Bloomberg's Ambitious Plan to Improve Energy Efficiency in NY Buildings
April 27, 2009 4 min. read

New York Mayor Bloomberg harnessed the green power of Earth Day to unveil a plan that would require NYC buildings – responsible for 80% of the city’s emissions – to undergo regular energy audits and retrofits, as needed, in order to become more energy efficient. The announcement was made just a couple weeks after Bloomberg […]

Read more
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Shaping Financing to Prevent Deforestation
April 15, 2009 5 min. read

The Waxman-Markey bill signals Washington’s intentions to pony up to fund deforestation prevention as part of overall climate legislation. But will climate scientists, C-15 negotiators, developing countries and environmental groups agree on an international forest protection program that everyone, including the trees, can live with? Scientists and climate policy makers now agree that saving forests […]

Read more

Popular from Press