David Roberts of Grist recently had the good fortune to have a good back-and-forth with Al Gore. Great questions and superb answers. To be honest, I was a little surprised to see that I agreed 100% with everything Gore said. There are many complicated issues below, and while I … [continued]
Kazakhstan will institute a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on businesses emitting more than 20,000 tons of CO2 annually, starting January 1, 2013. […]
Here’s some more clean energy, climate change, and policy news from the past couple weeks: Clean Energy (In General) & Climate Change Policy Iowa Scientists Warn of Need for Climate Change Action: “A group of scientists in the top U.S. grain-growing state of Iowa said on Monday that this … [continued]
By Emily Reyna, reposted from EDF While millions of Americans recover from the Sandy-Nor’easter extreme weather event combo, and even as President Obama’s remarks about action against a “warming planet”linger, all eyes will be on California this coming Wednesday. This is when the next big event in the climate change conversation … [continued]
Editor’s note: As I noted the other day when discussing some optimistic conservative support for a carbon tax, talk is cheap, but when it comes to doing anything to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy, fossil fuel–funded Republican Congresspeople faces some serious soul searching in order to actually buck … [continued]
The creation of a national carbon tax has been a matter of public debate for quite some time now, but has become somewhat of a taboo subject in recent years. With the election now over, though, it has begun to come back into the spotlight, with some people recognizing … [continued]
With climate change back on the minds of North Americans after Hurricane Sandy, and the threats extreme weather posed by our changing climate, another report recently suggests (surprise!) more extreme drought and warming. A recent Climate Progress post dissected a report from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on this … [continued]
Editor’s note: while many points below are true and useful, there is an underlying issue not explicitly stated here: fossil fuel and renewable energy options aren’t on level playing field because a strong, rich fossil fuel industry won’t “allow” that. Politicians on one side of the aisle are, for … [continued]
Investing the funds that are raised as a result of carbon taxing into a major energy efficiency program could boost the economy and create jobs, as well as dealing with the original issue — energy efficiency. This is according to a new report published by British statutory consumer organisation, Consumer … [continued]
Though still considered a long shot, bipartisan support for instituting a tax on the largest US carbon and greenhouse gas emitters is being revived. Coupling it with payments to taxpayers and emphasizing the economic benefits would help muster support, according to policy experts. […]
