Climate Action - Assisting business towards carbon neutrality

Reuters via Planet Ark Setting targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions is not the only solution to global warming said an advisor to Japan's government.

Entrepreneurs, NGOs and governments around the globe are inventing the Earth’s first sustainable global economy, according to State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy.

SustainableBusiness  A new state program in Texas, US is offering to pay owners of old cars to buy newer, cleaner-operating cars.

Globe-net The aviation industry is in for an interesting year as the EU agrees on a system that forces airlines flying to and from Europe into a cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions.

SciDev.Net Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.

Sustainablebusiness The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, announced that it will invest in n environment-focused private equity fund to help benefit the environment and combat climate change.

A weekly round up of companies making the news for climate change related activities.

Ceres report gives HSBC and other European banks top scores; Citigroup and Bank of America post highest US bank scores.