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The California Coda

Our peak oil future? Electric vehicle startup unveils Chinese-made, $45K ‘economy’ car 9
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Open one of those minimalist black boxes that contain a shiny new iPod and you're greeted by five words -- "Designed by Apple in California." In much smaller print would be the phrase "Made in China." That, in a nutshell, describes the strategy of the latest entrant in the electric car sweepstakes: Santa Monica-based Coda Automotive.
A Stern talking to

U.S. climate envoy heads to China to seek bilateral climate deal 0
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Negotiations on a new international climate pact are underway in Germany this week, but the United States' top climate envoy is headed in the opposite direction with a planned trip this weekend to China. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on Wednesday said he hopes the world's two biggest polluters can reach consensus on a path forward.
GM sells Hummer to China — the second mistake by those clueless new owners? 2
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company has agreed to buy the Hummer brand from GM for less than $500 million, according to a source familiar with the transaction -- well off its peak value of a decade ago.
Letter from Europe

Nicholas Stern’s heresy: conceding the West’s climate burden 2
Posted 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Breaking ranks with the West's climate talking points, Lord Nicholas Stern says the world's rich nations should shoulder some of the costs of cutting emissions in the rapidly developing world (i.e. China and India).
This Sachs

We’ve got no choice but nukes and carbon-capture tech, says Jeffrey Sachs 35
Posted 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Economist Jeffrey Sachs says carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology and nuclear energy will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change.
U.S. responsible for 29 percent of CO2 emissions over past 150 years, triple China’s share 0
Posted 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Since the mid-1800s, U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide accounted for 29 percent of the global total. Those 328,000 million metric tons of cumulative emissions are the most of any country and more than three times the amount emitted by China over the same period, according to data from the World Resources Institute.
The Climate Post: Something wrought in the state of Denmark? 1
Posted 6 months ago
A roundup of the week's climate news, from Copenhagen to China to Russia.
Nancy goes to China

Congressional leaders head to China to make nice on climate 0
Posted 6 months ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in China this week leading a congressional delegation to discuss, among other things, climate change and environmental protections. But despite the public displays of unity on climate, there remain some strong divisions between the two countries on what needs to happen in Copenhagen this year.
Counting the real progress on climate action 0
Posted 6 months ago
Progress on climate policy domestically will increase U.S. leverage in these talks, but President Barack Obama should look for additional ways to improve the American negotiating position than what we currently have on the table.
The Climate Post: The House at the center of the world 0
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Lately, every week is the most consequential in the history of climate change. This week was no exception.
Exclusive: Have China and the U.S. been holding secret talks aimed at a climate deal this fall? 2
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Was the Guardian's report of secret climate-change talks between the U.S. and China legit?
You can’t build a new foundation with dirty energy 1
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Business leaders are heading to the White House to discuss how to build a new foundation for economic recovery. They should look to clean energy.
Is China ready to act on climate? Part 2 1
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Changing the climate with China’s military 0
Posted 7 months ago
When I heard President Obama call for more regular dialogue between the Chinese and American militaries, my first thought was, Why not the environment?
Claussen in a Pickle

Does Pew Center’s Eileen Claussen get the dire nature of our climate predicament? 0
Posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago
International mercury pact shows that India and China will follow our lead 3
Posted 9 months ago
Local Issue

China’s environment problems serious: minister 0
Posted 9 months ago
Unforgiving math 1
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
Geoengineering what? 5
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
The game plan: partnership with China 2
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago