On the day that marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the Club of Rome, the global think-tank specialising in sustainable solutions for our planet, is launching its “Change the Course” campaign to get young people to brainstorm on how to change the course of history for a more sustainable society.

The European Climate Foundation has published its 2011 Annual Report.

ECF is happy to announce the launch of lowcarbonfacts.eu, a website that aims to promote the growing body of evidence showing why increasing Europe’s climate policy ambition is beneficial to the European economy.

Last Thursday, UNEP's Bridging the Emissions Gap was launched in London by Achim Steiner, head of UNEP. It is now the 2nd Emissions Gap report which was initiated by ECF in 2010 as the authoritative source of information on the size of the gap between current commitments, and what is needed for a <2°C pathway. It is based on an assessment of scientific literature involving 50 scientist from 18 research groups in 15 countries.

The EU has set ambitious targets to ensure that from 2020 all new buildings consume very little energy and it has created the term “nearly Zero-Energy Building” or nZEB. But acknowledging the variations in building culture and climate throughout Europe, European building legislation (EPBD) does not prescribe a uniform approach to nZEBs.

The European Climate Foundation has released its Autumn 2011 News & Views Newsletter.

Confused about the current climate debate? Studying sustainable energy, transportation, land-use or climate change policy? Needing a concise overview of how to bring climate change under control? Here is a useful resource for you.