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The new platform from UK energy provider, Good Energy. Digital match-making; connecting up producers and consumers. Find out more at: https://www.goodenergy.co.uk/selectricity/

Green Investment Bank and its green projects in Northern Ireland could see the region reduce its CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions by 190,000 tonnes a year. Find out more about the Full Circle Generation project here: http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/all-case-studies/all-case-studies-list/helping-to-build-a-greener-northern-ireland/

Green Investment Bank’s Full Circle Generation is giving Northern Ireland access to clean, green low cost energy. Find out more about the Full Circle Generation project here: http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/all-case-studies/all-case-studies-list/helping-to-build-a-greener-northern-ireland/

Partnership is the key to creating a cleaner, greener UK economy. Green Investment Bank works with partners like RiverRidge Energy Limited, Equitix and P3P Partners, to deliver green infrastructure projects across Northern Ireland including its biggest waste to energy plant in Belfast. Find out more about the Full Circle Generation project here: http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/all-case-studies/all-case-studies-list/helping-to-build-a-greener-northern-ireland/

On a mission to create a cleaner, greener UK economy, Green Investment Bank is helping to create the largest Waste to Energy plant in Northern Ireland. Find out more about the Full Circle Generation project here: http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/all-case-studies/all-case-studies-list/helping-to-build-a-greener-northern-ireland/

In a society that is making the transition to a more renewable future; there is also an opportunity to re design our economy. The term ‘Circular Economy’ coined by the Ellen MacArthur Fundation describes a process by which products are designed to be made again. Find out more about the circular economy at http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

Nine businesses, including Aviva, Sky, Fuji Xerox and DPD, explain why offset strategies are good business sense, the challenges and opportunities their approach has created, and why they believe it has made a difference. Companies throughout the world, including Microsoft, Jaguar Land Rover and Marks and Spencer have adopted carbon-offset approaches to enable them to … Continue reading Offsetting Together →

It is the end of COP21 and the winner of the grand prize of Colossal Fossil was Saudi Arabia

A quick accounting of COP21 by the top numbers under discussion in Paris. From temperature rise to global financing deals, adding it all up.

The penultimate Fossil of the Day and again two first prizes for The European Union and The Umbrella Group containing Canada, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and the USA.

Our world is facing great challenges, and business as usual is not an option. But we can create a world in 2050 where nine billion people thrive within the environmental limits of the planet. In order to do that, we must overcome critical barriers and set out on a pathway for change. For more info … Continue reading How to Create a Safe and Sustainable Future →

A key issue running through the COP negotiations is Finance, who will provide it, will it be sufficient and will it continue beyond 2020. Here, experts and Islands talk about the opportunity for ocean finance and investment and its importance.

Art and imagery as political statements are especially important when it comes to the international conversation over climate change. We go behind the scenes with a prominent “aerial artist” and see his latest creation in Paris as thousands attend the UN’s climate summit.

Now with only 48 hours left at COP21 Australia and Argentina are both taking home a Fossil of the Day.

Good Energy CEO Juliet Davenport speaks at the launch of ArtCOP21 at St Pancras on the 30th of November, 2015. ArtCOP21 is bringing people together around the world through art, music and poetry during the COP21 climate conference in Paris. Find out more about ArtCOP21: http://www.artcop21.com/ Find out more about the Paris climate talks: http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/paris-climate-talks

More than two thousand cities around the world are taking proactive steps to lift their economies and lower greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a perfect example of thinking globally and acting locally.

A packed event brought underwater expedition photographers, NGOs and countries that rely on reefs for tourism and fish together.

From big business to small enchanted islands the progress made in the renewable sector is making it easier to see a path to a world powered by 100% renewable energy.

Financial sector wakes up to a world ready to tackle climate change.

An electric helicopter, carbon capture and storage and energy saving software. Just three projects, helping to deliver a zero carbon future in Europe. Climate-KIC connects private and public sectors, delivering the research, education and innovation behind these, and many more, clean tech start-ups. For more information go to www.climate-kic.org

On the eve of the official opening of COP21, government representatives and civil society attended in Paris Because the Ocean, a high-level event at the Climate-Ocean Tara Pavilion organized by the Global Ocean Commission in partnership with the Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry, the French Ministry of Ecology, the Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations … Continue reading Because The Ocean Declaration →

Land is a crucial asset for business. Maintaining healthy land has a direct impact on the profitability of a company. However, the costs of land degradation and the benefits of restoring land are not well understood and often not fully accounted for in public or private decision-making processes. This video made by Green.TV for the … Continue reading Why Looking After The Land Is Good Business →

The shipping industry must continue to enable global trade and prosperity while contributing to a more sustainable future. Learn more about ambitions and possible pathways to sustainable shipping:

Our world is facing great challenges, and business as usual is not an option. But we can create a world in 2050 where nine billion people thrive within the environmental limits of the planet. In order to do that, we must overcome critical barriers and set out on a pathway for change. For more info … Continue reading A Safe and Sustainable Future →

Vehicle manufacturers are desperate to innovate and adopt new retail models to the next generation of young car buyers, the so-called generation Y, a generation that engages through collaborative consumption and targeted digital marketing campaigns. This Future of Automotive Retailing video highlights how the customer journey is changing and how customer acquisition and retention requires … Continue reading The Future of Car Retailing →

The Superfarmer fights for a brighter future by using sustainable farming techniques – increasing yields, less pollution. Film by Julia Dahr / Sør i fokus. www.superbonden.no

The Expo will bring together high-level policymakers, solution providers, solution seekers and solution supporters at UNEP's Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 October-1 November. It will showcase and exchange scalable, replicable and innovative South-South development solutions that have significant development impact on-the-ground.