Comments on: The Need For Depoliticizing Copenhagen Climate Negotiations http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/05/the-need-for-depoliticizing-copenhagen-climate-negotiations/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/05/the-need-for-depoliticizing-copenhagen-climate-negotiations/#comment-25249 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4126#comment-25249 True, but something is better than nothing, which is the alternative (and what we got last time: Kyoto).

Political change is difficult in this country, because it is not yet set up to prevent undue influence of the fossil fuel industry.

Just starting makes huge difference. Remember that the tiny, feeble renewable portfolio standard in Texas (for 3% renewable energy) led Texas to become a wind powerhouse second only to Germany.

Just pushing EVERY state, even the unlikely ones, to start begins a snowball effect.

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Political change is difficult in this country, because it is not yet set up to prevent undue influence of the fossil fuel industry.

Just starting makes huge difference. Remember that the tiny, feeble renewable portfolio standard in Texas (for 3% renewable energy) led Texas to become a wind powerhouse second only to Germany.

Just pushing EVERY state, even the unlikely ones, to start begins a snowball effect.

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