A Journey of a Thousand Miles: The State of Sustainability Leadership
23 October 2014
December 2011 – CPSL asked the members of our alumni network to tell us which leaders had caught their attention over the past year. You will find through this publication a selection of these leaders, who come from business, government and civil society.
Climate negotiations at the edge: good cop, bad cop
23 October 2014
Dec 2011 – Professor Richard Calland, Director (interim), Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership South Africa Office, introduces his thought leadership piece on Good COP, Bad COP, and explains his perspective on the recent negotiations.
Down to Zero Procurement Compact Prospectus
23 October 2014
May 2012 – The UK Government and The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (UK CLG) both stand committed to reducing carbon emissions and supporting a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy. The Climate Change Act (2008) - a world-leading piece of legislation - has created a binding, legal pathway of emissions reductions, driving the decarbonisation of large parts of the UK economy. To follow this pathway and deliver on these goals there needs to be a dramatic increase in the supply of affordable low-carbon goods and services.
BEI Forum 2012 Official Conference Report
23 October 2014
November 2012 – This report shares the highlights from the inaugural Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) Forum held in London in November 2012. In particular, the report focuses on the work of the two major bank–corporate partnerships being driven by the BEI on clean energy and soft commodities.
ClimateWise Principles: Fifth Independent Review, 2012
23 October 2014
November 2012 – Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is recognised by the International Energy Agency (IEA), amongst others, as a core component of a cost-effective strategy to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by 2050. The IEA has projected that investment of USD 2.5 to USD 3 trillion from 2010 to 2050 in CCS will be needed to achieve the required reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The CCS industry globally, however, is still in an early stage of development.
ClimateWise: New study could remove an obstacle to carbon capture and storage
23 October 2014
November 2012 – A large number of the operational risks in the CCS storage process can be addressed through existing risk mitigation and risk transfer options that are familiar to the insurance and oil and gas industries. This represents a significant market opportunity for the insurance industry.
