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18 Articles match "Conference","Environment","Incentives"

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The New Economy Challenge: Implications for Higher Education
by David Korten [link] On January 29, 2010, David Korten addressed the Education for Sustainable Development Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. We have gathered for this conference, not to debate the seriousness of our situation, but rather to explore how our educational institutions can contribute to the solution. His remarks follow.
The Green Changemakers - Friday, May 14, 2010
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REGULATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
They will also review innovations for PR09, including the new Capital Expenditure Incentive Scheme, carbon accounting and the widespread use of cost-benefit analysis. The regulatory regime for the water industry has played a major role in securing service and environmental improvements and increased efficiency.
Green (Living) Review - Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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Urban Research Symposium 2009
Municipality of Marseille Monique Barbut, Chief Executive, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Inga Bjork-Klevby, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat Philippe Van de Maele, Director General, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) (tbc) Special Message by Video Dr. Dawson, S. Barr, M. Batty, A. Bristow, S. Carney, A.
The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 7, 2010
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  • Urban Research Symposium 2009
    Municipality of Marseille Monique Barbut, Chief Executive, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Inga Bjork-Klevby, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat Philippe Van de Maele, Director General, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) (tbc) Special Message by Video Dr. Dawson, S. Barr, M. Batty, A. Bristow, S. Carney, A.
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 7, 2010
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  • Our Planet - UNEP’s magazine
    Each issue of Our Planet concentrates on one specific theme, tying into international conferences (the 10th anniversary of the Basel Convention), meetings (the Commission on Sustainable Development), events (World Environment Day), or dealing with issues of our time (Water or Climate Change).
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, June 29, 2009
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  • 12 steps to unite to combate Climate Change
    The United Nations system itself, led by Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, and guided by the UNEP-led Environment Management Group, is moving towards carbon neutrality. At the small business or household level, tax breaks and incentives can make solar photovoltaic systems and other renewable energy technologies cost effective.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, June 5, 2009
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  • REGULATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
    They will also review innovations for PR09, including the new Capital Expenditure Incentive Scheme, carbon accounting and the widespread use of cost-benefit analysis. The regulatory regime for the water industry has played a major role in securing service and environmental improvements and increased efficiency.
    Green (Living) Review - Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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  • Green Government Initiative Publications
    Workshop: High Water Marks- Tools for Rural Counties to Improve Water Quality Presentations from the 2008 NACo Annual Conference in Kansas City. Workshop: How to Implement County Green Policies-Innovative Codes and Ordinances Presentations from the 2008 NACo Annual Conference in Kansas City. Environment + Jobs = Strong Economy?
    The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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  • The Green City Vision
    The prevailing strategy for “saving the environment” has largely been to try to improve a dysfunctional system. Statement from the conference conveners, adapted from the "Green City Visions" 2005 United Nations World Environment Day Conference convened by Ecocity Builders and the City of Oakland, California Get ready to change the world!
    The Green Changemakers - Thursday, April 10, 2008
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  • Local Currencies in the Twenty-First Century:
    Understanding Money, Building Local Economies, Renewing Community A Conference Report By Susan Witt and Christopher Lindstrom of the E. Schumacher Society convened a conference Local Currencies in the Twenty-First Century: Understanding Money, Building Local Economies, Renewing Community. The E. Among these tools are local currencies.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, February 22, 2008
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  • EU climate deal to help overcome financial crisis
    by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Warsaw, Poland - Tackling climate change will help, not hinder, the efforts of the governments to overcome the global financial crisis, the environment chief of the European Union said recently. conference in the western Polish city of Poznan in December that is meant to pave the way for a new global climate deal.
    Green (Living) Review - Saturday, May 30, 2009
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  • 21 Ways Faith Groups Are Combating Global Warming
    Earth Keepers , a coalition of 10 faiths and over 150 congregations across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, have joined together to protect the regional environment there. Faith groups attended the National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment as key partners in educating the public on the facts of climate change.
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, May 18, 2009
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  • Living Wealth: Better Than Money
    Empire Prosperity Story The prevailing prosperity narrative has many variations, but these are among its essential elements: Economic growth fills our lives with material abundance, lifts the poor from their misery, and creates the wealth needed to protect the environment. This requires building economies with heart. Magazine. Magazine.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, November 21, 2008
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