Last year’s United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) failed to resolve one of the most challenging issues facing climate change: Who will pay for the world’s impending energy needs? Join communications specialists from Fleishman-Hillard, key EU policymakers and several top-level executives from the energy and finance sectors as they address the issues at hand.
Watch: Financing Europe’s Energy Needs and Climate Action in the 21st Century
Posted on April 1st, 2010 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Financial Communications · Public Affairs · Sustainability
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) — a U.K.-based organization that collects and distributes greenhouse gas and energy data — recently hosted a workshop to share the results from its survey on global climate change strategies. The public affairs specialists from Our Thinking
discuss the CDP findings, which include what a company should do before “carbon management becomes mandatory.”
Posted on March 30th, 2010 | More Analysts & Investors · Energy, Power & Utilities · Public Affairs · Sustainability
In an effort to stimulate climate change, the EU is dedicating significant resources to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In “Green ICT for a Low Carbon Economy,” members of Fleishman-Hillard’s sustainability team take a close look at proposed policy initiatives and explain why, when it comes to reducing emissions and developing alternative energy sources, “no other sector has the potential to contribute as much as ICT.”
Posted on October 16th, 2009 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Public Affairs · Sustainability · Technology
Before the recent U.S.-China Clean Energy Forum in Beiijing, Fleishman-Hillard International Advisory Board member Mickey Kantor sat down with China Brief to discuss free trade and sustainable energy. The former U.S. Secretary of Commerce shares his views on a bilateral agreement, climate change and the future of cap-and-trade.
Read: U.S.-China Free Trade and Green Energy: An Interview with Mickey Kantor
Listen: U.S.-China Free Trade and Green Energy: An Interview with Mickey Kantor
Posted on July 20th, 2009 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Sustainability
A recent University of California, Berkley, study showing a projected jump in mass-market electric car sales bodes well for champions of energy independence. But the Cloakroom
team cautions that two unanswered questions remain before we begin celebrating “the dawn of the plug-in hybrid age.”
Posted on July 14th, 2009 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Public Affairs · Sustainability
In a move towards environmental transparency, Google Earth has introduced a new map that displays all fossil-fuel carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. Despite a few shortcomings — it’s slow to load, for one — the communications specialists at The Energy Communicators
believe the application will have “wide ramifications” for businesses.
Posted on February 20th, 2009 | More Digital & Social Media · Energy, Power & Utilities
Google recently announced it would invest $10 million to help spur companies to produce clean energy. The communications specialists from The Energy Communicators take a closer look at how this move by search giant Google’s philanthropic arm might get other companies excited about the potential of enhanced geothermal systems.
Posted on August 27th, 2008 | More Energy, Power & Utilities
Attending a seminar on the future trends impacting food hosted by Fleishman-Hillard, pharma specialist Mark Senak
reports on how communicators need to be prepared to respond to a shift toward a more risk-adverse food and drug environment. Meanwhile, digital specialist David Lowey
discusses the factors leading to rising food costs and the challenges surrounding clean energy.
Posted on June 5th, 2008 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Food & Beverage · Sustainability
Most Americans believe a lack of U.S. refining capacity is the primary cause of higher gas prices, according to RBC Capital Markets’ annual energy survey. But with eight out of 10 survey respondents opposing the construction of an oil refinery in their hometown, the communications specialists from The Energy Communicators wonder why refineries aren’t getting the credit they deserve.
Posted on June 4th, 2008 | More Energy, Power & Utilities
Last month the European Commission adopted a communication designed to help overall efforts by the EU to combat climate change. The communications specialists at Sustainability
discuss the soft law instrument, which recommends using information and communication technologies to address the challenges of energy efficiency.
Posted on May 30th, 2008 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Sustainability
