Beyond Rio+20: Reflections on the Road to Nairobi and Paris
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
I just traveled to Nairobi for the first Universal Session of the United ...
New Hope for a New Generation: Can PINCs save the Planet?
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
At just 24-years-old, Chris Castro is a successful Cuban-American eco- ...
Measuring the True Reach of the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
The mainstream media, outside of Brazil and particularly in the United ...
Big Wins at Rio+20′s: a Platform, Partnerships and Business Opportunities to Stop Plastic Pollution
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
What do mushrooms, tires, and soda bottles have in common? They are all ...
More Countries Agree to Phase-out Inefficient Light bulbs at Rio+20: reducing global warming pollution
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
When people around the world turn on their lights, most of them waste ...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The Answer Lies in the Gulf
Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC
This week, much of the globe’s attention is focused on the United Nation’s ...
Final Outcomes for Our Oceans in Rio+20 Negotiations: Protection from Plastic, Action on Ocean Acidification and Overfishing, and a Disappointing Stalemate on a High Seas Agreement
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
At the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, action happens on two ...
Public, Politicians, & Others Rally To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Will Governments Listen at Rio+20 and Beyond?
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
Over the last 24 hours the social media world was abuzz with ending ...
At Rio’s Giant Trash Dump, Protecting People and Oceans Alike
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
What we do on land dramatically effects the health of our oceans. There ...
Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies Must Be One of the Major Outcomes of Rio+20
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
What if I told you that governments around the world were spending ...
We Need New Action on Renewable Electricity at Rio+20
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
Since 2002 the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal electricity in ...
My Eyeball and Envisioning the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
After a year of Racing to Rio, I was suddenly not sure ...
A Beacon in the Fog: Opportunities for International Cooperation on World Oceans Day, at Rio+20, and Beyond
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
June 8 is World Oceans Day, and I’m thrilled to celebrate it from Rio ...
Local Victories to End Plastic Pollution and Protect our Oceans lead to Global Opportunity at Rio+20
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
The world’s environmental problems can seem overwhelming, but I often ...
What lies ahead for international action on global warming for the rest of 2012? (Part 2)
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
When countries meet in Rio+20 they have a choice – they can talk ...
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