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Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill.
The Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA), officially launched by th... [more]
Founded in Bangkok in 1949, Dusit International is dedicated to sustainable tourism. A number of Dusit International hotels have attained the Silver Certified Award from EarthCheck, the leading environmental management program that sets benchmarks for the tourism industry. Dusit Thani Maldives will participate in the EarthCheck certification process and strives to attain carbon-neutral status in the coming years.
Located on Mudhdhoo Island in Baa Atoll, Dusit Thani Maldives is 35 mi... [more]
The latest Vital Signs Online (VSO) report from the Worldwatch Institute indicates that
due to increasing costs of production, a slowed demand for electricity, and fresh memories of disaster in Japan, production of nuclear power fell in 2011.
Despite reaching record levels the previous year, global installed nuclear capacity, the potential power generation from all existing plants, declined to 366.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, from 375.5 GW at the end of 2010.
Not surprisingly, this drop in in... [more]
Earlier this year, it was announced that the London Borough of Bexley had received funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board’s (LWARB) Flats Recycling Programme and the Recycle for London programme, which is also funded by LWARB, to support the scheme in partnership with Gallions Housing Association.
The first phase is focused on 2,000 flats in East Thamesmead with a potential expansion to 15,000 flats across Bexley planned for 2012, and following that, a potential roll-out to all ho... [more]
Scientists know that many of the world’s rivers and lakes are polluted or running dry, resulting in a lack of access to clean water for drinking and sanitation and a serious decline in freshwater species. Current demand for water from cities, agriculture and industry is already unsustainable in many regions and is predicted to increase in coming years. These threats are compounded by climate change, which is profoundly impacting global water resources.
A new initiative launched during World W... [more]
Ontario is proposing sweeping new legislation to attract new investment, create new green economy jobs and better protect the climate.
The proposed bill, the Green Energy Act (GEA), if passed, would help the government ensure Ontario’s green economic future by:
* Building a stronger, greener economy with new investment, creating well-paying green jobs and more economic growth for Ontario – a projected 50,000 jobs in the first three years
* Better protecting our environment, combatin... [more]
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