Global climate diagnosis worsening

8 Desember 2009 in Hijau
Tags: Copenhagen summit, global warming, IPCC

By Peter Symonds
7 December 2009

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/cop2-d07.shtml
The 2007 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which forms the scientific basis for the discussions at the Copenhagen summit, concluded that the world’s advanced economies had to cut their carbon emissions by between 25 and 40 percent by 2020, compared to 1990, and be followed by further dramatic [...]

Copenhagen Climate Summit: The gulf between rhetoric and reality

8 Desember 2009 in Hijau
Tags: Climate Summit, Copenhagen, Lars Lokke Rasmussen

By Peter Symonds
7 December 2009

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/cope-d07.shtml
Even before the two-week climate summit begins today in Copenhagen, Denmark, the goal of a legally binding international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions has been ruled out. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is due to expire in 2012 and Copenhagen was widely touted as the venue where a replacement document would [...]

What Does It Mean When Procurement Goes Green?

22 November 2009 in Hijau
Tags: buying green, EPEAT standard, GreenBiz Intelligence Panel, John Davies

By John Davies
Published November 19, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/blog/2009/11/19/what-does-it-mean-when-procurement-goes-green
Green purchasing by companies is up in a down economy. Our recent October 2009 survey of more than 450 companies found that over the past 12 months there was a 63 percent increase in green purchasing, from computers to chemicals to cleaning supplies. Perhaps even more encouraging, none of the [...]

Take Care Using the Word ‘Sustainability’

14 November 2009 in Hijau
Tags: EHS, Peter Senge, Roberto Piccioni, word- sustainability

By Roberto Piccioni
Published November 13, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/blog/2009/11/12/take-care-using-word-sustainability
Why do some people bluster when you talk about sustainability while others get excited?
Consider the question: “How’s your marriage?”
Answer: “Fine, it’s sustainable.”
Huh?
The terms and concepts of sustainability, and corporate social responsibility seem to have entered our everyday vocabulary and lifestyle, but these terms are packed with contextual meaning — and [...]

Green Consumers and the Recession: Is It Really Different This Time?

14 November 2009 in Hijau
Tags: green consumerism, Kathy Sheehan, Tim Kenyon, GfK

By Joel Makower
Published November 09, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/blog/2009/11/09/green-consumers-and-recession-it-really-different-time
How have consumers’ green shopping habits changed during these tough economic times?
There are at least a couple schools of thought: One, that green consumerism has gotten steamrolled by the recession, viewed as a luxury no longer affordable; the other, that green shopping has endured as consumers go back to basics, [...]

Islam Mendorong Green Habits

5 November 2009 in Hijau
Tags: ARC, Faith commitment for a Living Planet, IPCC, Olav Kjorven, Victoria Finlay

By Ferry Kisihandi
Kamis, 05 November 2009 pukul 15:30:00

http://republika.co.id/berita/87305/Islam_Mendorong_Green_Habits
Sebuah perhelatan digelar di Windsor Castle, Inggris. Sembilan pemimpin agama hadir di sana. Kali ini, pertemuan itu bukan berbicara soal kerukunan beragama, seperti pertemuan yang biasa dilakukan. Mereka berbicara tentang perubahan iklim.
Acara yang digelar atas kerja sama Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB) dan Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) pada [...]