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Rwanda means business

His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, answers questions about his country’s development strategy.

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December 6th, 2009 at 00:20 comment 0 Comments »

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President Kagame

How I became an environmentalist:
A small-town story with global implications

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Green For All, a national organization dedicated to improving the lives of all people in the United States of America through a clean energy economy.

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December 6th, 2009 at 00:26 comment 3 Comments »

 

Gunter Pauli

We must let nature inspire us

Based on his new book, The Blue Economy: 100 innovations to generate 100 million jobs in 10 years, GUNTER PAULI presents an alternative business model that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable.

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December 6th, 2009 at 02:37 comment 3 Comments »

 

e-waste

Old computers – new business

Microsoft’s SEAN NICHOLSON reviews the commercial possibilities presented by e-waste.

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December 6th, 2009 at 03:27 comment 2 Comments »

 

Challenges of climate change

The challenge of climate change

The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December is expected to forge a new international treaty committing all signatory countries to broad reductions in domestic emissions. Industries will be expected to show their commitment towards protecting the environment through sustainable business growth. ACHIM STEINER reviews the challenges facing the sector and the opportunities offered by a green economy.

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December 6th, 2009 at 04:03 comment 0 Comments »

 

Green automotion

Why we need to green the global automotive industry

Car makers across the world are reeling from a steep fall in sales, but once the current crisis subsides, the priority of the industry is once again expected to shift to the production and design of more environmentallyfriendly vehicles. GARETH LEATHER suggests that emerging markets, rather than the developed world, will be the first to adopt such technologies.

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December 6th, 2009 at 05:42 comment 2 Comments »

 

Helene Pelosse

Power to the people

Interview with IRENA’s Hélène Pelosse.

HÉLÈNE PELOSSE, Interim Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), tells Making It about the new intergovernmental organization and its plans to help extend the use of renewables in both industrialized and developing countries.

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December 7th, 2009 at 09:49 comment 1 Comment »

 

Waves of innovation

Factor Five

Can sustainable development be achieved by increasing resource productivity? ERNST VON WEIZSÄCKER argues that is not only desirable but eminently doable.

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December 6th, 2009 at 06:19 comment 0 Comments »

 

Waste to profit

From waste to profit

With natural resources declining in both quantity and quality, the time has come to practice resource recovery. Materials, water, and energy that are regarded as unproductive by one company can be turned into a business opportunity by another operating nearby. Twenty years since the concept of industrial ecosystems was first proposed, RENE VAN BERKEL considers strategies for achieving further eco-industrial development.

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December 6th, 2009 at 07:18 comment 0 Comments »