For investors, climate risk has no one-size-fits-all solution

Two new global reports conclude that climate change could exert strong downward pressure on global economic performance.

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For investors, climate risk has no one-size-fits-all solution

How cities can improve homes

And three residential policies can promote economic development, improve health and reduce carbon emissions.

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How cities can improve homes

How to have an all-renewable electric grid

Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.

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How to have an all-renewable electric grid

Investment community calls for predictable climate policy

Governments could re-energize global economic growth by prioritizing low-carbon business models and infrastructure, investors say.

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Investment community calls for predictable climate policy

The sustainability consultant and the CEO

Can our sustainability consultant connect with the company's top executive? Or is he waiting for Godot?

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The sustainability consultant and the CEO

The Greater Challenge To Retirement Planning: Maya Prophecy, Climate Catastrophe, Or Living Big?

Image credit: Brendtwood For many the idea of Retirement Planning has been derailed by a global economic slump and increasing health care expenses. Those who take seriously the December 21, 2012, Maya Prophecy about astronomical alignment obviously won’t bother at all. (This latter force is hooey though: thrown in get your attention to the risk posed by weather extremes that prospective retirees must now consider.) Meanwhile, most of The English feel it will ” not be feasible for people..

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EU Emissions Drop Inflates Carbon Permit Surplus

The global economic recession pushed greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union’s cap-and-trade program down 11.2 percent last year, leaving many industries with a windfall surplus of carbon permits worth billions of dollars.

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EU Emissions Drop Inflates Carbon Permit Surplus