20th Anniversary | I Commit to Green Blog

Rachel Fried, Program Assistant, Lands and Communications, Washington, D.C.
I used to associate the word “Rio” with a glass jar filled with spare lunch money. My first grade elementary school class decided to raise money to … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2012
by JingJing Qian
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China’s low-carbon city drive should pay attention to "sidewalk"

JingJing Qian, China Country Director, Beijing
The Rio+20 Conference is taking place this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit. While the conference is not expected to produce legally binding international co… Continue reading →

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February 21, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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The Race to the Rio+20 Earth Summit Speeds Up in Nairobi and on the Net

Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
I am in Nairobi this week for the United Nations Environment Programme (“UNEP”) Governing Council. It is in part a celebration of the 40th anniversary … Continue reading →

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April 22, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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It’s Time to Act: From Earth Day 2011 to the "Earth Summit" 2012

Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC Today is Earth Day; and our friends at Earth Day Network are calling for “A Billion Acts of Green.” They are encouraging each of us to take a step to save our planetar… Continue reading →

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March 6, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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The Roads to the Rio+20 Earth Summit: Next Stop is New York

It is Saturday evening and I am on the railroad from Washington, DC to New York. For the next few days, I will be in meetings and consultations at and around the United Nations working on the accelerating preparations for the next Earth Summit – … Continue reading →

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