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Haiti “For Profit” Sustainable Agroforesty Program Bears New Fruit in Wake of Hurricane Matthew

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Having achieved an initial goal of engaging local smallholder farming communities in planting 5 million trees, Haiti’s Smallholder Farmers Alliance and Timberland continue down an extraordinary path that’s helping smallholder farmers in southwest Haiti recover from Hurricane Matthew and promoting revivial of smallholder farm cotton production in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Global Renewable Power Capacity Breaches Two Terawatt Mark

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Global renewable power generation capacity rose 161 gigawatts (GW) to 2.006 terawatts (TW) in 2016, marking the eighth consecutive year of 8-9 percent annual growth, according to IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency). At that rate, capacity will double again in eight to nine years.

Global Energy Decarbonization Tipping Point At Hand, IRENA Asserts

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

It’s possible to reduce global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2050 and entirely by 2060 without sacrificing economic growth or job creation, according to IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency.

A Study in Contrasts: Honey Bees and Mega Malls in Mexico’s Riviera Maya

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Forest has finally begun to reclaim land at the $200mm Dragon Mart mega-mall proect site in the Riviera Maya, while the local chapter of Mexico’s beekeeper association expects a bumper honey harvest this year,

WWF Climate Savers Program : Business Can Lead on Climate Action

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

A roadmap and a call to action WWF launched the Climate Savers Program in 1999 as a platform for corporate leadership in climate action. Partnering with leading companies within their sectors, Climate Savers guides and supports these leaders as they develop effective climate action plans. Now collaborating with more than 30 companies worldwide across a broad spectrum of industrial and…

Club of Rome’s “Reinventing Prosperity” Challenges Prevailing Notions of Socioeconomic Development

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

The Club of Rome’s ¨Reinventing Prosperity¨ challenges the conceptual and institutional frameworks that have supported socioeconomic policy-making and development over the course of the past 30 years and goes on to offer 13 ¨radical policy solutions¨ that address three of the most pressing challenges in industrialized and industrializing countries: inequality, employment and climate change.

Low-Carbon Economic Impacts: $1.2 Trillion Boost for Global GDP; 68 Percent More Energy Jobs

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Taking the steps required to help assure global mean temperature increases are limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius or less would boost the global economy and job creation while at the same time protecting essential natural resources and ecosystems in developed and developing countries, according to the UNDP 2016 ¨Low Carbon Monitor.¨

Haiti “For Profit” Sustainable Agroforesty Program Bears New Fruit in Wake of Hurricane Matthew

Global Renewable Power Capacity Breaches Two Terawatt Mark

Global Energy Decarbonization Tipping Point At Hand, IRENA Asserts

A Study in Contrasts: Honey Bees and Mega Malls in Mexico’s Riviera Maya

WWF Climate Savers Program : Business Can Lead on Climate Action

Club of Rome’s “Reinventing Prosperity” Challenges Prevailing Notions of Socioeconomic Development

Low-Carbon Economic Impacts: $1.2 Trillion Boost for Global GDP; 68 Percent More Energy Jobs

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