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Imagine happiness treading lightly on the Earth
How did you celebrate UN World Happiness Day last Sunday? All of us had plenty to chew on with the release of the World Happiness Report 2016—the fourth edition since 2012. Prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an international... Read More
Today is Swiss Ecological Deficit Day
Geneva, Switzerland—Today marks the date Switzerland has exhausted its annual ecological budget, utilizing more natural resources and services than Swiss ecosystems can regenerate within the full year. This date has been calculated by Global Footprint Network, a research institute with... Read More
ENERGY LAB (Zürich, 10 May 2016)
Im Energy Lab suchten wir nach den gemeinsamen Eckpunkten und Grundprinzipien der diversen Teilnehmer für eine Energiepolitik der Schweiz nach dem Pariser Klima Abkommen. Energy Lab: Wie werden wir die Schweiz antreiben? (Agenda) Der Klimawandel stellt die zukünftige Nutzung fossiler... Read More
FOOD LAB (Bern, 17 Mai 2016)
Im Food Lab suchen wir nach den gemeinsamen Eckpunkten und Grundprinzipien der diversen Teilnehmer für eine Nahrungsmittelpolitik der Schweiz nach dem Pariser Klima Abkommen. Food Lab: Wer wird die Schweiz ernähren? (Agenda) Das Ziel von Paris unter 2 Grad Celsius... Read More
From outdoor party to environmental awareness, a student's view of Earth hour in China
When I was growing up in Shenzhen, China, one of the must-join activities in my high school was the “Earth Hour” performance. On the last Saturday in March, companies, government, and environmental organizations run by high school students organized performances... Read MoreESG Magazine: It's time to incorporate climate change risk into sovereign bond investments
As the work of the G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ramps up, environmental reporting will be increasingly incorporated into national securities laws. Read More
National Footprint Accounts 2016 are out! Carbon makes up 60% of world's Ecological Footprint
Global Footprint Network launches its 2016 edition of the National Footprint Accounts today, featuring a refined carbon Footprint calculation. The updated calculation has revealed that the global carbon Footprint is 16 percent higher than previously calculated, with a consequent 8 percent increase... Read More
