Info Resources 2012 Document Actions RSS feed Send this Print this Export Resources 2012 G8 Camp David Declaration The Whitehouse Press Secretary, 19 May 2012. The recent G8 meeting at Camp David concluded with a declaration which highlighted growth, employment and low-carbon development. See specifically the first two sections on 'The Global Economy' and 'Energy and Climate Change'. Read More… Shortage of Skilled Employees in Green Building Industry Skilled green workers in the construction industry in demand, but there are too few people with those skills, say 86% of architects and engineers and 91% of contractors, in a McGraw-Hill Construction study. Read More… Climate Conversations - Climate change means doing Asian development differently Nita Bhalla, AlertNet, 18 May 2012 - For years, many developing countries have believed it can be only one or the other - economic growth or reducing carbon emissions. But a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it’s possible for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to do both. Read More… Mangroves reduce disaster risk, boost income options in Vietnam Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio, AlertNet, 14 May 2012 - Following Typhoon Damrey and an increasing number of cyclones that have affected Vietnam in the last five years, a number of international non-governmental organisations have begun working in disaster-prone coastal areas of Vietnam, building on evidence that mangroves can play a crucial role in reducing the destruction from cyclones. Read More… Business and governments discuss green economy ahead of Rio+20 A two-day consultation addressed how to best leverage business strengths in innovation, adaptation and implementation to facilitate the transition to a green economy Read More… Solar Power Prices More Competitive Than Thought: BNEF Power from solar panels is much closer to price competitiveness with fossil fuel-generated electricity than many policy-makers and investors realize, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Read More… Asia-Pacific Green Jobs Community Update - Issue 7 contributed by Daniel Shephard — May 21, 2012 08:50 AM Author: Green Jobs Team Publishing Date: 2012 Category: CoP Product This is an update of community related activities for the first two quarters of 2012. It includes information of Green Jobs projects and programmes as well as upcoming events. Read More… Small Wind Farms to Grow as U.S. Tax Incentives Expand Installations of wind farms with less than 20 megawatts of capacity may rise to a record this year if lawmakers expand a federal tax credit. Read More… Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmapfor Asia and the Pacific contributed by Ian Barnes — May 17, 2012 10:59 AM Author: UNESCAP Publishing Date: 2012 Category: Not Specified. The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to the region. It articulates five tracks on which to drive the economic system change necessary to pursue low carbon green growth as a new economic development path. In particular, the “visible structure” of the economy, comprising such physical infrastructure as transport, buildings and energy systems, together with the “invisible structure”, which encompasses market prices, governance, regulations and lifestyles, have to be re-oriented towards resource efficiency. Read More… Waste not, want not: How Dhaka gets growth from trash Every day Dhaka’s 15 million residents produce 5,000 tons of waste. Almost half that waste is uncollected, and adds to problems with pollution, disease and carbon emissions. Waste Concern, a partner of the ILO's Green Jobs in Asia Project, is advancing solutions in the waste management sector that contribute to the triple bottom line of people-planet-profit. Read More… WFUNA Webinar: Get Rio: Global Governance for a Sustainable Future Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) is one of the two main themes of Rio+20. But what exactly does this mean? Please join us on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 @ 10:00am EDT as we discuss the past, present, and future of IFSD and how to reform global governance architecture to effectively deliver sustainable development in the 21st century. Read More… Sustainability Study: Interactive Exploration contributed by Matthew Hengesbaugh — May 16, 2012 10:18 AM Author: MIT Sloan Management Review in partnership with The Boston Consulting Group Publishing Date: 2012 Category: Not Specified. The third annual 2011 Sustainability & Innovation Global Executive Study, conducted by MIT Sloan Management Review in partnership with The Boston Consulting Group, garnered more than 4,000 responses from executives and managers of all industries and regions. Analysis of 2,874 respondents from commercial enterprises reveals that a substantial portion of companies are now seeing the need for sustainable business practices — and are deriving financial benefits from these activities. This interactive tool allows the user to access interactive charts and explore the major trends in sustainability commitment and profitability. You can also download the raw data as comma-separated values (CSV) to view in Microsoft Excel and other applications. Read More… Rio+20 Dialogues The Sustainable Development Dialogues, to be held in Riocentro, between June 16 to 19, in the context of the Rio+20 Conference, is an instrument to convene experts and stakeholders from civil society, including private sector, NGOs, scientific community, among other major groups, with a view to defining recommendations that will be taken directly to the Heads of State and Government during the High-Level Segment of Rio+20. This online platform is an instrument to ensure broad, democratic and diverse participation in the Sustainable Development Dialogues process. Read More… Webinar - May 10: Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing - Report of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability in Light of Rio+20 The High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) was established by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity. The Panel's final report - "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing" - contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice, and to mainstream it into economic policy to be submitted for consideration at the upcoming Rio+20 Summit (June 2012). During the event, Mr. János Pásztor, GSP Executive Secretary and Assistant-Secretary General of the UN, will discuss the relevance of the GSP report and recommendations to the work of international financial institutions, such as the World Bank. Read More… Rs37b may be allocated for nuclear power plants 9 May 2012 - ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to allocate Rs36.91 billion to nuclear power in next financial year 2012-13 in an effort to start work on several new plants in the country. Read More… Next 15 items » [1] 2 3 4 Basic search Portlet Share Resource Have knowledge resources to share? Click here to share them with others. 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