The 2nd IREO Renewable Energy Award

The 2nd IREO Renewable Energy Award is a global awards program designed to recognize those at the forefront of energy innovation. As the pre-eminent international award in the field of sustainable and renewable energy.

IREO seeks to honor those individuals and organizations who will be leading the way of global advancement, with the strength to challenge conventional wisdom and encourage critical thinking. The Renewable Energy Award allows us to recognize and embody this spirit, both within our region and across the world.
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UNEP Launches Green Economy Initiative to Get the Global Markets Back to Work

London/Nairobi, 22 October 2008 - Mobilizing and re-focusing the global economy towards investments in clean technologies and 'natural' infrastructure such as forests and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating climate change and triggering an employment boom in the 21st century.

The call was made today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and leading economists as they launched the Green Economy Initiative aimed at seizing an historic opportunity to bring about tomorrow's economy today.
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United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

"Investing in Development brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project. By outlining practical investment strategies and approaches to financing them, the report presents an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 20.

"Save It" Global Warming message by 10 yr old

"Save It" a climate change warning. Written and directed by 10-year-old Nikos Spiridakis. Starring Tony Goldwyn and Dimitri Spiridakis (age 9) + click here for more

WE SUPPORT THE FUEL FILM

Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues will be the catalyst for heated debates and positive change for many years to come. + click here for more

UN Climate Change Conference 2008, Poznań, Poland

California's largest ethanol plant up and running

New biodiesel specifications published by ASTM International

Panda Ethanol restructures loan agreements

Scotland proposes 10-fold increase in biodiesel use

Southridge to acquire ethanol plant in Brazil

UN, Norway combat climate change from deforestation

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