Tag: Road to Rio
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Stakeholders Along the Road to Rio+20 Call Upon Leaders for Action at Upcoming Earth Summit
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council On June 5, the Road to Rio+20 series made a final pit stop in Washington D.C., the North American host city for World Environment Day, to launch a new report, Advancing the Transformation to a…
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UN Secretary-General: Rio+20 must provide Roadmap for the Future We Want
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week, the Center for Global Development (CGD), in partnership with Climate Advisors and the Embassy of Denmark, hosted a high-level event on Delivering Sustainable Energy for All: Oppo…
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The Road to Rio+20: Houston is a city leading by example
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Note: this blog was originally published on The Guardian Houston’s sustainability strategy is impressive, an example of the key position cities have in driving the green econom…
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The Road to Rio+20 Reminds Us to Think Globally and Act Locally
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council On Monday, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) convened the fourth installment of…
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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…