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9 Principles of a green economy? Online consultation 0

9 Principles of a green economy? Online consultation

While political momentum on a green economy is now gathering pace there are still some important concerns regarding the meaning and consequences of a transition, particularly for the world’s poorest. As governments begin to...

Water: the bloodstream of the green economy 0

Water: the bloodstream of the green economy

By Stockholm International Water Institute The 6th World Water Forum, taking place in Marseille from March 12-17, is an important stepping stone to strengthen the voice of water in the process leading up to...

Education & Awareness-raising for Rio+20 0

Education & Awareness-raising for Rio+20

The goal is to get every school on the planet to teach their students about the crucial issues addressed by Rio+20: the website Home page starts with seven jargon-free slides that summarise some of...

Rio+20 Summit debated by MPs 0

Rio+20 Summit debated by MPs

Joan Walley, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent and Chair of the Environment Audit Select Committee, moved a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 28 February on the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable...

Brazil wants Rio+20 to stipulate targets 0

Brazil wants Rio+20 to stipulate targets

The government of Brazil is establishing sustainable development targets in the final text of the UN conference, to take place in June, as was the case with the Millennium Development Goals.

Hedegaard: Phase out fossil fuel subsidies at Rio+20 0

Hedegaard: Phase out fossil fuel subsidies at Rio+20

EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard has called on world leaders heading to Rio+20 in June to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.Worldwide fossil fuel subsidies were estimated by the IEA to be worth $409 billion...