Christiana Figueres Says Now Is D-Day For Fossil Fuels
Christiana Figueres, the principle architect of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, is fed up with fossil fuel companies and their lies. She’s not alone.
Christiana Figueres
Recommended Reading: “The Future We Choose”
Over the past several years, I have read several books that have shaped my views of the current situation in which we find ourselves. I would like to introduce 4 of them to you. Maybe they will help to inform or inspire. Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything (2014) is a … [continued]
Costa Rica Bill On Table Provides Financial Incentives To Those Adopting Electric Vehicles
A bill is now on the table in Costa Rica (and was slated for final debate on November 30) that would see various financial incentives put into place to spur plug-in electric vehicle adoption in the country — as part of a broader push to get the country’s transport sector emissions under control, and thus meet its climate goals.
Former UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres To Lead Formula E’s Global Advisory Board With Formula…
The outspoken former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres is now slated to head the Global Advisory Board of the popular electric vehicle racing series Formula E, to be joined by the retired 4-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost as well.
Toward A No Carbon Nation
Originally published on the ECOreport. The negative impacts of climate change are already upon us, but there are alternatives to the energy sources that caused them. In the space of 94 minutes, Peter Sitcom Bromley’s documentary attempts to give a comprehensive overview of pathways toward a No Carbon Nation. Toward A … [continued]
Climate Chief Nominated For UN Secretary General
On Friday, the world received another candidate for the role of UN Secretary General. She’s a major figure familiar to all players in the international movement to forestall and adapt to climate change: Christiana Figueres, the former executive secretary (head) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. As a player in … [continued]
Paris Agreement Open To Signing Today
A record number of countries are set to descend upon New York today to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, today’s signing “signals the next step towards the Agreement coming into force and a critical juncture in a global … [continued]
Beyond 2015 – Translating The 2030 Development Agenda & The Paris Agreement Into Action (Video)
Originally published on Sustainnovate. For 4 hours on the opening day of the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I attended a high-level event aimed at turning the ambitious goals of COP21, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into practical and innovative … [continued]
Renewable Energy & Davos
Editorial note: If, like many Brazilians, you were on holidays for most of January, you might have missed two important international summits of relevance for climate and energy. Luckily for you, CleanTechnica was there to cover them while you were out and about on your first full-electric road trip (or whatever … [continued]
How Much Does It Take To Make The Electricity Sector Compatible With A 2°C Scenario?
How much should we invest in renewables by 2040 to make the electricity sector compatible with a 2°C scenario? $12.1 trillion, says BNEF. Data released last week by BNEF and CERES on the occasion of the 2016 investor summit on climate risk suggest that $12.1 trillion of renewable energy investments could be … [continued]
