03 January 2012
Dear friends, colleagues, and fearless change-makers, The Carbon War Room had a very busy and productive 2011 which would not have been possible without all your support. As we enter 2012, we also acknowledge strong headwinds in the form of an embattled global deal, low carbon prices, and increased carbon emissions even during the economic recession. However, [...]
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15 December 2011
As delegates fly home from the Durban 2011 Climate Conference, almost 36 hours after the scheduled close, relieved that they reached an agreement, the Carbon War Room takes the opportunity to reflect on the outcomes.
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02 November 2011
Carbon War Room's Gigaton Awards honor the companies doing the most to reduce their emissions. Who took home the trophies this year? Article from Fast Company by Ariel Schwartz
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31 October 2011
The Carbon War Room, The Gigaton Throwdown, and the World Climate Summit today announced Tesco, Siemens, PepsiCo, Danone and Philips among the nominees for 2011 Gigaton Awards.
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20 October 2011
Over 50% of carbon can be profitably reduced using technology that exists today and under the current policy framework. Here is a great video explaining our energy challenges and the entrepreneurs who are working to fix the problem: http://video.pbs.org/video/1873639434
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19 September 2011
Ygrene Energy Fund-led PACE Commercial Consortium launches first $650 million retrofit package for commercial property in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Sacramento, California New York, September 20 2011 – The Carbon War Room, an independent non-profit, founded by Sir Richard Branson, that harnesses the power of entrepreneurs to unlock gigaton solutions to climate change, announced today the [...]
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18 August 2011
From Roman aqueducts to Chinese rail, enormous infrastructure has the potential to transform a society. To fix these economic doldrums, the government should partner with the private sector to solve society's problems. As posted on Fast Company by Jigar Shah
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12 August 2011
With 167,250 readers per month, Creating Climate Wealth (CCW) is the leading green CEO business designated magazine distributed directly to cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, C-suite corporate executives and NGO’s using data provided by the Carbon War Room. In addition to the Carbon War Room (www.carbonwarroom.com) subscriber base, the online version of CCW magazine is mailed to [...]
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21 July 2011
The local food movement in America is gaining steam. The question is whether can it attract sufficient capital from the private sector to build large, profitable businesses. Without that, it's just a fad. by Jigar Shah, CEO Carbon War Room As seen on FastCompany.com - Wed Jul 20, 2011
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20 July 2011
By Guy Pinjuv, Ph.D., Lead Analyst and Matthew Cullinen, Editor Over the next decade and beyond, Brazil will rely heavily on the clearing of tropical forests to make way for the expansion of livestock rangeland. Deforestation in this region is speeding climate change and is responsible for the loss of plant and animal biodiversity. Brazil’s annual carbon emissions [...]
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