8 May
On April 15, California EPA Secretary Matt Rodriquez signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Guangdong Development and Reform Commission (DRC) Director-General Li Chunhong to enhance cooperation on low-carbon development between the two regions. This new sub-national partnership, supported by Consulate General Guangzhou’s Environment, Science, Technology and Health Section in collaboration with a U.S.-China EcoPartnership between the [...]
24 Apr
To celebrate Earth Day, Green Team San Salvador participated in a beach clean-up activity at Pacific Paradise Hotel in Costa del Sol, El Salvador. Their efforts will help conserve marine life and protect the habitat of local nesting sea turtles. Approximately 220 volunteers from the community and local organizations attended.
13 Mar
On February 26, U.S. Embassy Finland celebrated the grand opening of the Innovation Center, home to the League of Green Embassies’ office. The Innovation Center is a newly rehabilitated office building highlighting intelligent, high-performance, energy efficient building design. From nanotechnology to intelligent automation controls, we have deployed American products to better provide for the safety [...]
28 Feb
On February 27, 2013 U.S. Ambassador Switzerland Donald S. Beyer Jr. received Swiss Climate’s CO2 Optimized Silver certificate from Swiss Climate CEO, Dr. Werner Halter, for the Embassy’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from both the Embassy and the official residence. Dr. Halter praised the Embassy’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in Switzerland and [...]
8 Feb
On February 5, U.S. Embassy Harare joined Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda to celebrate the installation of a garbage bin donated by the Embassy. Located in the Harare Gardens, a key transit point with a large foot traffic population, the bin represents the Embassy’s support for community-led cleanup and waste management solutions. The donation is part [...]
8 Feb
On February 2nd to commemorate World Wetlands Day, Green Team El Salvador with the USAID Regional Program for the Management of Aquatic Resources and Economic Alternatives organized two activities near Jiquilisco Bay, one of six Ramsar sites in El Salvador. In Puerto Triunfo, the team held a fishing net exchange with the local community, a [...]
12 Dec
On December 8, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and a group of eight innovators, young leaders and scientists who shared information about their cutting-edge clean energy solutions. The roundtable discussion was organized by the Swedish American Green Alliance (SAGA), a clean energy partnership between the Government of [...]
10 Sep
Embassy New Delhi embraces Secretary Clinton’s call for Green Diplomacy, and we are committed to saving taxpayers’ dollars, conserving resources, and reducing our environmental impact. Our Resource Conservation Unit (RCU), the first of its kind in the Department, consists of a group of committed, resourceful local staff that is dedicated solely to accomplish our greening [...]
3 Sep
Yesterday, Sweden’s Minister for IT and Energy Anna-Karin Hatt and U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski visited the Hammarby wastewater treatment plant in southern Stockholm. The site visit took place under the auspices of the Swedish American Green Alliance (SAGA) and highlighted a new partnership between the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and U.S. water technology company [...]
17 Aug
Stockholm-based think tank FORES hosted a seminar with Bay Fang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, on August 13. She zeroed in on recent reports showing that the United States has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly eight percent since 2006. The emission reductions can primarily be attributed [...]
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