’re on a course for more extreme weather and other environmental disruptions that don’t just affect the people and ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Adapting for a green economy report launch
How Will Companies Adapt to a Changing Climate? The UN Global Compact in cooperation with UN Environment Programme, Oxfam and the World Resources Institute invite you to the launch of the Caring for Climate report entitled “Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities, and Climate Change”. The event, to be held in conjunction with the annual Global Compact Board Meeting, ...
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KONE included on CDP`s Carbon Disclosure Climate Leadership Index
KONE Corporation, press release, October 21, 2011 KONE, for the first time, is featured as one of the 26 companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. KONE has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 551 institutional investors with USD 71 trillion in assets under management, for its approach to the disclosure of ...
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Global finance must face up to climate challenge
The world’s financial system must undergo comprehensive change by 2035 if humanity is to make the transition needed to reduce the threat of dangerous climate change, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, on an inquiry into aligning the financial system with sustainable development, says finance must be focused on moving investments into ...
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Largest ever investor group representing over $15 trillion calls for determined policy action on climate change
The world's largest global investors have a powerful message for governments and policy-makers around the world as well as climate negotiators in Cancún: take action now in the fight against global warming or risk economic disruptions far more severe than the recent financial crisis. Citing potential climate-related GDP losses of up to 20 percent by 2050 and the economic benefits of ...
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Investors representing over $15 trillion call for U.S., international action on climate change
The world's largest global investors have a powerful message for climate negotiators in Cancun and the new U.S. Congress: take action now in the fight against global warming or risk economic disruptions far more severe than the recent financial crisis. Citing potential climate-related GDP losses of up to 20 percent by 2050 and the economic benefits of shifting to low-carbon and ...
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Businesses See climate change adaptation as an opportunity
New report surveys companies, offers practical solutions for climate resilience Climate adaptation offers competitive advantages to businesses worldwide, according to the new report, Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change, jointly released today by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute. In response to ...
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First-of-its-Kind Report Ranks U.S. Insurance Companies on Climate Change Responses
Amid growing evidence that climate change is having wide-ranging global impacts that will worsen in the years ahead, a new report from Ceres ranks the nation's 330 largest insurance companies on what they are saying and doing to respond to escalating climate risks. The report found strong leadership among fewer than a dozen companies but generally poor responses among the vast majority. The ...
By Ceres
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Sustainability in Glazing Summit cannot Do Without Vacuum Glazing
Although tackling climate change has been moving up the agenda for some time, it is now taking centre-stage as the world moves to a sustainable future. In virtue of super performance on heat insulation, noise insulation, sun proof, anti-condensation and long life, our vacuum glazing for windows can be totally helpful for net-zero carbon buildings. To tackle the questions around sustainability in ...
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ACE Recognized as Global Leader in Carbon Performance and Disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project
The ACE Group announced today that it has earned recognition for leadership in carbon performance and disclosure from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organization that gathers and scores corporate carbon emissions information globally. CDP named ACE to all four of its 2012 leadership indexes – the Global 500 Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI), the ...
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Eaton Named to Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2012 Performance and Disclosure Leadership Indexes; One of Just 11 S&P Companies to Receive Both Rankings
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced today it has been ranked as a leader on the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2012 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index and 2012 Carbon Performance Leadership Index. Eaton is one of only 11 S&P 500 companies to earn leadership status on both indexes in this year’s CDP ranking. This is the ...
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Climate Action Plan Toolkit: EPA Releases Stormwater Climate Change Tool
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Virtual Climate Resilience Toolkit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the Climate Adjustment Tool for EPA’s Stormwater Management Model – a widely-used, downloadable online stormwater simulation model. The Climate Adjustment Tool allows engineers and planners to evaluate the performance of ...
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Pickles ruins Christmas for Osborne and Huhne
News that Eric Pickles’ £250m fund for waste collection is to be restricted to councils that intend to retain or bring back weekly black bag collections has been greeted with dismay by senior figures in the organic waste recycling industry. In evidence to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, David Prout, the senior civil servant responsible for Localism, said that ...
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Six things companies need to know about climate change adaptation
In a survey of global businesses, 86 percent described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity. So finds a new report jointly released yesterday by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute. Already, businesses worldwide are beginning to see the risks and economic impacts of more frequent and ...
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Eaton achieves CDP leadership position for global climate change transparency, including first place in the industrials sector
Power management company Eaton today announced it has been ranked a global leader by CDP and named to the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index. Eaton’s position in the index ranked it first among its global competitors in the industrials sector. “Eaton’s achievement in the CDP ratings is a clear indication of the progress we are making to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...
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New Approach to Drainage to Reduce Flood Risks
The government has announced that sustainable drainage systems will be made mandatory in new developments across England in a bid to reduce flooding and pollution around the country. Part of the problem with new-build developments is that they can inadvertently increase surface and sewerage flood risk by covering permeable surfaces such as soil and grassland in paving and concrete, which means ...
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Health impacts of climate change in the indoor environment: a UK review
The health risks associated with climate-induced changes to indoor environments are explored in a new study. UK-based researchers synthesised findings of how climate change — and mitigation and adaptation measures — might affect the inside of buildings, through overheating, air quality, allergies and infections, flood risk and other exposure risks. In addition to its well-reported ...
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Phil Angelides, a Leader in Shareholder Activism and Green Investment, Wins the Joan Bavaria Award
Phil Angelides has been awarded the fifth-annual Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. The announcement was made today, the first day of the annual Ceres Conference, which is running May 1-2 at The Fairmont in San Francisco, CA. Angelides is currently President of Riverview Capital Investments, a real estate investment firm which focuses on clean energy projects ...
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New Tool Offers an Inside Look at the Climate Change Impact of Buildings - Energy Star buildings release less carbon dioxide
Estimating the carbon footprint of commercial buildings has just become easier. Portfolio Manager, EPA's on-line energy rating system for commercial buildings, now includes greenhouse gas emission factors. The updated ratings show that Energy Star buildings, which use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings, also emit 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The ...
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C40 & Siemens Kick Off 2014 City Climate Leadership Awards
We are pleased to announce that the application process for the 2014 C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards is now open. Last year’s inaugural C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards was a rousing success, recognizing ten global cities for their leadership in urban sustainability. An event held at the Crystal in London drew city leaders and experts from around the world, ...
By C40 Cities
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