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The EU and US must not exploit the Ukraine crisis to fast-track further fossil fuel development on both sides of the Atlantic, according to Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth US. The call comes as the US Secretary of State John Kerry and the EU High Commissioner Catherine Ashton met today for an emergency EU-US energy council, just two days after the latest UN climate report warned of climate-change-related risks from extreme events, such as heat waves, extreme precipitation, and coastal flooding.

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Climate Change » Friends of the Earth Ireland - Inspiring soluti you are here : home » climate change Read all the lastest news on climate change, and our blogs, actions and updates below. Lack of political leadership on climate change fed opposition to wind energy - Today's Climate Bill can reset debate Issued in news on April 15, 2014 at 09:49:00. Home - Service public fédéral de programmation Développement durable Le développement durable ne relève pas de la compétence d’une seule administration. La poursuite des objectifs du développement durable réclame une approche politique transversale. Cette préparation transversale des politiques est la mission de la Commission interdépartementale pour le développement durable : la CIDD.

¿Hasta donde llega la basura del fondo del mar? - Apuntes de Naturaleza Cuatro ejemplos de restos encontrados en distintos lugares del muestreo. Crédito de la …La contaminación marina en Europa es un problema profundo. Y no sólo en el sentido de “amplio y muy preocupante”. Profundo en el sentido de que hay basura, producida por los humanos, a cuatro kilómetros y medio de profundidad a lo largo de la plataforma continental del Atlántico. Un estudio reciente, realizado por un grupo internacional a lo largo de todo el mar Mediterráneo y en la parte europea del océano Atlántico así lo demuestra.

Taxation of the financial sector - European commission The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) The proposal of 14 February 2013…and the way ahead The original proposal of 28 September 2011…and its fate Is the FTT as proposed in compliance with international taxation and European law? Background information (Documents, links, videos) The proposal of 14 February 2013 … ethiquette.ca Thank you for visiting ethiquette.ca When ethiquette was born (2005) there was a dearth of information on eco-responsible products, now there are several. Another area of consumption that holds enormous potential for impact, but that is little understood is that of socially responsible investment. In her efforts to align financial systems with social and environmental wellbeing, Brenda Plant (founder of ethiquette.ca) is now working on a website that will help Quebecers and Canadians better understand and use socially responsible investment to improve our world. Sign up for the website launch notice here:

Bureau fédéral du Plan > Développement durable > Home La Task force développement durable (TFDD) du Bureau fédéral du Plan (BFP) œuvre, depuis 1998, dans le cadre de la stratégie fédérale de développement durable dont elle est un des acteurs. Elle est chargée notamment de la rédaction de rapports portant sur l'évaluation des politiques de développement durable et sur des scénarios de prospective à long terme. Un mode de développement est durable s’il permet de satisfaire équitablement les besoins des générations actuelles sans compromettre la satisfaction des besoins des générations futures. Un développement durable répondant aux problèmes sociaux, environnementaux, économiques et institutionnels de façon systémique est guidé par les cinq principes transversaux suivants : Ces cinq principes ont été adoptés en 1992 par la Communauté internationale à la Conférence de Rio et le concept de développement durable est surtout connu grâce à trois conférences mondiales organisées par les Nations unies :

Green Design Institute The Green Design Institute is a major interdisciplinary education and research effort to make an impact on environmental quality by partnering with companies, government agencies and foundations to develop pioneering management, manufacturing, and regulatory processes that can improve environmental quality and product quality while enhancing economic development. Students from many different degree programs at Carnegie Mellon can participate in the Green Design Institute activities. Through the Green Design Institute, we are solving problems and building tools that help businesses accomplish more with less. Our focus is on developing practical pollution prevention technologies and lowering costs, by recycling scarce resources, using fewer raw materials and creating better products. For example, our environmental life cycle assessment tool using an input output model is available on the web at www.eiolca.net. Michael Griffin, Co-Director Chris T.

Green Jobs, Renewable Energy Jobs, Cleantech Jobs, Environmental home |about us |contact us |advertise |feeds |privacy policy |disclosure Compare Green Cars | Find Alternative Fueling Stations © 2016 Sustainable Business.com. All Rights Reserved. Co-Existence To put it to you plainly and not beat around the bush, I have always expected myself to do something GREAT. Something BIG. Actually about doing a lot of GREAT and BIG things. Of creating something of value, worthy of this world.

#smcampn As I woke up to the morning news on February the 15th I was shocked to discover that my hometown Chelyabinsk in Russia was struck by a meteor. As the day progressed, many Russian people started uploading their photographs and videos online across various platforms. I remembered the Crowdmap experiment that we did in the Social Media Campaigning class and I thought that it might be helpful in this real situation to gather all the content about the meteor in one place.

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