by Ben Block on June 30, 2009 An expanded International Renewable Energy Agency will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi's Masdar City and led by French diplomat Hélène Pelosse.
by Michael Renner on June 29, 2009
Put legislators and
corporate executives on notice: politics as usual will not save the planet. It
is time to turn up the heat in the fight against global warming.
by Ben Block on June 25, 2009 IRENA members are meeting this weekend in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to choose a headquarters and select a director-general. Hélène Pelosse, French Minister of State's deputy head of staff of international affairs, is one of four director-general nominees.
by Ben Block on June 24, 2009
IRENA members are meeting this weekend in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,
to choose a headquarters and select a director-general. Arthouros Zervos, the Global
Wind Energy Council chairman, is
one of four director-general nominees.
by Ben Block on June 24, 2009
IRENA members are meeting this weekend in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to choose
a headquarters and select a director general. Hans Jǿrgen Koch, a former
International Energy Agency director, is one of four director general nominees.
by Ben Block on June 23, 2009
Clean energy advocates worry that military
support or investments in non-renewable energy sources may influence where the
International Renewable Energy Agency is headquartered.
by Ben Block on June 15, 2009
Small companies are mostly disengaged from the climate
debate, businesses advocates say, yet environmentally conscious, small
enterprises could become influential supporters of climate legislation.
The industry pledged to achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2020. But technology limitations and the rising number of air passengers make the goal highly challenging.
by Ben Block on June 8, 2009
The environmental community is reaching out to organizations
not traditionally involved in climate or energy issues, in an effort to broaden
its support base.