by Jake Schmidt
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Hu knew what progress they'd make!
Subtle but important shifts in global warming positions announced by U.S. & China 6
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago China and the U.S. announced on Tuesday a Joint Statement and a package of agreed actions on clean energy. Read More -
It's the Little Things
Global warming negotiations with 21 (or so) negotiation days left 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago You know the saying: "it's the little things that matter." Well you can't really take that saying too literally when discussing global warming pollution as it is the big things that ultimately matter, such as: pollution reduction cuts, assistance for developing countries in cutting emissions further, and support for the most vulnerable countries to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Read More -
Shifting into High Gear
Wrapping up Climate Week, G20 Outcome & on to Bangkok 0
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On to the steel city
Seizing the opportunity: reflections from the U.N. Climate Summit 2
Posted 2 months ago Remember, there are five key building blocks for the agreement that emerges from Copenhagen so we need to watch what details are filled in on each of these. Read More -
Some Rays of Hope for Global Efforts
Important week for global warming 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago Today begins a week dubbed because of all the high-level climate discussions that are occurring. And they just all happen to be occurring in the U.S. at an important time for the domestic debate to pass a clean energy and climate bill in the Senate. Read More -
Sterny Likes It!
Obama administration comes out in support of key international provisions in climate bill 1
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago Todd Stern the Special Envoy for Climate Change, just testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on: The Road to Copenhagen and International Climate Agreement. Read More -
Beginning the Great Leap
Four ways the U.S. & China can start cooperating now to tackle climate change 0
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago The recent high-profile visits to China by leading members of Congress and the Obama administration have made it clear that China and the U.S. are taking climate change seriously and recognize the importance of working closely together to find ways to reduce global warming pollution. Read More -
Does it add up?
South Korea outlines a range of global warming reduction targets that they’ll adopt 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago For over a year now, South Korea has been undertaking an extensive dialogue to establish a target to cut their global warming pollution. And now the South Korean government has outlined the possible targets that they will commit to later this year. Read More -
Making heads or tails of it
Global warming commitments at the G8 and the major economies forum in Italy 1
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago Climate talks at the G8 meeting and the Major Economies Forum have given us cause for some optimism, though there's still a whole lot to get done. Read More -
“Two Degrees” of Separation
Obama needs to outline his yardstick on global warming 0
Posted 5 months ago A coalition of major U.S. groups called for the Obama administration to outline its "yardstick" on global warming. What is it that this "scientific and pragmatic" administration will use to measure our efforts to solve global warming pollution? Read More
Well “climate week” has just wrapped up with the conclusion of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
