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How ICT can help to turn the tide
This year, the United Nations Climate Conference (called COP19) took place in Warsaw, Poland. For me, being responsible for sustainability in Ericsson’s Region West- and Central Europe, it was an...
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Are the tables finally turning? UN Climate Week
According to the UN, an unprecedented number of world leaders attended the UN Climate Summit, including 100 heads of state and government. They were joined by more than 800 leaders from business,...
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Carbon Disclosure Project, A-List recognition drives us to do even better
Reducing carbon emissions and combating climate change makes good business sense and Ericsson takes a full life-cycle approach (LCA), through raw material extraction, manufacture, transport, use,...
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How ICT can help on climate change
Climate change is a complex problem that has consequences for all spheres of existence on our planet. It either impacts on– or is impacted by– global issues, including poverty, economic development,...
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2014 end of year review blog
Key sustainability developments around the world, including a number of notable accomplishments by Ericsson, were among the highlights of 2014. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are daunting in...
View ArticleLook to the coalition of the willing on climate change
2015 is an important year for global sustainability. As the Millennium Development Goals conclude, the Post 2015 Development Agenda will include ambitious global Sustainable Development Goals, and...
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The next 15 years are critical for both the global economy and our climate
“The New Climate Economy report refutes the idea that we must choose between fighting climate change or growing the world’s economy. That is a false dilemma.” The quote above is from the former...
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Earth Hour – can one hour inspire global action on climate change?
Earth Hour 2015 took place on Saturday, March 28, between 8:30 and 9:30 pm local time around the world. The tagline for the global campaign was “Change Climate Change,” returning to the movement’s...
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Talking about the role of technology in sustainable development at the Vatican
The current Pope, Pope Francis, is delighting and amazing many religious leaders, as well as the general public, with his proactive agenda on many topics. It doesn’t matter whether one is religious or...
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Solve climate challenges and create business opportunities
From 30 November to 11 December 2015, around 40,000 delegates will converge on the largest diplomatic event ever hosted by France and one of the largest climate conferences ever organized – the 21st...
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The role of Information and Communication Technology in meeting the global...
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of a post originally published by the World Economic Forum under the title How technology and smart cities can help us overcome climate change. Starting this week,...
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Exploring urban climate action with ICT solutions
Within our three-year partnership with UN-Habitat, we have analyzed how ICT solutions can help cities to act on climate change. Our findings are presented in a report being presented at the UN-Habitat...
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Taking action on water solutions for climate resilience
Here in Paris at the COP21 climate talks, water is on the agenda for the first time of any COP meeting. Complementary to the formal COP21 negotiations, countries and different actors are putting...
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My Earth Statement for climate justice
Of all the COP climate meetings I have followed or participated in (COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009 being the first one), this one – COP21 – is by far the most promising. After the first week, a draft...
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A standing ovation for the climate agreement in Paris – now time to act!
The Paris Agreement was adopted to a standing ovation on December 12, 2015 by representatives of 195 Nations. The passage of this historic legally binding agreement came after weeks of negotiations at...
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2015 – a historic year for sustainability, ICT and SDGs
From a sustainability perspective, 2015 was a historic year, and two main developments stand out on the macro level: the passage of the Global Goals in September and the global climate agreement in...
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Earth Hour – raising global awareness of Climate Action (Global Goal 13)
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Australia with the a goal to unite people to raise awareness of the fight against climate change and to protect the planet. Since then it has grown more than 7,000 cities...
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Taking sustainability from debate to action
Last week I attended the Sustainability Summit in London, organized by The Economist. The event carried the Darwinist subtitle “Adapt or Die”, to express the urgency in taking measures against climate...
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Global Goal 13 and the ICT industry’s role in reducing carbon emissions –...
Twenty years ago I presented the results from my first study at Ericsson as a new employee. I showed that burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity to run our products (which are in operation...
View ArticleSigning of COP21 agreement in New York on Earth Day
Each year, Earth Day – April 22 – marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It is now the 46th anniversary of a movement that continues to inspire, challenge...
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