The carbon war room is an international non governmental organization and think tank working on issues regarding market based solutions to climate change.
The carbon war room.
It was founded by virgin group ceo richard branson and merged with the rocky mountain institute in december 2014.
The carbon war room a new and self described philanthropic initiative aiming to fight climate change with help from entrepreneurs is stepping into the limelight with its first target.
Rmi engages businesses communities institutions and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market based solutions that cost effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables.
Published on october 10 2013.
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The smart growth pathways publication provides an initial view of the roadmap to sustainability for aruba through a focus on low carbon pathways as the keystone to sustainability and economic growth.
To accelerate the adoption of business solutions to advance the low carbon economy.
Accelerating the adoption of business solutions that reduce carbon emissions at gigaton scale and advance the low carbon economy.
Carbon war room s goal.
In december 2014 carbon war room cwr merged with the rocky mountain institute rmi a us based ngo dedicated to transforming global energy use to create a clean prosperous and secure low carbon future and together they work across all energy sectors to accelerate the energy transition and reduce carbon emissions.
While its main offices are in london new york city and washington d c carbon war room also has associates around the world.
Busting the barriers that block such strategies from widespread deployment is the goal of the carbon war room founded by entrepreneurs like sir richard branson.
Since may 2013 the carbon war room has convened multiple workshops meetings in aruba and the british virgin isles for island governments and the private sector to support the cci and ten island challenge.
While the document focuses more on the opportunity to transform the energy sector from one that depends on fossil fuels to one that is fundamentally renewable there is also consideration of the many sectors that rely on this energy system to.
In 2014 carbon war room merged into rocky mountain institute because we knew we could do more both faster and better together than we could do apart.
Rocky mountain institute rmi s mission is to transform global energy use to create a clean prosperous and secure low carbon future.
Today i interviewed cwr ceo jigar.