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Investors Analyze Climate Risks and Opportunities: A Survey of Asset Manager Practices

The report highlights specific best practices that asset managers are using to incorporate climate risks into their due diligence, corporate governance and portfolio valuation. Read More

Coca-Cola Greens Lights and Power for Iconic SF Billboard

Coca-Cola's glittering billboard, a fixture in downtown San Francisco for more than 70 years, has been replaced with a state-of-the-art LED display that's 80 percent more energy efficient while retaining the classic look of the world-renown logo.   Read More

The Issues of Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property in Climate Change Solutions

The world will not be able to mitigate the impact of climate change without advanced clean technologies. Although technology is not the only solution, it is a critical element in the fight against climate change. Read More

Three Solutions for the Supply Side of the Energy Efficiency Equation

While serious discussion has taken place at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, the lack of any concrete policy so far shouldn't stop us from making real progress when it comes to providing cleaner, smarter, more efficient energy options. Read More

A Night at Hamlet's Castle: Much Ado About … What?

Will a climate agreement by any other name smell as sweet? Read More

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A Decade of Energy Star Buildings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program celebrates its 10th anniversary with this report on its achievements. Read More

San Francisco's Landmark Transamerica Pyramid Goes Green

Today, the most famous building in San Francisco is also one of the most environmentally friendly in the country. The Transamerica Pyramid building has achieved a LEED Gold certification. Read More

Japan, U.S. Come out Tops In Use of Green IT for Emissions Reductions

A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020. Read More

COP15, BINGO and the Leaked Danish Text

For the business community, the place to find out what has and is taking place at the COP15 climate conference is the daily BINGO meetings, which stands for Business and Industry Non Governmental Organizations. On the third day of the conference, the BINGO meeting saw debate over a controversial Danish text some say favors developed countries, while separately, the island of Tuvalu asked for the conference to be suspended until developed countries take on legally binding targets. Read More

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Cement Technology Roadmap 2009

This report gives a detailed look at what efforts need to be pushed forward to lower the cement industy's emissionsby 18 percent by 2050: efficiency technologies for kilns, alternative fuels, substituting materials within cement and using carbon capture and storage. Read More