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The last three days at the Microsoft Partner Advisory Councils Summit (PAC) have been enriching, filled with key insights and future of technology…
The last three days at the Microsoft Partner Advisory Councils Summit (PAC) have been enriching, filled with key insights and future of technology…
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It's been such an amazing five weeks at the University of Michigan! 😊 I'm in the right place, and I'm loving setting the vision for sustainability…
It's been such an amazing five weeks at the University of Michigan! 😊 I'm in the right place, and I'm loving setting the vision for sustainability…
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Last week, it was time to remove my Climate Week hat and focus on engagement closer to home at PepsiCo with our international franchise bottler…
Last week, it was time to remove my Climate Week hat and focus on engagement closer to home at PepsiCo with our international franchise bottler…
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The Global Community Is Not Slowing Down on Climate Action
Greentech Media (gtm)
Growing global leadership by businesses and investors is bringing in new capital to tackle climate change.
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Agree to Agree
Grist
Fights over renewable standards and nuclear power can be vicious. Here's a list of things that climate hawks agree on.
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Positive tones about investments in renewable energy
SEB
How can the private sector contribute to the huge investments that need to be made in renewable energy and infrastructure? This was the main question at SEB’s customer seminar on Nordic infrastructure and renewable energy held last week. The answers were positive and showed that it is now time to start in earnest the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
Center on Global Energy Policy (Columbia University), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Harvard University), Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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Avoiding Water Wars: Water Security and Central Asia's Growing Importance for Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
This report by the committee majority staff examines United States policy with respect to water scarcity and water management in Central and South Asia. Water plays an increasingly important role in our diplomatic and national security interests in the region, and we must ensure that our approach is carefully considered and coordinated across the interagency. As water demand for food production and electricity generation increases, in part as a result of the quickening pace of climate change…
This report by the committee majority staff examines United States policy with respect to water scarcity and water management in Central and South Asia. Water plays an increasingly important role in our diplomatic and national security interests in the region, and we must ensure that our approach is carefully considered and coordinated across the interagency. As water demand for food production and electricity generation increases, in part as a result of the quickening pace of climate change, so too must our efforts to provide water security. While much of our focus currently rests on Afghanistan and Pakistan, we must also consider the interests in the shared waters by India and the neighboring five Central Asian countries—Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. This re- port draws on staff travel to the region and the work of experts in government, academia, and international institutions. It provides significant insight and several key recommendations to advance U.S. policy in Central and South Asia with respect to this vital transboundary resource.
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Truman National Security Project
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Advanced Energy Economy Institute
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Loomis Council
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-The Stimson Center’s Loomis Council is a forum for America’s technology leaders and policymakers to share expertise, build innovative solutions to 21st century problems, and consider the future of U.S. technology policy.
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