Topic: Kyoto Protocol

Bonn Climate Change Talks

As the Kyoto Protocol nears its expiration in 2012, the deadline to hammer out new standards for climate change mitigation approaches. U.N. member nations and the parties to the Kyoto Protocol will sit down in Bonn this week to weigh ...READ»

Fighting for Winter

Global warming still has its doubters, but the heat is a very real problem in the winter sports industry. Skiing on dirt and snowboarding on rocks: not fun, not profitable. States that rely on winter wonderlands for employment, ...READ»

Fast Cities: Malmö, Sweden

After recession nearly wiped out Malmö's industrial base in the 1980s, the city had a chance to start over. It created eco-friendly neighborhoods of transformed tenements and old shipyards.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Head Firmly in the Sand: Carbon Belch Day

Need an example of head-in-the-sand behavior!  June 12, I found out on the radio tonight, was Carbon Belch Day: Proud of their antisocial tendencies, these yo-yos wanted to be as environmentally destructive as possible that ...READ»

United Nations Climate Change Conference

After 12 days of heated wrangling, world leaders should emerge from this meeting with a new treaty to combat global warming. Or maybe not: We wouldn't be shocked if U.S. negotiators, spooked by the potential effect of carbon ...READ»

UN Climate Summit: 186 Nations Gridlocked by Global Recession

There won’t be too many major decisions made at this week’s UN climate summit, but close observers will be able to hear the conversation shift and watch battle lines being drawn for the new year.READ»

• Can Carbon Credits Slow Global Warming?

New targets for carbon emmissions ?

A coalition of 99 companies is asking political leaders to set targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and to establish a global carbon market. Their blueprint for tackling climate change is being handed to Japanese Prime ...READ»

Autumn in Camden, Maine

I'm up here in Camden, Maine for the 2.5-day PopTech conference. It's one of the best annual gatherings on the cultural and personal impact of technology. This year, it seems more science-oriented than in past years. Just heard from ...READ»

Building the Low Carbon Economy

The financial crisis seems overwhelming, with dire warnings that things may still get worse, bailout or not. People are worried about what lies ahead for business, but believe it or not the news is not all bad. There are still ...READ»

Case Studies in Sustainability from the Designers Accord: An Introduction

Valerie Casey, founder and executive director of the global sustainability movement, introduces a new series of case studies on FastCompany.com.READ»

• Building a Sustainable Design Community
• 2008 Masters of Design

Forest Credits Could Crash The Price of Carbon, Greenpeace Says

Carbon cap-and-trade efforts are becoming one long chain of unintended consequences. To whit: Greenpeace released a report arguing that allowing official trade in carbon credits representing forest preservation would crash the price ...READ»

December 19th

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Building a Sustainable Design Community

Valerie Casey of Ideo is rallying the creative community to the Designers Accord, her version of a Kyoto treaty for designers -- and her peers are signing on in droves. Now comes the hard part.READ»

• 2008 Masters of Design
• Critical Mass
• 20 Coolest New Products from Top Design Shops

Fast Company Recommended Events: December-January 2008

Coming in December and January: a "chip tunes" fest in New York, the World Economic Forum, and National Pie Day.READ»

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Yellow+Blue Offers Triple-Bottom-Line Inspiration for Struggling Wineries

The wine industry is facing its biggest slump in years, yet a small company that exclusively uses TetraPak containers and works only with organic vineyards is thriving.READ»

• Designers Accord Case Studies

A Steelmaker's Heart of Gold

Meet a steelmaker with a heart of gold, a firm that shows why a "triple bottom line" is good business -- in one of the world's toughest businesses.READ»

Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Company Recommended Events December 2009

December MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN   01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 ...READ»

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• Freeze: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50

Let’s “Cop” to It Now - - An Empty-Handed US Will Be a Party-Pooper

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) sounds like a contradiction in terms - - conferences are business-like and dull while parties are, well, fun! But COP 15 is actually the formal name of the annual gathering of nations that participate in the UN’s effort to curb climate change and the “party” is about half a year from now in Denmark. Will the US arrive with little more than a tourist map of Copenhagen and some well-worn stories about China being the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs)?READ»

Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis

Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got.READ»

'We Recycle Your Air.'

Social entrepreneur Dan Morrell is targeting a massive and complex environmental problem: global warming. But his solution is deceptively simple: The way to save the planet is one tree at a time.READ»