<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for States and provinces lead on climate initiatives]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Erik Hoffner http://www.grist.org/article/as-nations-trail-behind/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:07:42 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/as-nations-trail-behind/1 true

Yes, it's been great to see change being pushed by towns, cities, even states. Grassrootsy. The ICLEI program deserves a lot of credit for getting the issue on municipalities' radar and helping them measure and plan for carbon reductions.

Erik

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Yes, it's been great to see change being pushed by towns, cities, even states. Grassrootsy. The ICLEI program deserves a lot of credit for getting the issue on municipalities' radar and helping them measure and plan for carbon reductions.

Erik

The Orion Grassroots Network: 1,100+ grassroots groups working for conservation & more

]]> Comment #2 by Craig Allen http://www.grist.org/article/as-nations-trail-behind/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:32:19 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/as-nations-trail-behind/2 Victoria is a very dubious inclusion on that list

Going by what is written in that document, Victoria in Australia made it onto the list because the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency is working hard to reduce it's emissions. What a Joke! The state as a whole has increased emissions by 30% since 1990. Thats 103.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2007, compared with 80 million tonnes in 1990. The reason is that we are wedded to brown coal fired electricity. And the government's big plan to cut emissions - TV adds and they are investing in carbon sequestration research. Ptfwah!!! That the EPA has to resorted to crowing about it's internal emissions just demonstrates how lame it and the state really are - all talk, no action. There is more on this here and here.

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Going by what is written in that document, Victoria in Australia made it onto the list because the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency is working hard to reduce it's emissions. What a Joke! The state as a whole has increased emissions by 30% since 1990. Thats 103.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2007, compared with 80 million tonnes in 1990. The reason is that we are wedded to brown coal fired electricity. And the government's big plan to cut emissions - TV adds and they are investing in carbon sequestration research. Ptfwah!!! That the EPA has to resorted to crowing about it's internal emissions just demonstrates how lame it and the state really are - all talk, no action. There is more on this here and here.

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