Originally published on GAS2. When I was a kid, I spent hundreds of hours playing with my Lionel train set. I know exactly how big it was because it fit on a standard size Ping Pong table. In Hamburg, Germany, the world famous Miniature Museum has an electric train set … [continued]
With these words (in French), COP21 President Laurent Fabius of France acknowledged the success of the third draft of the Paris Agreement on climate change for 2020 onward. Fabius had released the draft earlier this afternoon for delegates to review. Following a break to read the text and last-minute corrections … [continued]
It’s almost time. Two weeks of intense talks—round-the-clock on three occasions—at the UN COP21 climate summit in Paris may bear fruit in just a few hours. If delegates adopt a third officially proposed climate text, all countries will have agreed to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. Probably not enough to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 50,000 Outlander Plug-In Hybrid SUVs have now been sold in Europe by Mitsubishi Motors Europe, according to recent reports. The new sales milestone was achieved just 2 or so years after the launch of the model in the European market, back in October … [continued]
The United Kingdom’s Committee on Climate Change will collaborate with its Chinese counterpart to assess climate change risk. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UK’s Committee on Climate Change and the China National Expert Committee on Climate Change at an official signing ceremony held at the COP21 United … [continued]
Originally published on GAS2. Back in the 1960s, Citroen made a very funky open vehicle that was just for fun called the Mehari. According to Inside EVs, that’s a nickname for a particularly fast camel. The car was sort of a cross between a Mini Moke and a dune buggy. It … [continued]
Laurent Fabius, COP21 president and France’s foreign minister, has just released version 1 of a draft text on COP21 agenda item 4 (b)—the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17) at 3:00PM GMT. Read the text here. Fabius characterized the current situation thus: “We’ve made progress but still a lot … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. The Guardian‘s headlines say it all: “Biggest Polluters Back Tougher Warming Target.” The United States, China, and Canada have now joined the push for a 1.5 degree ceiling at COP21 in Paris. AOSIS Targets This initiative started with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), … [continued]
114 separate companies have committed to the Science Based Targets initiative, committing to set emissions reduction targets in line with science-based fact. The Science Based Targets initiative announced the news on Tuesday in Paris, at the currently ongoing COP21 United Nations climate negotiations. The announcement was made at the LPAA … [continued]
The latest Climate Change Performance Index has been released, and while the European Union can stand relatively tall, Australia, Japan, and Korea faired worst. Compiled by non-profit Germanwatch and Europe’s largest energy coalition Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, the Climate Change Performance Index for 2016 was published on Tuesday, with … [continued]
