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Dump biofuels subsidies to stabilise food prices – report

Dump biofuels subsidies to stabilise food prices – report

June 14, 2011

Government subsidies for biofuels should be scrapped to help ease pressure on global food prices, says a report by the UN, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.


Brussels secures consumer rights breakthrough

Brussels secures consumer rights breakthrough

June 08, 2011

Representatives of all three EU institutions have reached a provisional agreement on the bloc's Consumer Rights Directive after hours of negotiations, paving the way for the draft legislation to be voted into law later this month


Co-operators Group Tops Best 50 Corporate Citizens

Co-operators Group Tops Best 50 Corporate Citizens

June 08, 2011

Corporate Knights has released the 10th Annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, the leading corporate ranking of Canadian corporate citizenship that rates companies' relative to their carbon, water, waste, and energy impacts.


UN says climate talks will miss Kyoto deadline

UN says climate talks will miss Kyoto deadline

June 08, 2011

UN talks have run out of time to meet a December 2012 deadline to put in place a binding successor to the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gases, says the UN's top climate official Christiana Figueres.


German nuclear phase-out ignites push for coal, gas

German nuclear phase-out ignites push for coal, gas

June 03, 2011

A battle over the future shape of Germany's energy industry is looming after its pioneering decision to shut all 17 of its nuclear reactors by 2022. The move followed a wave of anti-nuclear protests sparked by the disaster in Fukushima, Japan.


More Work is Needed to Meet Climate Change Responsibilities

More Work is Needed to Meet Climate Change Responsibilities

June 01, 2011

The Ontario government will not meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is one conclusion from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s 2011 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report.


New Climate Research Center Opens in Rio

New Climate Research Center Opens in Rio

May 26, 2011

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), a global analysis and advisory organization that supports nations' efforts towards green and low-carbon growth, today launched its center in Rio de Janeiro.


Green and growth go together - OECD

Green and growth go together - OECD

May 25, 2011

Governments must look to the green economy to find new sources of growth and jobs, says the OECD. They should put in place policies that tap into the innovation, investment and entrepreneurship driving the shift towards a greener economy.


Water meters now

May 25, 2011


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