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Plugging the gigatonne gap

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 8, 2010

Based on recent science, WWF’s Plugging The Gap paper outlines that global emissions in 2020 should not exceed emissions of greenhouse gases 40 Gigatonnes in order to stay clear of dangerous warming levels. However, current promises by the world’s governments will result in...

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The Carbon Management Strategic Priority

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 8, 2010

A new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project explores companies perceptions of carbon management and helps evidence the case that carbon management is a growing strategic issues

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Green Economy and MDGs Brief

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 1, 2010

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released "A Brief for Policymakers on the Green Economy and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," which concludes that investment in clean energy, sustainable transport, forests and environmentally-friendly agriculture is essential to...

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Energy for a Sustainable Future

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 1, 2010

This report by UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) calls for concerted action on two ambitious but achievable goals: universal access for 2-3 billion energy poor, and reducing global energy efficiency intensity by 40 percent by 2030. The...

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Climate change: A Summary of the Science

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 30, 2010

The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has today launched a new short guide to the science of climate change. The guide has been written to summarise the evidence and to clarify the levels of confidence associated with the current scientific understanding...

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Power to the People: Investing in Clean Energy for the Base of the Pyramid in India

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 30, 2010

This report informs investors about the market potential of the clean energy industry serving India’s rural Base of the Pyramid (BoP) market, by looking at its opportunities, challenges, and potential paths to growth.

The goal of this report is to inform investors...

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Trends in sustainable development small island developing states (SIDS) 2010

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 24, 2010

Climate change, natural disaster and the triple crises of food, finance and fuel jeopardize sustainable development gains made by small island developing States (SIDS), according to a new United Nations report. Such developments exacerbate the vulnerability of the SIDS due...

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The carbon management strategic priority

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 23, 2010

Carbon management is moving up the corporate agenda and many companies now understand the need to handle their emissions. But should carbon management be considered a strategic priority? That is the central question with which a recent report from the Carbon Disclosure...

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The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2010: The Global Partnership for Development at a Critical Juncture

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 17, 2010

In September 2010, world leaders will take stock of MDG achievements to date at the High-level Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Much progress has been made since 2000, but there is still a great deal more to be achieved in order to fulfill the promise...

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Greening Water law

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 8, 2010

Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), titled "Greening Water Law".

According to the...

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