Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Jules Kortenhorst and Thomas Koch Blank The climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015 was an unprecedented global achievement. Delegates from 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Two of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, the US and China, have confirmed that they will be signing the Paris COP21 climate change agreement on April 22 in New York, according to recent reports. The two countries released a joint presidential statement recently … [continued]
Have you noticed that the voices of climate change disbelievers have become a little quieter lately? Many hope that the Paris Agreement has stilled these counterproductive contrarians. Climate Nexus puts its view nicely: “They lost the battle and the war when the world came together and agreed to transition away from fossil fuels.” Dr. Michael E. Mann, Director … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. EVObsession.com covered the support of the Renault-Nissan Alliance with EV Shuttle At COP21 (Videos). Well, here you have some math thanks to this support — the fleet of 200 electric vehicles saved 18 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the air during two-week global summit! Think … [continued]
With a successful climate accord reached in Paris, Australia faces a tough road ahead to even begin to contribute effectively to halting global warming. As we have already seen, Australia saw a mild change in energy policy throughout 2015 which allowed its representatives to attend and contribute to the Paris negotiations … [continued]
Saturday saw the long-awaited COP21 UN climate summit succeed in adopting a new climate change agreement, causing a frenzy of responses from officials, businesses, and climate organisations around the world. Below are several notable responses. — “In my first inaugural address, I committed this country to the tireless task of … [continued]
The world now has its first universally accepted plan to limit climate change. The new agreement will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in order to curtail dangerous atmospheric warming and related climate changes. *** See UPDATE at this link! *** BBC News reported at 3:40 am UTC Saturday … [continued]
Yes, an enormous cheer was to rock the world today, celebrating the unanimity of human will in our struggle with atmospheric carbon and its toxic accompaniments. Maybe tomorrow. Last night, COP21 President Laurent Fabius convened another overnight round of open-ended informal consultations (“Indaba of Solutions”) for parties to the convention to address the … [continued]
Campaigning organization Friends of the Earth Scotland has launched Fossil Free Scotland, a new campaign to end the use of fossil fuels. The new campaign was launched in Paris on Friday during the final days of the United Nations climate negotiations, with a tagline to ensure “A just transition to … [continued]
The International Energy Agency has warned that energy must be at the core of any COP21 climate agreement, or else climate efforts are at risk. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Executive Director, Faith Birol, spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, the day after he challenged the plenary session of … [continued]
