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Many MPs are sceptical that great progress will be made at this June’s global summit on sustainable development. Speaking in a House of Commons debate yesterday, Martin Caton, a member of the Environmental Audit...

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...

The world’s corporations are increasingly adopting a more sustainable course of doing business, a senior United Nations official said today, but voiced concern that participation was still lagging below expectations ahead of a major...

With the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) scheduled to take place in June, discussions on a more sustainable development agenda have been on-going at international level. Suggestions for accelerating sustainable development include the...

On Tuesday 28th February, a debate on Rio+20 motioned by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will take place from 19:00 in the House of Commons.

Date 20 February (Monday) 2012-02-20 Time: 12:30-1:30 PM Place: Nairobi, Kenya

Saturday17th March 1pm-6pm (EST) with an evening reception;Sunday 18 March 10am-3:30pm (EST)Pace University, One Pace Plaza, NYC, 10038 The Global Transition 2012 is hosting the second Global Transition Dialogue on the new economy in...

The need to prioritize sustainability has never been more urgent than it is today. This is particularly true in emerging markets, which are entering a period of mass urbanization that could dramatically raise productivity...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged more businesses to embrace the principle of sustainability in their strategies, noting that with the most of the world’s ecosystems in decline, widening social inequality and climate change, global...