by Bader Al Lamki This week, as Vice Chairman of the Review Committee for the Zayed Future Energy Prize, I had the chance to assess firsthand many great examples of renewable energy and emissions reducing technologies and solutions from SMEs & NGOs, large corporations and individuals from around the world. In fact I was very encouraged to see that in addition to energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives, quite a few of this year’s submissions were from influential groups or organisations that advocate green transparency among companies around the world….

by HE Mohamed Nasheed My country, the Maldives, is just 1.5 metres above the sea. For us, climate change is no abstract or future threat, but a clear and present danger to our survival. But climate change not only threatens the Maldives, it threatens us all. If you can’t save the Maldives today, you can’t save other countries tomorrow. That’s why I am committed to shift the global debate from apathy to action: We need to make a difference now. Most of the technologies and innovations to tackle climate change…