Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health

National Research Council (download pre-pub version with free registration) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13115 Despite the considerable research on how climate change may affect public health, the impact of climate change on indoor environments has received relatively little attention. At the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the IOM examined the current state of scientific understanding of … Continue reading »

Consumer Attitudes About Renewable Energy: Trends and Regional Differences

Natural Marketing Institute for the US DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/50988.pdf The majority of consumers (80%) indicated that they care about the use of renewable energy. However, concern has diminished slightly over time, which is consistent with other broad environmental consumer attitudes (such as concerns related to environmental protection or sustainable agriculture). Consumers primarily … Continue reading »

Universal Ownership: Why Environmental Externalities Matter to Institutional Investors

UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative http://www.unpri.org/files/6728_ES_report_environmental_externalities.pdf Many indicators regarding the health of the world’s environment remain firmly in the red. Trends such as climate change, water scarcity, air pollution, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation all continue to threaten our finite stock of natural capital and the ability of our economy to provide sustainable growth and … Continue reading »