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What about the assets?
In April, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation created a $100 million programme to support research intended to encourage policies aimed at reducing the threat of global warming (see p27). Eric Heitz, president of the Energy …
Interview – Uday Khemka
Uday Khemka comes from an Indian family that has been in business for about 100 years. The Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation’s mission has historically been nothing to do with climate change but has rather …
A chance for China
Political leaders around the world are moving towards policies to combat climate change and China is no exception. In June its leaders unveiled a plan to tackle the country’s growing greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate …
Standing or falling together
‘Every company, every community, every organization, every household and every citizen,’ says Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, should take part in programmes designed to reduce consumption of oil, gas and coal and to rein in emissions …
Winning the battle in cities….
The Mayor and I have made tackling climate change our overriding political imperative. Half of humanity lives in cities, and by 2030 two thirds will do so. Already, urban areas consume 75 per cent of …
Supporting local initiatives
Local governments around the world have laid the foundation for successful, collective action on the climate front. They have crafted solutions – whether it’s installing more energy-efficient lighting, retrofitting buildings, or adding hybrid vehicles to …
A huge return on investment
When the history of the US response to climate change is written, a large chapter will have to be devoted to the crucial role played by the philanthropic community to support advance solutions. One way …
Capping carbon at source
If we are to succeed in tackling global warming, one of the first questions climate policymakers must consider is where to place the cap on carbon. An ‘upstream’ or ‘economy-wide’ cap, as advocated in this …
Action now for our planet
There are no more profound manifestations of global interdependence than the single atmosphere that encircles our planet and the one-climate system that sustains all life on earth. But geopolitics and global economics condition us to …
Flying in the face of disaster?
The evidence of climate change now appears overwhelming and the role of carbon emissions in contributing to it equally so. One of the biggest culprits in this regard is aviation fuel, yet many people in …