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Keynote Address by Chairman Imai at the 49th JAIF Annual Conference (JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
(Source. JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc). 18 April, 2016. Noriyuki Ishii. It gives me great pleasure today to make a few comments welcoming you to the 49th JAIF Annual Conference. Introduction ... I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy toward them ... At the COP21 last December, Japan joined the framework of the Paris Agreement, which set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% from their 2013 level ... Closing ... (noodl....

The future of Africa lies inside Africa (African Development Bank Group)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
(Source. African Development Bank Group). 'If we don't fix Africa's infrastructure financing gap - which we put at some US $60-70 billion a year - we will continue to take two percentage points off Africa's annual growth rates ... The funds on capital markets which are available for infrastructure far exceed what we have ... 'There is no way we will meet the SDGs and the goals set by COP21 unless we create multiple layers of financing ... (noodl....

IPCC to Give Cities Special Focus (C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Building on the success of COP21, this decision adds to the engagement of cities in tackling climate change and provides new opportunities for collaboration among cities, states and the international scientific community ... 'These outcomes represent a significant achievement for cities, building on the successes of the Urban SDG and the COP21 decision....

Church of Engliand challenges BP chief’s £14 million pay deal (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. Episcopal Church in the United States of America) ... The rebellion against the company's remunerations' committee report saw the pay deal rejected in a non-binding vote of some 60 per cent of shareholders ... 'We hear you!'. 'Let me be clear ... DiNapoli, asks Exxon to disclose how resilient its portfolio and strategy is in light of the agreement at the COP21 talks in Paris last December to restrict global warming to two degrees ... (noodl....

China, US pledge joint efforts to combat climate change (CNNC - China National Nuclear Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. CNNC - China National Nuclear Corporation) ... According to a joint presidential statement on climate change released in Washington on Thursday, China and the United States will sign the Paris Agreement on April 22, months after the historic pact on climate change was adopted last December during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) in France ... Original Document. http.//en.cnnc.com.cn/2016-04/01/c_50712.htm....

Setting the standard for green bonds (BNP Paribas SA)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. BNP Paribas SA). On the fringe of COP21, 27 global investors, including BNP Paribas Investment Partners, cosigned the 'Paris Declaration'. With this declaration, these major financial institutions have recognized the role they can play in financing the energy transition by investing in green bonds ... Bonds declared 'green' by the issuer. Green bonds are assets that serve to finance environment-friendly projects ... Original Document....

The energy industry can go for gold in the EU (Confederation of Danish Industries)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. Confederation of Danish Industries). 'We have greater ambitions than current export levels ... By Mia Sanberg Svenningsen;mail. To most people at the moment, the EU stands for refugee crisis and Brexit ... Europe has rolled up its sleeves ... A survey published by the Confederation of Danish Industry shows that, with the climate agreement put in place after COP21, opportunities exist for even greater growth by 2030 ... Original Document....

French oilman Patrick Pouyanne seeks 'responsible' future for Total

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 15 Apr 2016
"I know I should be prudent because I am in Australia, which is a very big coal producer," he says, only half apologetically. "But the reality is that when you burn gas in a power plant compared to coal, you have twice less CO₂ emissions, and 195 countries have signed an agreement in Paris at COP21 that we want to manage the worldwide emissions and energy to go on the roadmap for 2 degrees." ...  . ....

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Announces Release of 2015 Sustainability Report: “Generating Value, Delivering on Leadership” (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV) FCA. PRESS RELEASE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Announces Release of 2015 Sustainability Report. "Generating Value, Delivering on Leadership" ... London, April 15, 2016 ... As part of our contribution to a low-carbon economy, FCA supported the Paris Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) through specific commitments and signed the CEO Climate Leadership for Automotive Declaration ... Contacts....

CALENDRIER du 18 au 24 avril 2016 (European Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. European Commission). (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine). Déplacements et visites. Lundi 18 avril. Foreign Affairs Council (until 19/04), in Luxembourg ... Mr Jyrki Katainen in Athens, Greece ... participates in the Signature Ceremony of the COP21 Paris Agreement(Paris Agreement on Climate Change) and speaks at the morning National Statements session and at the afternoon High-Level Event on Climate Implementation ... (noodl....

Clean energy in Latin America: a subject of innovation (CAF - Corporación Andina de Fomento)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. CAF - Corporación Andina de Fomento) ... The global challenges of climate change generate opportunities to promote growth in the clean energy sector in several countries of the word, especially after the results obtained in the COP21, which ratified the global political commitment with the mitigation and adaptation to its effects ... The report explains that only an idea is needed ... The whole report may be downloaded here. ... (noodl....

An Inevitable Opportunity

Edit Huffington Post 14 Apr 2016
Regarding climate change, the global community has excelled in procrastination. But time is running out ... The COP21 Paris Agreement brought us closer to a future of low-fossil-carbon prosperity ... UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said after COP21. "What was once unthinkable is now unstoppable" ... Facilitated by the World Economic Forum, around 80 CEOs voiced their support for a meaningful carbon price in the run-up to COP21 ... ....

America's biggest power source is dying

Edit Business Insider 14 Apr 2016
A new law on carbon emissions will take effect in 2022, seriously affecting coal, Eliasson said ... In addition, regulations coming out of 2015's COP21 world climate change meeting in Paris may also affect coal use ... Please enable Javascript to watch this video. ....
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