Tag: Rio+20
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I Don’t Need to Rule, But Our Leaders Do
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Editor’s note: We are proud to announce that our staff blogger, Maggie Comstock, is a finalist in the Rio+20 Big Blog Off! Vote for Maggie so she can win a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, t…
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UN Panel Names Cities as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week, the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability released a report of recommended outcomes for the Rio+20 conference in June. The report, Resilient People,…
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Green Building to be a Priority at Rio+20
Maggie ComstockAssociate, PolicyU.S. Green Building Council Climate policy wonks are used to reading leaked draft text in advance of international negotiations. However, the 19 page draft text for the upcoming United Nations Convention on Sustainabl…