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Copenhagen: Not Enough…Tuvalu Gone, But Still Hope for NYC

December 19, 200916 years ago susan 4 Comments

Copenhagen moved the process forward. Like the Kyoto Accord when it was first agreed to in 1997, it is not yet a legally binding treaty.

The Kyoto accord only became legally binding in 2005, and only then because that was when Russia signed the agreement. The protocol had to be ratified by enough nations to account for at least 55% of greenhouse gas emissions in order to become a valid, binding treaty, and once Russia signed, that threshold was reached. And really it took from 1992, when the Rio agreement focused attention on the problem; till 2005 for it to become legal and binding. These things take time.

How The US Could Get Climate Safety At Copenhagen Even Without 67 Votes

December 13, 200916 years ago susan 9 Comments

Could President Obama do an end run round the very high bar of persuading 67 Senators (only 60 of whom are Democrats) to ratify a Copenhagen agreement? The Constitutional requirement to “make Treaties” only with the “Advice and Consent” only when “two thirds of the Senators present concur, ” is a … [continued]

COP15 Draft Should Build Foundation for Progressive Improvement in Mitigation Measures

December 7, 200916 years ago Mridul Chadha 0 Comments

The Copenhagen Climate Conference would produce an internationally agreed climate change treaty which would be aimed at achieving significant global reduction in carbon emissions, feels the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Mr. Yvo De Boer expressed his positive views saying that there is still a lot … [continued]

Moveover 'Climategate', Here's Why Even Skeptics Should Support the Climate Deal

December 6, 200916 years ago Mridul Chadha 65 Comments

During the run up to the Copenhagen climate change conference the blogosphere had been brimming with pro-climate deal news with several countries announcing carbon reduction measures and record size green energy power projects being announced almost every week. The climate change skeptics had taken a backseat, so to say. But after the … [continued]

The Need For Depoliticizing Copenhagen Climate Negotiations

December 5, 200916 years ago Mridul Chadha 2 Comments

International politics and diplomacy has brought to where we are today. The United States is ready with a provisional emissions reduction target and so are the developing countries ready with their voluntary carbon intensity reduction targets. But as leaders from more than 190 countries prepare to meet at Copenhagen’s Bella … [continued]

Five Indicators of Success at Copenhagen

December 4, 200916 years ago susan 3 Comments

How will we know if we have succeeded at Copenhagen this year in turning our one and only human civilization from the brink of extinction – towards a long, clean energy future?

Is India Really Serious About Its Carbon Intensity Target?

December 4, 200916 years ago Mridul Chadha 0 Comments

India’s sudden proposal of carbon intensity target raises questions about it commitment to reduce carbon emissions as the target is weak and not open to international monitoring.

Paul Hawken on Being a 'Doomer'

November 20, 200916 years ago Scott Cooney 12 Comments

During yesterday’s Sustainable Industries Economic Forum, keynote speaker Paul Hawken suggested that it will take a somewhat monumental effort to get back to 350 ppm in our atmosphere (we’re at 387 right now). His list was daunting. We’d need one new olympic sized pool of bioalgae fuel production every second … [continued]

Every Year of Delaying Legislation on Climate Change Adds $500 Billion a Year Says IEA

November 13, 200916 years ago susan 13 Comments

The normally conservative International Energy Agency is now saying that we must act faster to prevent climate change. Not only to prevent catastrophe, but also because the longer we wait, the more difficult and expensive it becomes to achieve the greater and greater cuts that are necessary to keep worldwide … [continued]

New Zealand Environment Court Says No to Huge Wind Farm

November 9, 200916 years ago Zachary Shahan 28 Comments

What would have been the Southern Hemisphere’s largest wind farm, a $2 billion NZD ($1.4 billion USD) and 630 MW wind farm in New Zealand, is not happening because New Zealand’s Environment Court says that it would ruin the surrounding landscape. This project would have powered over a million homes … [continued]