Institute for International Law and Justice - IILJ Sustainable Development Policy Institute The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) provides the global sustainable development community with representation from Pakistan as well as South Asia as a whole. The Institute's mission is: "To catalyse the transition towards sustainable development, defined as the enhancement of peace, social justice and well-—being, within and across generations". The think tank is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. SDPI was founded in August 1992 on the recommendation of the Pakistan National Conservation Strategy (NCS), also called Pakistan’s Agenda 21. The NCS placed Pakistan’s socio-economic development within the context of a national environmental plan. Executive directors[edit] Dr. Mandate[edit] To Goals[edit] These goals reflect the main axes of our work; the means through which we effect change. The Institute's activities are designed to provide: Focus[edit] The research program at SDPI drives the three main activities of policy advice, advocacy and training. 1. 2. 3. 4. Approach[edit]
The World’s Biggest Companies on Why They Buy Renewables: ‘It’s a Very Clear Economic Issue’ | Greentech Media Many companies, both large and small, continue to struggle with the economics and complexity of procuring clean energy. The Rocky Mountain Institute estimates that for every successful renewable energy deal there are five to 10 failed attempts or significant delays, which impedes overall market growth. Reflecting these challenges, the commercial solar market experienced its first down year in recent history last year. Several companies leading the charge for clean-energy adoption presented on their lessons learned this week at Verge to help other businesses meet their renewable energy purchasing goals. Use what you already have For General Motors, renewable energy procurement turned out to be a natural extension of the company’s core competencies, said Rob Threlkeld, GM’s manager of renewable energy. “The biggest thing I highlight [to other companies] is to leverage the internal resources they already have available,” said Threlkeld. Game-changing PPAs Always efficiency first
Environmental and Energy Study Institute-EESI - Climate Change News IPCC Working Group II Report Released, Saying Climate Change Will Be Overwhelming and Ubiquitous On March 31, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that widespread climate change impacts have already begun and are expected to get worse, according to updated data in the Fifth Assessment Report released this week. The impacts include heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires, which will affect impoverished peoples and nations disproportionately. The report notes that no one will be unaffected by future climate change, which is expected to threaten economic growth and global security. Soon after the report was released, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement addressing the need for climate action, saying “read this report and you can’t deny the reality: unless we act dramatically and quickly, science tells us our climate and our way of life are literally in jeopardy.” For additional information see: New York Times, BBC, IPCC, The Hill, Statement, EESI, IGSD
Sustainable Development Institute השמש לא מחייכת למשקיעים במניות האנרגיה הסולארית - MarketMoney בעולם הכלכלי המודרני אנשים מחפשים דרכים יצירתיות לייצר לעצמם הכנסות מנכסים שהם מחזיקים. יש מי שמשכירים את הדירות שלהם כשהם נוסעים לחופשה. אחרים חולקים כלי רכב בנסיעות ארוכות. חדש! עקבו אחר המדדים המובילים ונהלו תיק השקעות ב-TheMarker Finance בשנים האחרונות התפתח, בעידודן של מדינות ועיריות תחום פעילות חדש - השכרת גגות לחברות אנרגיה להתקנת פאנלים סולאריים לייצור חשמל. התחום הסולארי מתפתח בשנים האחרונות. לכאורה, נראה שהסביבה הכלכלית תומכת בחברות האנרגיה הסולארית. כך למשל, סולאר־סיטי, שבעל המניות העיקרי בה (25%) הוא אילון מאסק, המייסד של חברת המכוניות טסלה, איבדה 57% משוויה בתוך חמישה חודשים. ענף האנרגיה העולמי תלוי ברובו במקורות אנרגיה מסורתיים - בעיקר נפט וגז טבעי. כדי להפיק חשמל מהשמש נדרשים שטח גדול ותשתית יקרה. אבל בשנים האחרונות חלים שינויים שמוזילים אט־אט את העלות. נתונים של בנק ההשקעות אופנהיימר מראים כי עלויות ההתקנה ירדו בשנים האחרונות מרמה של 7 דולר לוואט עבור התקנה ביתית ו–5 דולר לוואט בהתקנה מסחרית ב–2010 - לרמות של 2.75 דולר ו–2 דולר לוואט בהתאמה. הגז תחרותי יותר
Global Climate Law Blog : Global Climate Law Blog : Published by Howrey Law Firm : Climate Attorneys and Environmental Lawyers America’s First All-Renewable-Energy City To understand what makes Burlington unlike almost any other city in America when it comes to the power it consumes, it helps to look inside the train that rolls into town every day. The 24 freight cars that pull up to the city’s power plant aren’t packed with Appalachian coal or Canadian fuel oil but wood. Each day 1,800 tons of pine and timber slash, sustainably harvested within a 60-mile radius and ground into wood chips, is fed into the roaring furnaces of the McNeil Generating Station, pumping out nearly half of the city’s electricity needs. Much of the rest of what Burlington’s 42,000 citizens need to keep the lights on comes from a combination of hydroelectric power drawn from a plant it built a half mile up Vermont's Winooski River, four wind turbines on nearby Georgia Mountain and a massive array of solar panels at the airport. The environmental sustainability revolution has spread to other sectors of civic life. Story Continued Below Tidy it is, and also financially effective.
Climate Justice: enforcing climate change law — Climate Justice Programme Trash From Hurricane Irma Will Add Energy to Florida’s Power Grid When it comes to garbage, geography is destiny. Look at Texas and Florida, recovering from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Homeowners and businesses not incapacitated by the storm have begun the arduous and emotional work of separating destroyed possessions and materials by type and placing them curbside. Cities have begun the intimidating logistics of picking it up and transporting it to its final destination. And what is that destination? Florida, by contrast, is a peninsula with a longer coastline than any state other than Alaska, and much less room for trash. Florida burns a disproportionate amount of U.S. trash. But the main point is to make stuff disappear. Waste-fueled power plants were built mostly in the 1980s and early 1990s, encouraged by a 1978 federal law. Burning stuff up doesn’t make it entirely disappear, even once the ash is disposed of. That makes garbage an attractive, if marginal, alternative to fossil fuels in some areas.