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Disappearing cedar mystery solved
The complexity of climate change’s interactions with the natural environment could not be more clearly demonstrated than with the decline of the yellow cedar in Alaska and British Columbia. The tree has been dying off in large numbers for the last century, but up until now it has remained a mystery as to why. A new report published in the journal BioScience believes it has the answer.EU Climate Commissioner to demand renewable energy drive at Rio summit
Connie Hedegaard, the European Union’s Climate Commissioner, has called on countries scheduled to attend Rio+20 to double its usage of renewable energy by 2030 and provide citizens with adequate access to sustainable power.
What makes a Sustainable Olympics?
With the London Olympics now less than six months away, the anticipation is building for what should be a grand sporting spectacle.
Local projects the way forward in achieving a low-carbon economy, says coalition
A coalition of groups, representing some 12 million people in the UK, claims that the best way of converting the nation to a low-carbon economy is through the backing of community-owned green energy projects.
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Sustainable Procurement
Sustainable agricultural growth
The challenges, present and future, to food supply and to the environment faced by many countries make sustainable intensification of agricultural production a major priority. Sustainable intensification, or ‘Save and Grow’, involves producing more while saving the natural resource base and contributing more to natural capital and the flow of environmental services.
Synergy is essential to sustainability at Nedbank
Widely regarded as South Africa’s green and caring bank, a key lesson of Nedbank’s ongoing sustainability journey is that it cannot be achieved in isolation.
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Climate Leaders
Brigitte Burnett, Head of Sustainability, Nedbank, Platinum Sponsor
Nedbank were Platinum Sponsor of the Climate Action Networking Reception for COP17 on Wednesday 7th December in Durban, South Africa.
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Carbon Reduction
Biofuels – climate hit or climate hype?
Want to make sense of the mass of information about biofuels? Climate Action’s biofuels guide separates the science from the hype. We investigate what biofuels mean for business and whether this technology is climate friend or foe.
Business certification: the key to a credible carbon footprint
After measuring your company’s carbon footprint it can be certified by a third party. Planet Positive, one of Climate Action’s strategic partners, is a certification expert that offers a well-respected mark. Here they explain why your business should certify its green credentials and what you have to do achieve it.
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Climate Action 2011
Know what actions industry leaders and climate change experts suggest to reduce carbon footprints and mitigate climate change - read the 2011 edition of Climate Action
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Climate Action Partners with NatureWorks for COP-16
Climate Action partnered with NatureWorks, maker of the Ingeo™ biopolymer, at COP 16.
Energy from Waste Conference
Efficiently utilising residual waste has become an issue of great importance recently.
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Press Releases
Hybrid solar and wind lighting illuminates the future
A hybrid light system that incorporates a solar panel and wind turbine to provide street lighting, security lighting and outdoor lighting is an innovative, new to market, commercially applicable product for the UK and internationally for 2012.
DONG Energy acquires stake in two new UK wind projects
DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects in the Hornsea zone from SMart Wind, the 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens' Financial Services unit, represented by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH. The wind projects, Heron Wind Ltd and Njord Ltd., have a potential total capacity of up to 1GW.
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