The Green Economy - a Business & Leadership Briefing

Some 200 of Ireland's leaders in business, finance and public policy gathered in Dublin's Four Seasons on Tuesday May 31 to hear leading international sustainability experts discuss the opportunities and risks presented by the new low-carbon economy. Featured here is just a taster of some of the highlights in video and reports. A photo round up of the morning is available here. Overview article here.

KEYNOTE: Yvo de Boer, former UN Climate Change chief, global advisor on climate change, KPMG

The Path to Green Growth

Yvo de Boer is Special Global Advisor, Climate Change & Sustainability for KPMG. He was the high profile Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until June 2010, during which time he was the driving force in negotiations for the Copenhagen Accord. He spoke of the global landscape in green politics and on Ireland's challenge. Read report.

Yvo de Boer (Part 2) on the global political landscape

Yvo de Boer (Part 3) on the challenge for Ireland

Dr. Willfried Wienholt, Vice President of Urban Development at Siemens:

Gearing up for Sustainable Cities

Wienholt is Vice President of Urban Development at Siemens, supporting decision-makers in cities to master future challenges, by connecting the sustainable development of urban infrastructure with green and efficient products and solutions. He is also a key member of the Urban Infrastructure Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Read report.

Dr Willfried Wienholt (Part 2) on Sustainable Cities  

Tom Raftery, Principal Analyst, GreenMonk

Cloud Computing's Green Credentials

Based in Seville, Spain, Tom Raftery is co-founder and director of Cork Internet eXchange - a hyper energy-efficient data centre in Cork. He is also Principal Analyst for GreenMonk, the Energy and Sustainability practice of open-source industry analyst firm RedMonk. Tom looked at cloud computing and asked if it was energy-efficient - or green? Read Report

Dick Budden, Director, Carbon Disclosure Project, Ireland

Capitalism for the new low-carbon economy

Described by the Harvard Business Review as "the most powerful green NGO you never heard of", the CDP holds the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world. Budden looked at how capitalism is adjusting to meet the challenges and opportunities of the low-carbon future. Read report.