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WBCSD Future Leaders Team's reflections from Bangalore
EcoSecurities US Country Director, Sonia Medina is a member of the Future Leaders Team (FLT) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
They have just spent a week in Bangalore, India, meeting with business experts and local people who share their perspectives on the role of business in development and the leadership skills needed to build a sustainable future in India and around the globe. Check out the links below to view the FLT’s deliberations:
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First installment: A shared passion to advance the business contribution to sustainable development
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Second installment: Manage yourself: empowering people through inclusive business and stakeholder dialogue
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Third installment: WBCSD’s Future Leaders dialogue on sustainability and inclusive business with their peers in India
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Fifth installment: WBCSD Future Leaders Team says farewell to Bangalore and ushers in phase 2 with inspiration and enthusiasm
Act on climate change now!
Act on climate change now is an article recently published in Plant & Works Engineering Magazine. Siobhan O'Keeffe and Claire Davey discuss how internal abatement measures can save money and reduce emissions. Just click on this link to read the full article: Act on climate change |
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| Pre-compliance news |
Offsets for US Landfills, Coalmine Methane and Natural Gas in Jeopardy
As the Waxman-Markey bill, The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) H.R. 2454 made its way through Congress in late June, speculation surrounding the availability for landfills, coalmine methane and natural gas transmission projects to be utilized as offsets became increasingly challenged.
In ACES, provisions for direct regulation of these sector types make it clear that what are currently core offset categories may be reclassified as Business as Usual. Read more…
Implications for the Oil and Gas industry of ACES 2009
A July 13, 2009 article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted the fractures emerging in a coalition of major businesses and environmental groups over support (or lack thereof) for the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, or ACES. Check out this
The US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), which includes such members as ConocoPhillips, General Electric, DuPont, Environmental Defense Fund and the World Resources Institute, proved instrumental in shaping the bill that was eventually passed by a narrow margin in the US House of Representatives on June 26, 2009. Once a united architect behind a law that would impose significant compliance costs, the now fractured USCAP speaks to the mercurial nature of the policy-making process, and highlights the significant impact ACES will have on energy companies, especially the oil and gas sector. Read more...
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