A ten-day meeting to hone the draft text of the Paris 2015 universal climate agreement has begun in Bonn, Germany. Presidents of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Lima COP20 (Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the deft and diplomatic Environment Minister of Peru) and the upcoming Paris COP21 meetings (Laurent Fabius, who is … [continued]
IKEA has announced it will spend €600 million over the next five years on wind power and solar power — €500 million for wind and €100 million for solar. Another €400 million will be spent on projects focused on reducing the impact of climate change. The company’s chief sustainability officer … [continued]
Originally published on WRI. By Yamide Dagnet As we approach the climate negotiations in Paris this December, the progress to address climate change is encouraging. A transition to a low-carbon economy is underway, major emitters are making unprecedented climate commitments and cities and businesses are pledging to do more than … [continued]
Originally published on WRI. By David Waskow As international climate negotiators gather in Bonn, Germany next week, the climate summit in Paris at the end of the year is no longer on the distant horizon. Their discussions should proceed with the seriousness and pace required to reach a new, international climate agreement … [continued]
ExxonMobil may have dropped the ball on renewables but as demonstrated by a new energy security report, the US Army is more than willing to pick it up.
Until last week, several states in India were experiencing what weather analysts called the fifth deadliest heat wave ever recorded. The severe heat wave conditions took the lives of more than 2,300 people. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings about extreme heat wave conditions on several days last month. … [continued]
Originally posted at ilsr.org On Friday, the nation’s first clean energy partnership between a city and its utilities released its first two-year work plan. It holds true to the notion that the city and utilities can work across a broad swath of energy initiatives in pursuit of increasing energy efficiency … [continued]
Six of the world’s major oil and gas companies have called for national or regional carbon pricing. They also propose that governments and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change work on creating “clear, stable, ambitious policy frameworks that could eventually connect national systems.” These actions would reduce global … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. This is one carbon budget that Australia has already blown. Economist and climate change advisor Professor Ross Garnaut has delivered a withering critique of Australia’s economic policies and investment patterns, saying the cost of misguided over-investment in the recent mining boom would likely outweigh the cost … [continued]
Another month has flown by. Hopefully you all had the opportunity a few times to reflect on the meaning of life. Hopefully you also enjoyed the CleanTechnica articles below. I’ve got two lists today: first, the top 10 articles of the past week; and second, the top 20 articles of the month. But … [continued]
