Rising public debt problems are now eroding support for many green programmes.
It has since expanded into Green Bronx Machine, a nationwide project helping other schools to start their own green programmes, and a TED talk that has been viewed almost a million times.
Helping your local museums to go green is essential, especially when they educate the public about what they are doing to save money and also create relevant green programmes.
The Grain for Green Programme (GGP) was launched in China in 1999 to control erosion and increase vegetation cover.
PW: The insulation programme is a key element on the Green programme – a commitment of £45bn to properly insulate homes around the country.
He said he wanted around 20-50 taxin in operation by then as part of the Black Cabs Go Green programme, as well as 150 hydrogen-powered buses.
The voluntary "Origin Green" programme requires farmers to undertake regular sustainability assessments, while manufacturers develop multi-annual plans with clear targets in areas such as sourcing, emissions, energy, waste, water and biodiversity, and social sustainability.
Funded by the National Union of Students (NUS), the bright 'n' green programme trains students to identify – and advise on – a wide range of criteria, including energy, water efficiency, building structure and well-being.
The fringe meeting, at which I was also on the panel, was discussing the Green Alliance report which blames slow progress on many aspects of the government's green programme squarely on obstructions from George Osborne's department and the department of business, led by Vince Cable, who appears to have gone completely native.
When Datin Seri Rosmah visited Pen Green Centre, Corby in February 2006, she was so impressed by the programme that she immediately established the Permata Negara programme to adapt the Pen Green Programme for children of five years of age and below.
However, since a critical UN report in 2010 organisers have produced an extensive "green" programme for Sochi 2014, including carbon neutral construction, environmental education, and a plan to reintroduce the endangered snow leopard back into the region.
