The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today urged businesses to transform their enterprises into low-carbon operations that are environmentally sound and benefit communities in order to remain profitable and sustainable.
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A number of measures for the building of a low-carbon society in Vietnam were introduced by the Japan National Research Institute of Environment (JNRIE) at a seminar in Hanoi on April 18.
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One quarter of its wind power may not be actually connected to the grid, but that doesn’t mean China’s green ambitions aren’t genuine–at least as the nation’s twelfth five-year plan has it. China Dialogue points out that building a low-carbon economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and green development are front and center.
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Industrial interests are threatening to undermine Norway’s billion dollar partnership with Indonesia, potentially turning the forest conservation deal into a scheme that subsidizes conversion of rainforests and peatlands for oil palm and pulp and paper plantations, logging concessions, and energy production, claims a new report from Greenpeace.
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MANILA, Philippines
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One important way to bring system change about is transforming the international monetary system which as glue binds the financial, economic and commercial systems together.
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Like millions of his countrymen living in coastal areas in low-lying Bangladesh, fisherman Faroukh Mia and his family are acutely at risk from rising sea levels. Theyre often portrayed by the worlds media as the helpless victims of a climate disaster waiting to happen. But thats just half the story. Theyre also entrepreneurs, exploiting new technology sold to them by one of Bangladeshs most dynamic businesses.
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Demand for resources and subsequent threats to environmental quality call for Brunei Darussalam’s strong government commitment to a diverse economy, thus energy should be used efficiently. The Minister of Development says without proper management there will continue to be substantial impediments to the nation’s environmental, social and economic values and it’s long term development opportunities. Therefore, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi added, the country needs to produce and use energy much more efficiently, as it can lower costs and enhance economic competitiveness.
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In recent years, a new phrase has entered the public consciousness
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanas President Bharrat Jagdeo says his countrys Low Carbon Development Strategy was crafted out of necessity. He was responding to recent statements by the main opposition party, the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) that the proposal is a
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As the Environment Secretary, I must commend you for leading a timely mission to Hong Kong, on your way to the Mainland, for you have come to this part of the world at the right time and at the right place.
Hong Kong has the opportunity to adopt or overshoot China’s target of reducing carbon intensity by 2020, according to a new report commissioned by international NGO The Climate Group.
The National Center For Sustainable Development (NCSD) and the China CDM Fund have launched the China-U.S. Low Carbon Development Cooperation Program.
The objectives of the partnership are to improve global communities with examples of sustainable low-carbon development and to sponsor relevant comparative studies on policy, demonstration and scale-up of investment projects.
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The United States National Center (NCSD) for Sustainable Development and the China CDM Fund have announced a partnership to promote low carbon development with the China-US Low Carbon Development Program.Â
WASHINGTON – (Business Wire) The first-of-its kind creative initiative and significant effort by the Government of China, for new non governmental cooperation between China and the U.S. on sustainable low carbon development was announced today. The National Center For Sustainable Development (
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHINA CDM FUND MANAGEMENT CENTER COMMIT TO COOPERATION ON LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LAUNCHING OF THE CHINA-U.S. LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROGRAM.
The NCSD Issues National Call to Action to Business, Industry and Government in the U.S. and China to step up efforts on bi-lateral practical Cooperation for a Sustainable Low Carbon Economy
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Nairobi Kenya’s planned development path will more than double its carbon emissions unless efforts are taken to pursue low carbon development, according to an environmental think tank.
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In keeping with the recently announced voluntary and unilateral targets to reduce the emissions intensity of its increasing GDP, the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India has just put together an Expert Group with an objective of making India a Low Carbon Economy. Predicted to be one of the worst climate change affected regions in the near future, India has already gotten on its toes with the various Indian states putting together their Action Plans on tackling climate change and by taking the lead in calling for global cooperation on green technology.
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — China is reconciling its traditional development and consumption patterns with low-carbon development so as to achieve ultimate harmony between humans and nature, a senior Chinese official said Tuesday.
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CHENGDU, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — In a green valley of Guangyuan city in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, people are busily working to rebuild their homes, schools and hospitals, which were devastated during the May 12 earthquake last year.
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The low carbon development strategy (LCDS) is not about political mileage, President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared, saying that it maps out measures that would have to be implemented in the long run as a result of the climate change threat.
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