81. Big Banks Ranked On Climate Change Practices Environment News Service latest environmental news, global warming, water, food, forests, species, energy, education. RSS feed available. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-11-01.asp

Big Banks Ranked on Climate Change Practices BOSTON, Massachusetts , January 11, 2008 (ENS) - Goldman Sachs ranks highest and Bear Stearns ranks lowest of the investment banks rated in a first-ever analysis of the climate change governance practices of 40 of the world’s largest banks. Of the diversified banks, the report issued Thursday by the Ceres investor coalition based in Boston ranks HSBC Holdings at the top and the Bank of China at the foot of the list. Established in 1865 as the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and now based in London, HSBC Holdings is the world's largest financial group in terms of market capitalization. Jon Williams of HSBC Holdings (Photo courtesy whyFSC Jon Williams, head of Group Sustainable Development, HSBC Holdings, said on a telephone news conference call Thursday that the bank is "committed to playing a leading role in finding and funding solutions to climate change." He said HSBC "has a longstanding commitment to climate change as the single largest social and environmental challenge this century." Calling HSBC "the world's first carbon neutral bank," Williams explained that the bank has reduced its direct climate impacts by investing $90 million to improve the environmental efficiency of its buildings and has offset the greenhouse gases emitted by the energy used by its buildings since 2005.

82. Welcome To The California Climate Change Portal This is the homepage for the California climate change Portal. http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/

Go to Content Go to Left Page Navigation Go to Right Page Navigation Go to Page Updated Information ... Go to Footer Home Background Western Climate Initiative Documents Glossary ... Western Climate Initiative Climate Change Portal Climate Change Home Contact Us About This Website Site Map Search Climate Change Proceedings ARB Climate Change Page CEC Energy Policy Report (CEC Docket 06-IEP-1) CEC-CPUC AB 32 Implementation (Docket 07-OIIP-1) CEC Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking (CEC Docket 06-OIR-1) CPUC GHG Emissions Performance Standard CPUC Reporting and Tracking of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Electricity Sector Docket R.06-04-009 CPUC Avoided Cost Proceeding Docket R.04-04-025 CPUC Long-Term Electricity Planning Docket R.04-04-003 CPUC Renewable Portfolio Standard Docket R.04-04-026 Governor's Website: http://gov.ca.gov Governor's Environmental Issue Area: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Governor's Environmental Issue Area: Greenhouse Gas Reduction News Release from Governor Schwarzenegger: Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California's Participation in International Carbon Action Partnership (October 29, 2007) News Release from Governor Schwarzenegger: Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Agreement with Western States to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (February 26, 2007)

83. Redirect To Current Home Page Scientific research, links, educational resources, US national assessment of the potential consequences of climate variability and change. http://www.usgcrp.gov/

84. An Inconvenient Truth Official site for the feature film documentary on the Earth s climate crisis. About the film, reviews, awards, public reaction to it, and the underlying http://www.climatecrisis.net/

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