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Zero waste, zero emissions Abu Dhabi: The proposed $22 billion Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city, will rely mainly on outside funding and use less than one-third of the Abu Dhabi Government's $15-billion dedicated fund to the initiative.
Greening of the Business News The State of Green Business in 2008: Are We Swimming, Treading or Sinking? Hardly a day goes by without a company proclaiming their intent to slash energy consumption, reduce waste or take some other bold action to green their operations or products. www.StateOfGreenBusiness.com
The Greening of the U.S. Consumer Consumers today are reducing their carbon footprint and their spending. The trend could offset the government's stimulus plans. Pallavi Gogoi, Business Week, Feb 5, 2008 2008 - year of Sanitation Assigned by the UN General Assembly, the 2008 International Year of Sanitation (IYS) aims to keep the issue of sanitation on the frontline of the global development agenda Erin Lyon, CSR Asia, Vol.4 Week 6 GREEN BUSINESS New report uncovers "strong, positive, and growing correlation" between environmental and financial performance James Murray, BusinessGreen, 19 Oct 2007
sustainable communities China seeks sustainable solutions to construction boom China 2007 - Private-Public Partnership plans to create 'One Planet Living' eco-villages
Waste not New power plants derive energy from manure Indiana, US, 25 January 2007 - New power plant shows that it indeed is possible to turn manure into gold.
CARBON TRADING EXPLODES Study Forecasts Explosive Growth in Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market LONDON, Dec. 5, 2006 - Voluntary carbon markets are growing at breakneck pace, but could be stymied by a lack of credibility and other factors, according to a new report.
NEW DELHI India prepares for climate change India, likely to be one of the countries worst-hit by global warming, is already ahead of most developing nations in putting in place measures to help it adapt to climate change, the World Bank said on Thursday.
GREEN TAXES Using taxes to get Britons to go green Using the tax system to change peoples' behaviour towards the environment is a hot political topic. Financial experts have looked at what kinds of measures could be put in place.
POSITIVE TRENDS Chinese government thinks green procurement is the way to go China yesterday issued a green products inventory for government procurement, signalling the beginnings of a more environment-friendly procurement policy. Click here if you want to read the rest of the story.
MORE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Tax policy useful to tackle environment "Sustainable development" refers to the development model based on harmony between humanity's economic activities and nature. It also means that development today should not be achieved at the cost of later generations. This means harmony between the interests of people today and those of people in the future. Read the whole article here.
THE FUTURE OF GROWTH German weekly Der Spiegel on the connection between un-harnessed economic growth and global warming The largest German weekly publication Der Spiegel recently published an article about the inevitable climate changes that are hitting us globally. The article leans its argument on the most recent scientific research, according to which it is no longer possible to stop the global warming. (Read on...)
CLIMATE CHANGE For Asia, a vicious cycle of flood and drought is predictied by environmental specialists Read the article from the Internation Herald Tribune
PROLONGING LIFE Climate change brings huge cost Pollution caused by used batteries will be gradually cut in China thanks to the country's increased use of more environmentally friendly batteries, according to an industry insider. (Read the article from chinagate.com)
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