Yesterday (Monday, November 7, 2016), the 2016 climate summit (22nd Conference of the Parties–or COP22–to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) officially opened in Marrakesh at 10am Morocco time. With 197 Parties, the UNFCCC has near-universal membership of the world’s countries and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement.
Both United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry (quoting President Obama), affirmed the viability of the Paris Agreement on climate change this morning. Sensing the urgency of acting on upcoming world disaster, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had convened a special “High-Level Event” today at the UN … [continued]
Struggling to meet increasing power demand, the Zambian government has announced plans to develop 1.2 GW worth of solar power capacity in the country. The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development has announced that the Zambian Government will facilitate the development of 1.2 GW worth of solar power capacity by … [continued]
Europeans who hate that persistent smell of diesel fumes that seem to be everywhere in many cities, I’ve got good news for you. If you live in France, you’ll probably be happy to learn that the government has begun an aggressive initiative to get older, heavily polluting diesel cars off … [continued]
The French solar energy industry — via a consortium of twelve major firms — is currently pushing the French government hard for the adoption of stronger solar energy goals, according to recent reports. To be more specific, the firms are pushing the new environment and energy minister, Ségolène Royal, to … [continued]
