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Responsible investment: Creating value from environmental, social and governance issues
The private equity industry response to the responsible investment agenda is evolving rapidly. A recent survey of the private equity industry found that this trend looks set to continue in …
Unfinished Business: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Frontier
The Regeneration Project, a collaborative and multi-faceted initiative by GlobeScan and SustainAbility, aims to provide a roadmap for achieving sustainable development within the next generation, focusing in particular on ways …
Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012
This report investigates the global state of cleantech innovation in entrepreneurial start-up companies. We are currently faced with a range of climate, energy and economic challenges. Technology start-ups provide one …
Resource revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs
In the 20th century, governments and businesses didn't have to worry about resource productivity; they were able to focus on capital and labor instead. Over the next 20 years, resources …
2012 Cleantech Directory

Carbon & Climate

2012 Cleantech Directory

Clean technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the global economy. From solar and wind, to energy efficiency and electric cars, new technologies and opportunities are happening every …
No easy choices: which way to Australia’s energy future?
Australia must substantially and relatively quickly change the nature of its electricity supply. The Commonwealth's goal is to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions to 80 per cent below 2000 levels …
Green Excellence Country Benchmarking in Asia-Pacific
High-Income Economies Lead Green Initiatives; Low-Income Economies Have Vast Potential
Microgrids

Energy

Microgrids

Worldwide Revenue from Microgrids Will Reach $17.3 Billion by 2017
Electric and hybrid-electric vehicle components
In 2011, the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) went into production to add greater electric-only drive range to the steadily growing popularity of the hybrid assist vehicle. Large lithium-ion …
Use and capacity of global hydropower increases
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 per cent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower …
Australia's State of the Environment 2011 report
The Australian State of the Environment 2011 report was tabled in Parliament on 12 December 2011.
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