With a successful climate accord reached in Paris, Australia faces a tough road ahead to even begin to contribute effectively to halting global warming. As we have already seen, Australia saw a mild change in energy policy throughout 2015 which allowed its representatives to attend and contribute to the Paris negotiations … [continued]
With a climate agreement adopted “with legal force” in Paris over the weekend, questions surround the climate policy of several nations around the world — including Australia. A Look Back at 2015 2015 has been a turbulent year for politics in Australia as a whole — not to mention its … [continued]
Saturday saw the long-awaited COP21 UN climate summit succeed in adopting a new climate change agreement, causing a frenzy of responses from officials, businesses, and climate organisations around the world. Below are several notable responses. — “In my first inaugural address, I committed this country to the tireless task of … [continued]
Check out this solar news if you need more of a “solar news fix” post COP21. Also, there’s a token wind energy stpry at the very end (and a few stories are broad solar + wind stories). The Future Of PV: Consume All You Capture Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission recently approved two … [continued]
The division between developing and developed countries has been a core feature of the global climate talks since the first meeting (COP) in Berlin in 1995. Back then, low-carbon technologies were considered far too expensive for poor developing countries and would have constrained their growth options. And besides: it was the … [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]
The world now has its first universally accepted plan to limit climate change. The new agreement will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in order to curtail dangerous atmospheric warming and related climate changes. *** See UPDATE at this link! *** BBC News reported at 3:40 am UTC Saturday … [continued]
Yes, an enormous cheer was to rock the world today, celebrating the unanimity of human will in our struggle with atmospheric carbon and its toxic accompaniments. Maybe tomorrow. Last night, COP21 President Laurent Fabius convened another overnight round of open-ended informal consultations (“Indaba of Solutions”) for parties to the convention to address the … [continued]
Campaigning organization Friends of the Earth Scotland has launched Fossil Free Scotland, a new campaign to end the use of fossil fuels. The new campaign was launched in Paris on Friday during the final days of the United Nations climate negotiations, with a tagline to ensure “A just transition to … [continued]
The International Energy Agency has warned that energy must be at the core of any COP21 climate agreement, or else climate efforts are at risk. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Executive Director, Faith Birol, spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, the day after he challenged the plenary session of … [continued]
