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Guidelines presented for adapting infectious disease policy to climate change

Climate change may increase the risk of outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as salmonella or tick-borne encephalitis. A new study has outlined five main steps in assessing policies to ensure that they can respond effectively to this challenge and highlights the importance of involving stakeholders at every stage of policy assessment. Public health policy is well experienced in developing ...

Jul. 18, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

DOE, USDA, and NSF launch joint climate change prediction research program

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of a joint research program to produce high-resolution models for predicting climate change and its resulting impacts. Called Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models (EaSM), the program is designed to generate models that -- significantly more powerful than ...

Mar. 22, 2010

By US Department of Energy

ICF International Announces Joanne Potter as Principal

ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has named Joanne R. Potter to the position of principal, supporting ICF’s work related to climate change, sustainability, and transportation. Ms. Potter will provide technical assistance and advisory support on a range of climate ...

Oct. 25, 2011

By ICF

Latest technique in climate forecasts shows decrease in UK summer rainfall

Results from the latest multiple model ensemble techniques in climate change forecasting, published by Britain's Royal Society, indicate that average summer rainfall for northern Europe could decrease by between 5 and 20 per cent by the end of the century. The findings use Met Office Hadley Centre climate simulations in a multiple model ensemble. This method has been pioneered by climate ...

May 6, 2008

By The Met Office

Transparent standard for voluntary nano-certification

While the pace of development in the field of nanotechnology has brought existing regulations face to face with their limitations, at the same time the importance of voluntary action in recording, evaluating and monitoring safety risks is increasing. TÜV SÜD and The Innovation Society, St. Gallen, will present the master document of their CENARIOS® standard at the 4th NanoRegulations Conference ...

Feb. 25, 2009

By TÜV SÜD AG

WBCSD Welcomes President Bush`s Comments on Climate Change

Geneva - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) welcomes recent comments from President Bush on developing a new post-2012 framework on climate change by calling for a long-term goal supported by interim objectives and national programs. President Bush's suggestions are very similar to elements of the Council's proposals for a new post-Kyoto international framework on ...

Jun. 6, 2007

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Philadelphia hosts national brownfields conference

Philadelphia will host the 14th national brownfields conference April 3-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties. Brownfields 2011 will feature EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson as keynote speaker on Monday at 9:45 a.m. ...

Apr. 1, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Integral Principal Judi Durda Elected to Ecological Society of America Certification Board

Integral Principal Ms. Judi Durda, Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America (ESA), has been elected to the Board of Professional Certification for ESA, the country’s primary professional organization of ecologists. ESA members comprise more than 10,000 scientists worldwide. As a board member, Ms. Durda will oversee professional certification of ecologists both in the United ...

Mar. 11, 2010

By Integral Consulting Inc.

EDC passes Auditor General Review of environmental and social policies

Export Development Canada’s Environmental and Social Review Directive and other environmental review processes for significant projects are suitably designed and meet the requirements of the OECD’s Common Approaches and the Equator Principles concludes Canada’s Auditor General in a report released today. The report also concluded that the Environmental and Social Review ...

Jun. 10, 2014

By GLOBE SERIES

ARCADIS Expands Program to Guarantee Results for Complex Projects

ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company has announced the expansion of its guaranteed remediation program, known as GRiP®, to include complex environmental, infrastructure and water projects. The expanded program called Guaranteed Outcomes, will save its clients time and money, manage ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By Arcadis

integrum Software Selected by World`s Largest LNG Facility for EHS System

RasGas, based in Qatar, is the world’s largest LNG project. integrum Risk & Compliance software has been selected and implemented to manage all aspects of their integrated management system including risk, health & safety, quality and environmental management. RasGas Corporation Limited, a JV between Qatar and major oil and gas producers including Exxon Mobil, produces over 17 ...

Mar. 1, 2007

By integrum Pty Limited

Northeast IAQ & Energy Conference Announces Workshop Day Schedule

Next month, the 2015 Northeast IAQ & Energy Conference takes place on April 15th and 16th in Portland, Maine. The conference begins with a full day comprised of four comprehensive seminars. During the second day of the conference, more than a dozen workshops are being offered to help attendees and their companies create healthy, sustainable indoor environments. Workshop Day includes the ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Scranton sewer authority penalized for safety violations

The Sewer Authority of the City of Scranton will pay a $12,619 penalty and complete a $30,000 tree planting project under a settlement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over risk management violations at its treatment facility at Cedar Avenue and Breck Street in Scranton, Pa. The alleged violations, identified in an April 2010 EPA inspection, focused on the sewer authority’s ...

Jan. 4, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Counting the carbon in overseas investments

In a landmark settlement, two US government agencies are now required to consider the climate change impacts of overseas financing. The environmental NGOs Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, along with the city of Boulder, Colorado, originally brought the suit to court in 2002. They alleged that the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provided more than $32 ...

Feb. 16, 2009

By World Resources Institute WRI

Is the world becoming more sustainable?

According to the Worldwatch Institute's "State of the World" report released on January 9, 2008, the world is moving more closely to a sustainable global economy. The report indicates that environmental issues which were once regarded as irrelevant to economic activity are today dramatically rewriting the rules for business, investors, and consumers. The report, which is in the form of a ...

Jan. 14, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Entergy Corporation Once Again Named to Dow Jones North America and World Sustainability Indices and Carbon Disclosure Project Leadership Index

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation's sustainable practices in the areas of economic, environmental and social performance in 2011 resulted in its inclusion in two premiere leadership indices. Entergy (NYSE: ETR) was named to the 2012/2013 Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indices. The company was one of only two U.S. companies in the electric utility ...

Sep. 14, 2012

By Entergy

Point Carbon and ESP Announce Strategic Partnership

Mountain View, CA, and Oslo, Norway - Today Point Carbon and ESP (Environmental Software Providers) announced a closely-knit partnership which will provide a cutting-edge package of software and services to support companies involved with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). ESP's Greenhouse Gas Suite(tm) software, the leading solution supporting enterprise greenhouse gas ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By IHS Markit

Smithers Signs Agreement to Purchase Environmental Sciences Group from Covance

The Smithers Group announced today an agreement to purchase the Environmental Sciences Group (ESG) from Covance Laboratories. Providing world-class scientific and regulatory expertise in product registration and risk assessment, the Environmental Sciences Group serves clients in the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical and animal health ...

May 4, 2012

By The Smithers Group

UK Climate Change Minister launches one-stop shop for adapting to climate impacts

Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock today called on organisations across the public and private sector to develop imaginative and innovative approaches to deal with the impact of a changing climate. Launching a new information hub that will help businesses, planners, and others to adapt to climate change, Ms Ruddock said that as the climate changed, there would be more extreme weather, with an ...

Jul. 24, 2008

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

UK Village at CARBON EXPO 2006

- UK Climate Change Projects Office organizes group participation CARBON EXPO 2006 - Global Carbon Market Fair & Conference - is the w orld's only trade fair and conference for emissions trading and the carbon market. From 10th to 12th May 2006, it will be presenting the entire value chain of a functional emissions trade market. Exhibitors from more than 50 countries are expected at CARBON ...

Feb. 23, 2006

By Koelnmesse GmbH

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