Issue September 16, 2009
Dear Reader, Buildings are our best shot at reducing greenhouse gases fast - learn more about home owners that have gone green and the best renewable energies for your house. Enjoy our newsletter, and don’t miss next month’s issue on genetics and food. Your Allianz Knowledge Team PS: If you like the Allianz Knowledge Newsletter and our idea of sharing knowledge, why not share it with others?	Poll: Newsletter Choose a topic for the November newsletter. (ends September 30, 2009) > Carbon Markets > Dying Oceans > Mass Migration > Recycling Waste > view results Picture Gallery Green Past: Traditional Architecture & Climate Examples from traditional buildings adapted to climate and environment. > more Interview of the Month CO2 Negative in London Donnachadh McCarthy has turned his home into a power plant that sells electricity to the grid. > more Allianz Expert Which Renewable to Power Your House? Klaus Schmuck of Allianz Climate Solutions discusses possible solutions. > more
Lead Article Home Green Home: The Quickest Way to Cut Carbon Buildings use almost half the world’s energy. Making them greener is the quickest and cheapest way to avoid a climate catastrophe. > more News Clean Energy To Create More Jobs Than Coal A strong shift towards renewable energies could create 2.7 million more jobs in power generation worldwide by 2030 than staying with dependence on fossil fuels would. > more Take Action Green Home You don't need to invest a fortune to make your home climate friendly. Here are some simple things you can do to help the planet and cut your energy bills. > more Editor's Choice How Many Laws Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb? The EU is banishing conventional lightbulbs. The move will save CO2 and money. But critics complain that the alternatives are costly, dull, and harmful. > more Calendar September 16 | World Day on the Protection of the Ozone Layer On September 16, 1987, 24 countries signed the “Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer” to help save the Earth's ozone layer... > more September 29 | Conference on Sustainable Development From September 29 to October 3, the Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and... > more
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