23 Jun '12, 12am

News: SolarCity Honored at Rio+20 as a Top Sustainable Solution for Making Solar Affordable for the Masses

that describes the economic, social, and environmental benefits of various sustainable concepts from 56 countries across six continents. Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, honorary chair of Sustainia and former governor of California, said, “I am very excited and inspired by this as it makes it absolutely clear that our mission is possible. That we do have the ammunition we need to tackle this challenge. That we have what it takes to create fun and attractive societies without destroying our planet.” Sustainia was developed by world-leading companies, organizations and experts in close collaboration with UN Global Compact and Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s initiative Regions20. The Sustainia initiative was launched earlier this year to create a vision for a sustainable future building on ready and available solutions. Individually, the solutions represent sustainable innovation in di...

Full article: http://www.solarcity.com/pressreleases/123/SolarCity-Hono...

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