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ALAIN BELDA, Alcoa Chairman and CEO

Climate Action - Assisting business towards carbon neutrality

Features

Climate Risk Disclosure by the S&P 500

Published on 23 November 2007
This Ceres report assesses how S&P 500 corporations from 11 key industries disclose the risks and opportunities they face from climate change.

The Quiet Revolution in Business Reporting

Published on 23 November 2007
This report  by Ceres discusses the limitations of business reporting under today's accounting rules and identifies the Global Reporting Initiative as the emerging standard in comprehensive non-financial reporting.

Promoting equity and adaptation for developing countries

Published on 23 November 2007
Building damaged by stormsDr Atiq Rahman, from the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, discusses equity and adaptation for developing countries.

The Future of Oil: Energy Security, Climate Risks and Market Opportunities

Published on 23 November 2007
This June 2007 report from Ceres and the Civil Society Institute highlights key findings from an October 2006 oil analyst briefing at JPMorgan Chase in which experts examined how the future of oil will be affected by geopolitics, climate change, and new technologies.

From Risk to Opportunity: Insurer Responses to Climate Change – 2007

Published on 23 November 2007
This report from Ceres focuses on the significant progress made by insurers to develop new products and services, identifying 422 real-world examples from  26 countries.

Renewable energy in India: status and future prospects

Published on 22 November 2007
wind farm in sunsetV Subramanian, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India discusses government renewable energy policy.

Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa

Published on 22 November 2007
scidev_womanJohanna Wolf, Climate change consultant at SciDev.Net looks at climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

Turning waste into energy. A Nigerian initiative to reduce pollution and generate clean energy

Published on 22 November 2007
Village in NigeriaJulia Steets of the Global Public Policy Institute highlights the award winning 'Cows to Kilowatts' initiative in Nigeria, reducing the water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions of a slaughterhouse.

Sustainable bioenergy in Africa: issues and possibilities

Published on 22 November 2007
terracingMersie Ejigu, President & CEO of the Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability (PAES) discusses Africa's bioenergy potential.

Buildings and climate change

Published on 21 November 2007
skyscrapers and flagsDoug Smeath from the US Green Building Council discusses the contribution of buildings and the construction industry to climate change