The WTO’s report on international trade and the environment
The report “Trade and Environment” was published by the WTO and UNEP on 26 June 2009 and investigates the intersections between climate change and trade from four different perspectives: the science of climate change; economics; multilateral efforts to tackle climate change; and national climate change policies and their effect on trade.

Both Executive Director Achim Steiner and the WTO’s Director General Pascal Lamy urge the in… Continue

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition has been working away for close to a year now planning Power Shift, the first ever national youth climate event. Over the 11-13th of July, thousands of young Australians will converge at the University of Sydney for this historic event.

As a climate change summit, Power Shift is unequalled in the opportunities and resources it provides to all attending. Notable aspects include keynote speeches from Tim Flannery, Julia Gillard, Rajendra Pachauri and Al Gore… Continue

Electricity currently accounts for 40% of the world’s energy usage, and some 30% of this is used by electric motors. However, AC drives, which control the speed of electrical motors, can lead to massive energy savings, not to mention a longer lifetime for the machines. AC drives can be used for almost any electrical motor and are gaining ground worldwide. Today, they are most commonly used in elevators, fans, pumps and air conditioning equipment, but there are also interesting developments in… Continue

Late last week, Prime Minister Rudd, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Penny Wong, the Minister for Climate Change and Water, announced the release of draft regulations of Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). This release marks the first of several disclosures as Australia’s emissions trading scheme continues to take shape. According to a press release from the Australian Labor Party, these drafts outline the EITE assi… Continue

Shannon Schuyler, US managing director of Corporate Responsibility, for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), will be guest blogging over the next week from San Francisco at the National Conference for Service and Volunteering.

How do you serve?

Michelle Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, N… Continue