ClimateBiz News :: March 20, 2008

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MARCH 20, 2008 Subscribe to ClimateBiz.com RSS Headlines The Latest News on Climate Management U.S. Power Plant Carbon Emissions Rose Almost 3 Percent in 2007 New data shows 2007 saw the biggest single-year increase in power plant carbon dioxide emissions since 1998. Corporate Leaders Discuss Challenges of a Low-Carbon World Some of the biggest players in the corporate world gathered Thursday to discuss the intersection where business meets the environment for the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference in Goleta, California. Toshiba Sets New Environmental Targets Toshiba plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its products by 7.3 million tons in fiscal year 2012, as well as reach new water consumption goals. Green Building is Best Bet for CO2 Cuts in N. America: Report A report from a trinational group says green building can cut carbon emissions fastest and most effectively, but also warns about what barriers are holding back widespread acceptance of green building. New Software Helps Companies Control Energy and Emissions PeopleCube and Building Sustainability Ltd. have joined forces to offer software that will help companies better manage their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. THIS ISSUE'S SPONSOR Want to be a ClimateBiz News sponsor? Click here. Canada Bans New Dirty Coal Plants After 2012 Canada banned new dirty coal power plants beginning in 2012, and will force oil sands companies to capture and store carbon. The government introduced the new rules as a way to help the country meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals: a 20 percent reduction by 2020. Investors Want Companies to Disclose Climate Change-Related Impacts U.S. investors filed nearly twice as many shareholder resolutions with companies that will likely encounter business impacts from climate change. U.K. Green Budget Hits Gas Guzzlers and Plastic Bags Wide range of environmental taxes and targets increase pressure on firms to cut emissions from transport and buildings, but renewables and green investment sectors left disappointed. Merrill Lynch, Carbon Disclosure Project Form Partnership to Expand Project's Reach Merrill Lynch & Co. and the Carbon Disclosure Project have created a three-year partnership to expand and improve the Project throughout the world. Clean Energy Market to Hit $254 Billion by 2017, Says Study Global clean-energy markets are expanding rapidly, according to a new study. Just four sectors are projected to more than triple over the next decade, growing to $254.5 billion by 2017. > MORE HEADLINES Features & Columns Leading Thinking on Climate Issues Will the U.S. Become a Climate Change Leader? By GLOBE-Net The United States, which for a long time stood defiant and largely alone on climate change issues, is now on the verge of becoming a climate change leader in the international community. Coal Power's Deja-Meltdown By Denis Du Bois, Energy Priorities The government's futuristic "clean coal" power project has joined the long list of scuttled coal plants. The death spiral of coal energy is reminiscent of the 1980s popular blockade of nuclear plant construction. Investors and even the Bush administration are backing out. Was "An Inconvenient Truth" the "China Syndrome" of coal? Tools & Resources Reports, Research and Tips You Can Use Running Out of Time: New U.S. EPA Power Plant Data Shows Greenhouse Gases Rising Steadily This analysis of U.S. EPA data makes the case for retiring older, coal-fired power plants and taking steps to reduce electricity demand throughout the country. > MORE TOOLS & RESOURCES	FEATURED BOOK The Business of Climate Change by Frans Van Der Woerd This book gives an analysis of corporate responses to climate change, describing and assessing various recent business approaches, highlighting effective strategies and proactive corporate policies. > BUY IT! | READ MORE FEATURED EVENT Fortune Magazine's Brainstorm: GREEN Host: Fortune Magazine Date: April 21-22, 2008 Location: Pasadena, Calif. This invitation-only event will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors to focus on interactive brainstorming and discuss whether companies are changing quickly enough to have an impact on climate problems. > SUBMIT YOUR EVENT YOUR AD HERE! Become a ClimateBiz News sponsor or advertiser, reaching tens of thousands of businesses every month. Click Here to receive more information. Please e-mail content queries to the Editor.
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