<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for More than $6 billion pledged to boost clean-tech in developing countries]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by tui3 http://www.grist.org/article/cleantech/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:42:14 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cleantech/1 A step in the right direction

This seems like a step in the right direction. Elsewhere on Grist, I read that the Global Carbon Project has found that 53% of GHG emissions occurred in developing nations in 2007.  Also that greenhouse gas emissions rose 3% in 2007, and that 60% of the increase occurred in China. We humans have got to get these emissions under control!

Will these funds be big enough?  Interesting to compare their size with the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street.

]]> A step in the right direction

This seems like a step in the right direction. Elsewhere on Grist, I read that the Global Carbon Project has found that 53% of GHG emissions occurred in developing nations in 2007.  Also that greenhouse gas emissions rose 3% in 2007, and that 60% of the increase occurred in China. We humans have got to get these emissions under control!

Will these funds be big enough?  Interesting to compare their size with the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street.

]]> Comment #2 by tui3 http://www.grist.org/article/cleantech/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:59:23 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cleantech/2 Harness Wall St also, via any rescue package?

Actually, I wonder whether the proposed $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street might be another - and bigger - opportunity to make a change towards sustainability in investments.  

I say make any rescue package subject to requirements on Wall St to invest from now on only in sustainable, planet-protecting, GHG-reducing investments.

That might effectively multiply the World Bank funds for greenhouse gas emission reduction by a factor of around 100?

]]> Harness Wall St also, via any rescue package?

Actually, I wonder whether the proposed $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street might be another - and bigger - opportunity to make a change towards sustainability in investments.  

I say make any rescue package subject to requirements on Wall St to invest from now on only in sustainable, planet-protecting, GHG-reducing investments.

That might effectively multiply the World Bank funds for greenhouse gas emission reduction by a factor of around 100?

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