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FROM THE EDITOR:

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the final Green Business enewsletter for the year. We're taking this issue to reflect on the year that was with our Top 5 Stories of the Year — the stories that we believe will have a big impact on the year to come. I also include a list of my favourite interviews of the year. The interviews include a look into Cisco's business model; how one organization is integrating sustainability planning into daily operations; and how Scotland hopes to add 2 GW of wind and wave power to their grid. If you didn't catch them the first time around, they are still very interesting reads. We also have commentary from the front lines at Copenhagen with Jonathan Cocker, a Partner at Baker & McKenzie — as well as a roundup of the top news stories from the first week and a half of the climate change summit.

A lot of what took place in 2009 is just groundwork for much bigger action that will be required in 2010. What is exciting is that there are business leaders and a few politicians that seem poised to take on that challenge.

All the best for the New Year,

Rob Colman
Editor, Green Business
www.green-business.ca
rcolman@clbmedia.ca

NEWS:

Safety-Kleen Canada to operate cradle-to-cradle environmental program for Toronto Transit Commission waste lubricants

Very few of the G20 nations, including Canada, are on track to live within their carbon budgets: PwC Report

CSA Group achieves carbon neutrality across global corporate operations

EPA confirms greenhouse gas concentrations at unprecedented levels due to human activity

Electrovaya and HEROElectric plan joint venture for zero-emission battery electric scooters and motorcycles

Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. signs rooftop solar agreement with Ontario based Remington Group

Osoyoos Indian Band to build eco-industrial park in Oliver

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FEATURES:

Top 5 Stories of 2009: The Year in Review
The past year has appeared to be a watershed in climate action, smart grid development (in some places), green building and clean technology promotion. It's difficult to say what it will all amount to in another 12 months, but the following five stories are worth keeping a watch on in the new year. more...



Also: Top 5 interviews of 2009 — creating real industry change

Developing nations unlikely to accept binding targets in Copenhagen
The first week and a half of discussions at the climate talks in Copenhagen have been marred by the entrenched positions of various countries (including Canada), perceived slights by developed nations and at least two protest walk-outs by delegates from developing nations. These same stresses are likely to make any sort of agreement in Copenhagen impossible to reach, according to Jonathan Cocker, a Toronto-based Partner with Baker & McKenzie who has been in Copenhagen during the summit. more...

COP15: Week Two
Follow daily updates from the second week of the COP15 climate change summit in Copenhagen right here. more...



Copenhagen: Week 1 Roundup
News out of Copenhagen on Friday was that a first draft text was in the works stating the world should at least halve world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with rich nations taking the lead. more...

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

GEA and the Smart Grid Development in Ontario, January 26, St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre, Toronto, ON

Renewable Energy in Ontario, March 1-2, St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre, Toronto, ON

Strategic Supply Chain Management Forum, March 2-3, Toronto Board of Trade, Toronto, ON

GLOBE 2010, March 24-26, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC

Check out the Calendar of Events on the Green Business website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.

Got an event you want us to include on the website? Please send an e-mail to editor Rob Colman: rcolman@clbmedia.ca.

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