Sustainability
New Website Tracks Climate Change Policy Funding
September 9, 2010
The Government of the Netherlands and other governments have created a website to provide information about the origin, amount, and use of funds going to developing countries to support action to fight climate change.IPN Report Shows Flaws of Government-Funded "Green" Investments
September 5, 2010
The International Policy Network's study, "Seven Myths About Green Jobs," explains how government support of "green" jobs increases bureaucracy, waste, and debt.IUCN to Monitor Shell-Cosan Biofuel Project
September 1, 2010
The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced that it will monitor a joint "biofuels from sugarcane" project between Shell and sugar giant Cosan to "ensure that the impact of these operations on local communities and nature are minimised."Report Details Reforms for UN Climate Change Panel
September 1, 2010
Reforms, if followed, could restore the IPCC's lost credibility and provide more accurate assessments of climate change.EU Report Provides Statistical Analysis of Energy Sources in 2009
August 30, 2010
A Eurostat report concludes that 18.4 percent of energy production in the EU came from renewable resources in 2009, putting the sector in third place behind natural gas (19.3 percent) and nuclear energy (28%).AI Questions UNEP Conclusion on Causes of Oil Spills in Nigeria
August 30, 2010
Amnesty International is frustrated by the UN Environmental Program's conclusion that the primary causes of oil spills in Nigeria were sabotage and criminal activity, not oil company equipment failure.UNEP Calls for "Greening" of Humanitarian Efforts
August 24, 2010
A new Resource Centre for Mainstreaming Environment into Humanitarian Action explains how to integrate environmental considerations into humanitarian action.New Power Station in Scotland is Receiving Global Opposition
August 17, 2010
The WWF shows that people from 100 countries have objected to the plans for a new coal-fired power station in Ayrshire, Scotland.Council on Foreign Relations Examines Future of Climate Governance
August 17, 2010
CFR expert considers the landscape of climate governance in a post-Copenhagen Conference world.EU Issues 2009 Environmental Policy Review
August 17, 2010
In the Review, the EU details the 2009 outcomes from its regulation of national environmental policies.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
