CleanTechnica » Climate change http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Will EU Emission Trading Remain A Major Source Of Low-Carbon Finance? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/will-eu-emission-trading-remain-major-source-low-carbon-finance/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/will-eu-emission-trading-remain-major-source-low-carbon-finance/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76601 Originally published on EnergyPost. By Emil Dimantchev Last year for the first time many of the CO2 allowances in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) were auctioned rather than handed out for free. Surprisingly perhaps, the EU member states used much more of the ETS revenues for low-carbon development than EU law suggests they should.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/un-climate-meeting-cop20-end-today-probably/feed/ 0 COP20 Climate Talks Start Getting Serious, Kerry To Fly In http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:04:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76090 Cautious optimism from recent world progress (the US-China agreements, Green Climate Fund pledges, other international commitments) marked the first week of the UN’s COP20 climate change meetings in Peru. Lots of information changed hands as new data and solutions came forth from both governments and nongovernmental institutions. Of course, moments of hilarity, protest, and shock

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/feed/ 1 Nicholas Stern: New Climate Change Approach Needed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75991 Speaking at the second week of the UN’s COP20 summit in Lima, Peru begins, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern advises conference parties not to insist that the Paris 2015 agreement be a legally binding international treaty. Nick Stern, a respected economist in the world of climate change, is president of the British Academy for the humanities and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/us-china-climate-deal-may-cause-3-9-trillion-revenue-loss-oil-coal/feed/ 33 What Would Success At COP 20 In Lima Look Like? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/success-cop-20-lima-look-like/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/success-cop-20-lima-look-like/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75570 Originally published on World Resources Institute. By Jennifer Morgan and David Waskow The landmark U.S.-China climate deal—coupled with nearly $10 billion in pledges to the Green Climate Fund that aims to help developing countries deal with a changing climate—are going to give an energy boost to international climate talks in Lima, Peru (COP 20), starting

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/success-cop-20-lima-look-like/feed/ 3 650,000 Jobs In Europe’s Growing Bicycling Economy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/650000-jobs-europes-growing-bicycling-economy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/650000-jobs-europes-growing-bicycling-economy/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:17:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75339 Bicycling is splendid for the health. It is emits zero emissions. It increases economic activity and local jobs… particularly in Europe. Employment in Europe’s cycling industry is up and is reportedly outdoing other major industries. It follows that, as people explore Europe, they do as the natives do — they bicycle. European bicycle tourism has also been growing,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/canadian-climate-change-excuses/feed/ 33 What The Joint Climate Policy Announcement From US & China Means http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/joint-climate-policy-announcement-us-china-means/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/joint-climate-policy-announcement-us-china-means/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:30:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74996 Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Clay Stranger and Jon Creyts, Ph.D. Yesterday the United States and the People’s Republic of China reached an historic agreement in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address the impending consequences of climate change through commitments by President Obama and President Xi. The U.S. announced

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/iea-world-energy-outlook-2014-5-takeaways/feed/ 1 Climate Listening Project Gets Across The EPA Clean Power Plan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/08/climate-listening-project-gets-across-epa-clean-power-plan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/08/climate-listening-project-gets-across-epa-clean-power-plan/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2014 08:00:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74609 A thoughtful North Carolina nonprofit has devised a very effective and immediate way to display climate change on a local and personal level. The video below describes its program, The Climate Listening Project. The project is a new collaborative storytelling effort spearheaded by the Western North Carolina Alliance to connect conversations about local climate impacts and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/germany-dump-coal/feed/ 48 Climate Change Now, Fossil Fuels Must Go By 2100 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/climate-change-now-fossil-fuels-must-go-2100/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/climate-change-now-fossil-fuels-must-go-2100/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:57:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74390 With the release this morning in Copenhagen, Denmark, of the final world Synthesis Report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel, it has become evident that all peoples of Earth need to take action (Sunday, November 2, 2014). Why is this important to Americans? IPCC interfaces on a global scale between science and policymaking. World governments rely on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/climate-change-now-fossil-fuels-must-go-2100/feed/ 28 Improving & Increasing Mass Transit With Wi-Fi http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:41:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74078 Automobile traffic produces air pollution, chokes cities, and wastes time. Mass transit is one of the best options for change. Many of us would ride mass transit if it was readily available. But I think many more would be inclined to ride if the metro offered internet access. Extra Wi-Fi time instead of the stasis of looking at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/feed/ 9 Morgan Freeman Narrates The Inspiring UN Climate Summit Opening Film http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/morgan-freeman-narrates-inspiring-un-climate-summit-opening-film/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/morgan-freeman-narrates-inspiring-un-climate-summit-opening-film/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:22:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72918 Morgan Freeman’s strong and gentle voice describes a day that begins with a breeze-powered alarm clock in the short film Whats Possible from Take Part. He goes on to discuss a day when our electricity comes from the solar rays of the sun. He speaks on leading us through hopeful visions and pure ideas. Freeman leads us

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/morgan-freeman-narrates-inspiring-un-climate-summit-opening-film/feed/ 3 New DOI Plan For California Desert Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/new-doi-plan-california-desert-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/new-doi-plan-california-desert-renewables/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:15:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72325 At a wind farm near Palm Springs yesterday, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell presented the department’s long-awaited plans for both multi-energy renewables development and conservation within 22.5 million acres of the Mojave and other Southern California deserts. More than half the land lies within San Bernardino County. The rest is distributed among six

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/new-doi-plan-california-desert-renewables/feed/ 6 Don’t Expect A Climate Treaty Tomorrow, Or Anytime Real Soon http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/dont-expect-climate-treaty-tomorrow-anytime-real-soon/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/dont-expect-climate-treaty-tomorrow-anytime-real-soon/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 06:13:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72321 After the bubbling furor of yesterday’s 310,000 People’s Climate March, some may expect tomorrow’s UN summit to result in ringing declarations, money pouring in to fight climate change, and a unanimous world climate treaty on how to vanquish the threat. Or, perhaps more realistically, to make sure humans are still functioning on earth by the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/uk-organizations-look-toward-2015-paris-climate-talks/feed/ 1 The Low Carbon Economy Index: Ambition And Reality http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/low-carbon-economy-index-ambition-reality/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/low-carbon-economy-index-ambition-reality/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:59:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71643 Leading world professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers released its sixth annual Low Carbon Economy Index report (Two Degrees Of Separation: Ambition and Reality), an analysis of economic growth rates and greenhouse gas emissions data for G20 economies), this morning. PwC’s sustainability and climate change team says that not only are the world’s major economies not making

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/low-carbon-economy-index-ambition-reality/feed/ 12 Years of Living Dangerously Reprise Starts Tomorrow Night http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/years-living-dangerously-reprise-starts-tomorrow-night/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/years-living-dangerously-reprise-starts-tomorrow-night/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:52:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71530 The powerful cable television series Years of Living Dangerously, a remarkable view of the human impacts of climate change that we reviewed several times earlier this year, returns to television in rerun form this weekend. If you missed the compelling series the first time, you really owe it to yourself (and to all of us) to

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