Germany hails creation of global climate-change agency, or renewable energy agency, or something

Germany said on Wednesday it expected more than 100 countries to attend a major conference in Bonn next Monday to establish a new international agency promoting renewable energy (IRENA).

Every putt makes someone happy: Bogus climate fight 'will cost 175 bln euros a year by 2020'

BRUSSELS (AFP) — The global cost of tackling climate change will reach 175 billion euros annually by 2020, according to European Commission estimates, an EU source said Wednesday.

Your slip is showing: If the risk really is that all of our grandchildren will die, how could current financial opportunity qualify as "bigger"?!

The Idaho Small Business Development Center at Boise State will present “The Business of Climate Change: Creating Value with Climate Change Strategies,” a half-day business symposium also to be held at the Stueckle Sky Center on Feb. 3.

Businesses are often leaders in addressing complex problems and identifying opportunities for creating competitive advantage. The symposium will highlight business trends in the northwest and local examples of companies who have successfully increased profitability with climate change strategies. Businesses who don’t believe climate change affects them are ignoring a big risk, and a bigger opportunity. The Business of Climate Change will help businesses minimize the risk and take advantage of the opportunities.