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In response to an absence of voluntary disclosure, major policy decisions are helping to provide investors with the information they need to make informed decisions about a company’s sustainable positioning.A record number of shareholder resolutions ar…

On January 27, 2010, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued new interpretive guidance that clarifies the climate related information that publicly traded companies need to disclose. This covers everything from new emissions management policie…

As nations were preparing to communicate their emissions reductions strategies to the UNFCCC ahead of the January 31 deadline, President Obama was leading by example with Federal government emissions reductions.Executive Order 13514 on Federal Sustaina…

It is no coincidence that one day after the United States pledged to reduce greenhouse gases by 17%, the Canadian government announced that it would reduce its emissions by the same amount.Environment Minister Jim Prentice said, “It’s a target we t…

As stipulated in last December’s Copenhagen Accord, January 31, 2010 was the deadline for wealthier nations to submit their emissions reductions targets. Obama Pledged to reduce US greenhouse gases (GHGs) by approximately 17 percent below 2005 levels o…

US President Barack Obama urged international action as the UN climate conference drew to a close. “We are running short on time…These international discussions have essentially taken place now for almost two decades, and we have very little to show …

COP15 convenes today in Copenhagen yet many are suspicious about the Canadian government’s sincerity on climate change management. Despite the Conservatives politically motivated adoption of absolute emission targets, cap-and-trade and if need be regul…

External and domestic pressures pushed the ruling Canadian Conservative government to alter their climate change management policy. The Canadian government has indicated that it will harmonize its policy with the US by supporting absolute emissions cap…

Despite the urgings of scientists, the UN, European leaders and even Queen Elizabeth ll, Canada’s ruling Conservative party continues its deplorable record of environmental neglect. The most current science reiterates the fact that governments must act…

President Obama will attend COP15 in Copenhagen where he will promise the most ambitious targets America has ever proposed to reduce climate change causing greenhouse gases.The White House has announced 17 percent emissions reductions below 2005 levels…