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UN/WMO Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $500,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Edward P. Flaherty, Esq., Schwab, Flaherty & Associés, Geneva, Switzerland
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WMO Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $500,000
UN Weather Office Found to have Harassed, Defamed and Wrongfully Terminated Chief Internal Auditor
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND; 7 October [...]
UK organisations will save £1billion and more than 4MtCO2 each year by 2020
The final details of the Government’s scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions have been unveiled today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme is a new regulatory incentive to improve energy efficiency in large public and private sector organisations. Large energy [...]
Is London Heading For a Water Crunch?
Water recovery and re-use technology could become a key risk management tool for London’s businesses as changing weather patterns, population growth and evolving regulation increase the potential for UK plc to face a future ‘water crunch’.
The warning comes from sustainability experts Envirowise and follows research which found that 70% of sustainability specialists consider the threat [...]
Global warming set to continue
Global warming continues to pose a real threat that should not be ignored — a claim reinforced in a new study by scientists reported in a supplement of the August issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. This is despite very small global temperature rises over the last 10 years.
Met Office Hadley Centre [...]
Trees up for the chop in New Zealand
The Government’s last-minute changes to the Resource Management Act – released today – will hasten the chop for protected trees, despite public outcry and the Green Party’s efforts to negotiate a compromise.
“While the Greens have suggested slowing down controversial cuts to tree protection, National are hell bent on fast tracking changes. They are using urgency [...]
Kiwi Government wants taxpayers to pay twice for emissions
The Government’s plan for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will mean that ordinary kiwis will have to pay twice for their emissions, the Green Party said today.
“Far from choosing the most cost effective option, the Government is planning for failure, with kiwis picking up the tab,” said Jeanette Fitzsimons, Green Party Climate Change Spokesperson.
“It will [...]
Equilibrium – Equilib.org – Launched today by award winning architect Patrick Rahming
Building For Balance with Pat Rahming
The Earth is home to countless living things, all of whom depend for their continued existence on the extent to which we provide for their sustained presence. The key to all our survival is the extent to which we learn the lessons of the ancients, who knew when to sow [...]
Consultation on measures to help companies in distress
The government launched a consultation today on revising insolvency rules to help businesses facing financial difficulties.
The key proposals are:
To give absolute priority to new money lent to companies in difficulty. This would make it more attractive to lend to businesses in this situation, allowing them to access the funding they need to get back on [...]
WWF, Other NGOs Draft Benchmark Copenhagen Climate Treaty
BONN, GERMANY, June 8, 2009 – Climate change experts from leading non-governmental organizations today unveiled their blueprint for a legally binding Copenhagen agreement. This will serve as the benchmark for governments negotiating a new climate deal this year and shows how major differences between rich and poor nations can be overcome.
The 160-page “Copenhagen Climate Treaty”, [...]
