Cision Wire http://www.cisionwire.com Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:20 GMT Cision Wire 120 32 http://www.cisionwire.com http://www.cisionwire.com/images/CisionLogoSmall.gif SEI participates in launch of UN Year of Sustainable Energy for All http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/sei-participates-in-launch-of-un-year-of-sustainable-energy-for-all,c9217563 cision449207 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.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:22:43 GMT Ozone pollution damage crops across continents http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/ozone-pollution-damage-crops-across-continents,c9215274 cision447116 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.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:33:30 GMT MSPs ENCOURAGED TO DREAM… … ON GREEN HOPES FOR THE FUTURE http://www.cisionwire.com/cifal-scotland/r/msps-encouraged-to-dream----on-green-hopes-for-the-future,c9214527 cision446139 For use on Thursday 2 February 2012

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:51 GMT Clean Cities Alt Fuel Program Trains Regional Fleets in Safe, Effective Propane Autogas Vehicle Maintenance http://www.cisionwire.com/virginia-clean-cities---southeast-propane-autogas-development-program/r/clean-cities-alt-fuel-program-trains-regional-fleets-in-safe--effective-propane-autogas-vehicle-main,c9213110 cision445174

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT What’s your Green Dream? http://www.cisionwire.com/cifal-scotland/r/what-s-your-green-dream-,c9211397 cision443137 UN agency wants to hear from Scots ahead of 20th anniversary of Rio Earth Summit

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:10:17 GMT New study targets air pollution to save lives and climate http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/new-study-targets-air-pollution-to-save-lives-and-climate,c9206747 cision438755 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.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:36:21 GMT New research reveals risks to global low-carbon technology push http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/new-research-reveals-risks-to-global-low-carbon-technology-push,c9201277 cision432120 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 be stabilized globally to maintain momentum. The research was carried out in partnership with the 3C (Combat Climate Change) business leaders’ initiative.

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:15:00 GMT SEI researchers play key role in European environmental footprint tool http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/sei-researchers-play-key-role-in-european-environmental-footprint-tool,c9200053 cision430519 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.

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:54:25 GMT Scientists say Durban deal inadequate, call for world leaders to raise ambitions http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/scientists-say-durban-deal-inadequate--call-for-world-leaders-to-raise-ambitions,c9199172 cision429973 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 development in an environmentally constrained world.” The four research institutes are: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:04:07 GMT Political leaders and scientists call for strong, immediate and integrated response to climate change, sustainability and development challenges http://www.cisionwire.com/stockholm-environment-institute/r/political-leaders-and-scientists-call-for-strong--immediate-and-integrated-response-to-climate-chang,c9196753 cision426998 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.

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