Nov 23, 2011
Is a job-creating green economy too subversive an idea for the French?
by Elodie Jacquet
France is aiming at reducing its carbon emission by 20% by 2020. A very recent report entitled: Trajectories 2010-2050, towards a low-carbon economy actually suggests that boosting France’s reduction from 20% to 30% by 2020 would create more jobs and be more beneficial to the economy.... read more
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Mar 9, 2011
The 2010 Olympics: A Case Study in Carbon Management
by Kayla Van Egdom
On Valentine’s Day, Carbon Talks held its fourth Brown Bag Dialogue.  In recognition of the one year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, we asked Ann Duffy, the Sustainability spokesperson for VANOC and Christopher Hakes of Offsetters to take us through the carbon management plan for the Olympics. The 2010 Olympics was a massive enterprise, exceeding previous games in terms of spectators, participants and Facebook/Twitter followers. Creating a green,... read more
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