Gina McCarthy

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Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
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Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

Gina McCarthy

Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA

As Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, Gina McCarthy has been a leading advocate for win-win strategies to confront climate change and strengthen our green economy. During her tenure, EPA has taken important steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to protect public health by reducing air pollution.

Prior to her confirmation, McCarthy served as the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. In her 25 year career, she has worked at both the state and local levels on critical
environmental issues and helped coordinate policies on economic growth, energy, transportation and the environment. She also has extensive experience with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation's first market-based greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system.

McCarthy received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a joint Master of Science in Environmental Health Engineering and Planning and Policy from Tufts University.