July 9, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
Since returning from Rio, I have already participated in a number of debriefings about the Rio+20 Earth Summit. I am pleased to see the interest, but dismayed to find ma… Continue reading
June 20, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
As the Earth Summit convenes today, after three days of preparatory meetings, I am reflecting on what this is all about, 50,000 people in Rio, 130 heads of state. Why are we all here?
R… Continue reading
June 7, 2012
by Michael Davidson
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Michael Davidson, US-China Climate Policy Coordinator, Washington, DC
This post is co-authored with Dr. Yang Fuqiang, Senior Advisor on Climate and Energy at NRDC, Beijing.
In less than two weeks, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will join as… Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
This Saturday March 31st, millions of people around the world will observe “Earth Hour” at 8:30 p.m. As you’ll see in the awesome vide… Continue reading
March 20, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
With fewer than one hundred days before the start of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there are reasons to be hopeful about p… Continue reading
July 25, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC SECRETARY-GENERAL LINKS CLIMATE CHANGE TO SUSTAINABILITY AT SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TOP PRIORITY
In his opening statement at a historic UN Security Counci… Continue reading
June 24, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC BAN ANNOUNCES 30/30/30 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TARGETS FOR RIO
In his address to the Vienna Energy Forum 2011, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to agree at next year… Continue reading
April 22, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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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
Share on FacebookFebruary 7, 2011
by Peter Lehner
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So often in American politics, we focus on the next news cycle or the next election. Traveling to Delhi and listening to world leaders talk about the challenges of building a clean energy future and promoting sustainable growth has been a refreshing op… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 12, 2010
by Shravya Reddy
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Climate Change and Environment
Jairam Ramesh on New UN Climate Panel
“United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has set up a high-level panel on global sustainability with the objective of formulating a new vision for sustain… Continue reading