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SEI participates in launch of UN Year of Sustainable Energy for All

2/8/2012 3:22 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: February 8, 2012 Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), together with Energy for All 2030 project partner Practical Action, UN Energy and the United Nations Foundation, is convening a high level event at the European Parliament to mark the European launch of the UN Year for Sustainable Energy for All – an initiative first announced in 2010 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.

Ozone pollution damage crops across continents

2/3/2012 9:33 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: February 3, 2012
Man-made air pollution from Southeast Asia causes the loss of 6.7 million tonnes of wheat and about 11.6 million tonnes of rice globally each year, while pollutants from North America reduce wheat yields in Europe by 1.2 million tonnes each year, according to a new study.
The study shows that ozone pollution causes millions of tonnes of crop losses not just in the regions where...

MSPs ENCOURAGED TO DREAM… … ON GREEN HOPES FOR THE FUTURE

2/1/2012 1:52 PM EST  -   Cifal Scotland
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MSPs will be invited to share their hopes for the environment at a ‘dream catching’ event in Holyrood today.

CIFAL Scotland – a UN affiliated sustainability training centre, based in Moray – aims to record the views of MSPs to mark the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 1992. The summit was instrumental in pushing climate change up...

Clean Cities Alt Fuel Program Trains Regional Fleets in Safe, Effective Propane ...

1/31/2012 6:00 AM EST  -   Virginia Clean Cities - Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program
HARRISONBURG, Va. – January 31, 2012 – As more American fleets hit the road with alternative fuel vehicles, U.S. automotive workers need the technical expertise to safely and effectively maintain them. Virginia Clean Cities, which helps fleets switch to clean propane fuel through the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program, is coordinating training classes this week to ensure Program fleets have the knowledge...

What’s your Green Dream?

1/25/2012 8:10 AM EST  -   Cifal Scotland
UN agency wants to hear from Scots ahead of 20th anniversary of Rio Earth Summit
25 January 2012

A new campaign has been launched ahead of this year’s Rio+20 Summit to capture the hopes and dreams of thousands of Scots on the future of the planet, with Stirling and Glasgow the latest cities in Scotland to have their say.

The United Nations sponsored campaign, Green Dreams, has been launched as part of a...

New study targets air pollution to save lives and climate

1/13/2012 2:36 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: January 13, 2012

Researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York played a central role in a new study that shows that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures could save millions of lives, slow the pace of near-term climate change and boost agricultural production.
The study, published in the journal Science this week, identifies 14 measures targeting...

New research reveals risks to global low-carbon technology push

12/20/2011 2:15 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: 20 December, 2011 Energy systems in the EU should be decarbonised by 2050, according to the Energy Roadmap adopted by the European Commission on 15 December, and low carbon technologies will be vital to achieve this goal. A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains why recent progress in developing and deploying low carbon technology is fragile, and advises that policy support must...

SEI researchers play key role in European environmental footprint tool

12/15/2011 4:54 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: December 15, 2011
The Stockholm Environment Institute launches a new online tool for analysing ecological footprints in the European Union. SEI scientists played a key role in developing this unique tool for mapping ecological carbon and water footprint data across all 27 EU member states.
The Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York is one of eight partners in the One Planet...
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Scientists say Durban deal inadequate, call for world leaders to raise ambitions

12/14/2011 4:04 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: December 14, 2011 Today, looking ahead to Rio+20 and future climate negotiations, four of the world’s leading research institutes on global sustainability have released a statement calling on world leaders to “adopt a new mindset to listen to the voice of science and knowledge and address the unavoidable interconnections between global sustainability, poverty eradication, social justice and economic...
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Political leaders and scientists call for strong, immediate and integrated respo...

12/6/2011 7:02 AM EST  -   Stockholm Environment Institute
Press release: December 6, 2011

High-level dialogue urges climate negotiators to ‘adopt a new mindset’ that listens to science and addresses the links between global sustainability, poverty eradication, social justice and development.
The High-level Dialogue and Adaptation Round Table: Global Sustainability in a Changing Climate was held in the Africa Pavilion at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International...