Advocate Douglas Shaw has been taking the major banks in South Africa to the High Court for a sum of an estimated 62 billion rand. This is asking the court to order that the major banks repay the money to the thousands of bond holders who were repossessed without following ...
Read More »MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE ICP
Featuring British Nick Nuttall there will be an interesting discussion with regards to the progress towards a global progression towards a global carbon resource efficient world. Sustainability and emission management is key to our success. There is hope and progression but as the world population increases the strain on resources ...
Read More »Developing Countries ~ Accelerating Climate Technology Transfer
AT COP 22, Marrakech, Mother Channel interviews Ms Karina Larsen, Knowledge and Communications Manager at Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTC-N) and Jaco du Toit, Manager: Corporate Engagement of WWF – SA. Ms Karina Larsen of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTC-N) ~ the Centre promotes the accelerated transfer of environmentally ...
Read More »Recognising the Role Oceans Play ~ Core Issue Solutions
This Oceans Action Event at COP 22, Marrakech covers solutions to Core Issues, i.e. Food Security, Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience – challenges are far more easily identified than solutions, with this being a time of ‘Action’, the first step to the solutions space is a recognition of the role the ...
Read More »COP 21-UNI. READING & WALKER INST. AFRICAN FARMERS SUPPORT WITH CLIMATE DATA
COP 21 PARIS University of Reading UK speaker Dr. Peter Dorward & Walker Inst. Prof. Ros Cornforth on: Supporting African farming communities with climate data to enable improved decision-making criteria, food crop security and create sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. Dr Peter Dorward: Most climate services have tended to focus ...
Read More »COP 20 – ORGANIC FARMER THEO DE JAGER POWER OF THE CONSUMER
Organic Farmer & Panel Speaker Theo de Jager, on,viable Organic Farming and the power of the End-consumers choice in the Value Chain to support global sustainable conservation farming. The most important people are the house wives and journalists. The housewife who stands in front of the stove, decides what the ...
Read More »COP 16 Peter Swift -Intertanko, Ship Ind. Emissions & Mitigation Measures
COP 16 CANCUN. Dr. Peter Swift, Intertanko, speaks on global Shipping Industry CO2 emissions and outlines Industry measures being undertaken to mitigate global shipping emissions.
Read More »COP 16 DR. THOMAS BECKER De-Carbonisation & Climate Action Solutions
COP 16 CANCUN. Dr. Thomas Becker from Automaker BMW speaks on de-carbonisation efforts by the car industry and climate action collaboration.
Read More »COP 16 Dr. Keith Paustian Nitrogen & Soil Carbon Mngmt.
COP 16 CANCUN Dr. Keith Paustian speaks on effective nitrogen and soil carbon management in agriculture. Take for example the issue of nitrogen management, whether you’re using fertiliser or manure, basically nitrous oxide emissions are resulting from the inefficient use of Nitrogen. The more nitrogen that doesn’t get into the plant, ...
Read More »COP 16 RADM. Titley – Global Warming, Polar Ice Melt, Rising Sea Levels, Ocean Acidification
COP 16 CANCUN – US Navy RAdm. David Titley: He asks 3 questions: Does the United States navy believe climate change is real? If we do, how does it affect the United States Navy, relative to our role in National Security? Finally, if both of those are yes, what’s the Navy ...
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