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Subscribe to ClimateBiz.com RSS  Headlines The Latest News on Climate Management The State of Green Business in 2008: Are We Swimming, Treading or Sinking?
The newly released, first annual State of Green Business report takes a close look at the reality behind all the green claims to find out just how well U.S. are businesses doing in their quest to be greener and more environmentally responsible. World Leaders Call for Global Climate Change Effort, Strengthened Public Governance
Business and foreign leaders called for strengthened public governance frameworks that will boost corporate global citizenship and fuel the fight against climate change. E.U. Sets Ambitious Goals to Address Climate Change
Under the newly released proposals, European countries will aim for a 20 percent reduction in their emissions by 2020, using carbon credit trading, automotive emissions limits, renewable energy and energy-efficient heating and cooling as key strategies. Intel Named Biggest Buyer of Green Power
Intel Corp. will buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy a year in a bid to stimulate the green power market. New Online Resource Gets the Skinny on Eco-Labels
Ecolabelling.org aims to take the mystery out of the bewildering herd of green labels by studying the foundations of all types of eco-labels aimed at both consumers and corporations. State of Oregon Joins Climate Savers Initiative
The State of Oregon joined the Climate Savers Computing Initiative in a bid to make the IT equipment in its offices and agencies more energy efficient. By 2015, the state wants to reduce agency energy consumption by 20 percent below 2000 levels. Website Gives Businesses Basics, Resources on Climate Change
The Global Environmental Management Initiative has set up a new website sharing the basics of how climate change relates to businesses. Woolworths Works to Reduce Refrigerant Emissions
In its bid to hold its carbon emissions at 2006 levels, Woolworths of Australia will incorporate new practices related to refrigerant at all of its new supermarkets. Adjustments to Agriculture May Help Mitigate Global Warming: Report
A recent report from Greenpeace details the direct and indirect effects of agriculture on climate change and suggests how the sector can move from being a major greenhouse gas emitter to being a carbon sink. Safeway Converts U.S. Fleet to Biodiesel
The retailer's fleet uses more than 1,000 big rigs throughout its operations. The move will help Safeway avoid about 75 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year. TerraPass Launches Carbon Calculator for Businesses
The Carbon Balanced Business Program is a free online carbon tool that calculates emissions from on-site energy use, off-site server energy use, company vehicles, business travel, and employee commuting.  Features & Columns Leading Thinking on Climate Issues Can Airlines Actually Reduce Their Emissions?
By GLOBE-Net
Last year, air travel and transport emerged as major contributors to global warming. Airlines and shipping companies are exploring a range of potential solutions in the face of legislation underway in Europe. Is it even possible for planes to be friendly to the skies? The Dangerous Rise of Carbon Fundamentalism
By Brad Allenby
Climate change science and policy is rapidly becoming carbon fundamentalism, an over-simplistic but comprehensive structure of moral valuation that can be applied to virtually any individual or institution. Tools & Resources Reports, Research and Tips You Can Use Powering a Sustainable Future
This report from the WBCSD examines the sustainability challenges posed to the electric utilities sector by global warning, exploring strategies, principles, best practices and case studies for utilities to help guide utilities toward sustainability. EcoLabelling.org
This recently launched site has already compiled data on more than 260 green labelling schemes, with the overall goal of taking the mystery out of the bewildering herd of green labels by studying the foundations of all types of eco-labels. | FEATURED TOPIC Carbon Offsets
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