The rising number of new cars and industries is placing China’s role as a front-runner in the global race for green superiority in jeopardy. The innovation team from What Are We Thinking
takes a look at the 3D Express Coach, a uniquely designed 1,200-passenger vehicle and the country’s latest effort to help offset deteriorating air quality.
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China Hopes Giant Bus Will Drive Better Air Quality
Posted on August 20th, 2010 | More Automotive & Transportation · Innovation · Sustainability
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Will Gulf Oil Spill Prompt Change for Corporate-NGO Partnerships?
Beyond the obvious devastation, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill also has prompted some questions regarding corporate-NGO relationships. The team from Sustainability
says the challenge going forward is to “keep building genuine partnerships” in a way that “commands public trust.”Posted on May 24th, 2010 | More Crisis Communications · NGO · Sustainability · Third Parties
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A Stewart Brand New World
At this year’s Fortune Brainstorm Green, iconic environmentalist Stewart Brand stole the show by claiming he is “now for nuclear energy.” The team from Sustainability
talks about Brand’s surprising “about-face” and his latest position on geoengineering. Posted on April 15th, 2010 | More Energy, Power & Utilities · Sustainability
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Financing Europe’s Energy Needs: A View From the Top
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
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Is Carbon Disclosure on the Rise?
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
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COP15: What Happened and What Happens Next
Did the United Nations Climate Conference (COP15), held last month in Copenhagen, fall short of expectations? Members of Fleishman-Hillard’s financial, public affairs and sustainability teams take a close look at the event’s outcomes and offer insight into four key areas of negotiation: emissions targets, financing, the clean development mechanism, and technology transfer.
Posted on January 4th, 2010 | More Financial Communications · Public Affairs · Sustainability
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Should Countries Share Green Technology?
Most experts agree that technology is at the center of the fight against climate change. As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) gets underway this week in Copenhagen, members of Fleishman-Hillard’s sustainability team weigh in on issues surrounding the global transfer of technology, including the controversial matter of intellectual property rights.
Posted on December 7th, 2009 | More Sustainability · Technology
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Should Groundbreaking CDM Be Revised?
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a key topic of negotiations at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), gives industrialized countries carbon credits for investing in reduction projects in developing countries. Members of Fleishman-Hillard’s sustainability and public affairs teams discuss the criticism being waged against the CDM, originally seen as groundbreaking, and offer insight into proposed revisions.
Posted on November 18th, 2009 | More Public Affairs · Sustainability
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Money Makes the World Go ‘Round: Financing Global Climate Change
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen approaches, one of the more controversial topics on the agenda will be the issue of financing. Members of Fleishman-Hillard’s financial and sustainability teams examine behind-the-scenes financial efforts and take a close look at the “political deadlock” over who, exactly, will fund global climate change.
Posted on November 6th, 2009 | More Financial Communications · Public Affairs · Sustainability
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EU Puts Green Spotlight on ICT
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
