Credit: The MIT Press
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was founded in 1972 as a nimble, fast, and flexible entity at the core of the UN system a subsidiary body rather than a specialized agency. It was intended to be the world s environmental conscience, an anchor institution that established norms and researched policy, leaving it to other organizations to carry out its recommendations. In The Untold Story of the World s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty , author Maria Ivanova offers a detailed account of UNEP s origin and history and a vision for its future. Ivanova counters the common criticism that UNEP was deficient by design, arguing that UNEP has in fact delivered on much (though not all) of its mandate.
Solidia Technologies Named a Global Cleantech 100 Company for Fourth Year
Published 01-06-21
Solidia’s technology saves concrete manufacturers time, water, and money
PISCATAWAY, N.J., January 6, 2021 /CSRwire/ Cleantech Group named Solidia Technologies® a 2021 Global Cleantech 100 Company, the fourth year the sustainable cement and concrete technology company was so honored. Considered amongst thousands of innovators from across the globe, the companies recognized each year on the Global Cleantech 100 list represent the private, independent and for-profit companies best positioned to contribute to a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient future.
2021 Global Cleantech 100 Badge
The 12th edition of the annual guide, this year’s list includes innovators from 15 countries, with just over half located in the U.S. and the rest hailing from Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. The sectors covered include: Agriculture & Food, Enabling Technologies, Ene