“Green shift” in industries could save $2 trillion for major world economies – WEF

Up to $2 trillion could be saved through resource-efficient measures across just three sectors – carbon, steel and iron – in the major economies alone, says a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report January 16, 2012.

The report titled “More with Less: Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Resource Efficiency” and copied to ghanabuinessnews.com outlines the opportunity and imperative for industry-led action for smarter resource efficiency through which economic value can be created without environmental depletion and degradation.

«Estamos en el inicio de la tercera revolución industrial y es verde»

 FOTOS – CARMEN SECANELLA – 28-12-2011

El arquitecto Enric Ruiz-Geli, en 2006, en su estudio junto a la maqueta del hotel que construirá Habitat en L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat.- CARMEN SECANELLA

Cuando el arquitecto Enric Ruiz-Geli (Figueres, 1968) entra en una sala llena de gente se hace un silencio. Su entrada es discreta pero el público intuye que es un previo al espectáculo. Muchos son asiduos de sus intervenciones porque Ruiz-Geli tiene tirón mediático. Su discurso, salpicado de arquitectura, sostenibilidad y revolución, engancha. Sus ademanes y movimientos hacen el resto del trabajo para encandilar a la audiencia. Que sea el encargado, junto con el resto del equipo del estudio arquitectónico Cloud 9, de remodelar el

How to catalyse private sector action to a greener economy

The business community believes that the term «green economy» is embedded in the broader sustainable development concept

To be successful, a green economy requires the integration of all three pillars of sustainability. Photograph: PBNJ Productions/Corbis

In their recent contribution to the negotiation process of next year’s summit, the Business Alliance for Sustainable Development (BASD), has set out that a green economy requires integration of all three pillars (social, economic, environment) of sustainable development for it to be successful. It also stresses that efforts by all actors need to go beyond short-term pressures and instead focus on the development of long term shared value. In that context, business expects the Rio+20 outcome to focus on the following key deliverables to catalyse private sector action towards a green economy: