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Major climate change initiative: International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) launch

October 29, 2007 at 2:25 pm | Posted in British Columbia, California, Canada, Canadian provinces, Cap and trade, Carbon Action, Carbon emissions, Carbon markets, Carbon reductions, Climate change, EC, Emissions trading, Europe, European Commission, European countries, France, Germany, GHG emissions, Global carbon market, Governments, Greenhouse gases, ICAP, Lisbon, Low-carbon products, Nations, Netherlands, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand, Norway, Partnership, Portugal, Provinces, Public authorities, Regional GHG Initiative, States, U.S. states, UK, United Kingdom, United States, Western Climate Initiative | Leave a comment

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Nations, States, Provinces Announce Carbon Markets Partnership to Reduce Global Warming

LISBON, PORTUGAL – A coalition of European countries, U.S. states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand and Norway today announced the formation of the International Carbon Action Partnership (www.ICAPCarbonAction.com) to fight global warming.

ICAP will provide an international forum in which Continue Reading Major climate change initiative: International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) launch…

Iceland, Sweden, Norway rank top in European Happy Planet Index

July 16, 2007 at 6:44 pm | Posted in Carbon efficiency, Climate change, Economics, Iceland, New Economics Foundation, Norway, Sweden, Well-being | 3 Comments

Iceland is the leader in a league table judging the European country best able to give citizens a long and happy life. Estonia comes bottom of the 30-nation survey while the UK lurks below Continue Reading Iceland, Sweden, Norway rank top in European Happy Planet Index…

Ban Ki-moon names 3 prominent Special Envoys on Climate Change

May 1, 2007 at 3:34 pm | Posted in Chile, Climate change, Korea, Norway, UN | Leave a comment

United Nations
1 May 2007
The first woman Prime Minister of Norway, the former President of Chile, and the President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly were today named Special Envoys for Climate Change by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has made the issues one of his top priorities.The three envoys named are also prominent in international environmental affairs, according to a statement released by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson, Michele Montas.Norwegian ex-Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland is the former Chair of the World Commission of Environment and Development, which is best known for developing the broad political concept of sustainable development and two decades ago published a landmark report, “Our Common Future.”

President Ricardo Lagos Escobar of Chile founded the Foundation for Democracy and Development, which works for sustainable development. Since April 2006, he has been serving as president of the Club de Madrid where he led the organization to increase its involvement in environmental issues.

Han Seung-soo, the former General Assembly President, currently heads the Korea Water Forum, which works towards sustainable water management in Asia. He served previously in numerous high-level government posts, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Minister of Trade and Industry, Chief of Staff to the President and Korean Ambassador to the United States.

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