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Europe places outcome of Copenhagen squarely on Obama 2
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago Europe now predicts that a legally binding treaty is impossible to expect in Copenhagen, and that it could take up to a full year beyond the global summit this December in order to reach a binding deal.
Barcelona Balogna

Why developing countries cannot afford failure in Copenhagen 9
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago After the third day of climate talks in Barcelona, it's clear that much work remains to be done -- and 99 percent of the burden rests on the E.U. and U.S. The anger from Africa and the rest of the developing world will continue to grow, as will the carbon emissions responsible for climate change.
E.U. agrees on helping poor nations fight climate change 1
Posted 3 weeks ago E.U. leaders reached a compromise deal on how to help developing nations tackle climate change, but without putting a figure to Europe's contribution, officials said.
Letter from Europe

Global climate pact may hinge on EU summit 3
Posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago On Thursday and Friday European heads of government, meeting in Brussels, will struggle to come up with proposals on how to finance measures in poor countries to cut emissions and adapt to the devastating effects of climate change -- the most critical of all the outstanding issues in the official negotiations on the new agreement that is supposed to be struck in the Danish capital.
Iran and the Pipelineistan Opera

Jumpin’ Jack Verdi, it’s a gas, gas, gas 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago Oil and natural gas prices may be relatively low right now, but don't be fooled. The new great game of the twenty-first century is always over energy and it's taking place on an immense chessboard called Eurasia. Its squares are defined by the networks of pipelines being laid across the oil heartlands of the planet. Call it Pipelineistan.
This is the last one, I promise

Can it be? Even more tidbits from the Energy Efficiency Global Forum? 2
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A final round of scrumptious, mouthwatering nuggets from an energy efficiency conference. More fun to read than the word "conference" indicates!
Mmm ... tidbits

More tidbits from the Energy Efficiency Global Forum 0
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Some more delicious, wholesome morsels drawn from an international conference on energy efficiency.
Efficiency agonistes

Tidbits from the first day of the Energy Efficiency Global Forum 2
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A list of factoids and insights gleaned from my first day at an international conference devoted to energy efficiency.
Letter from Europe

Running out the climate clock 0
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Boldly labelled "Countdown to Copenhagen," the clock perched on the podium at the latest round of international climate talks ticked off the days, hours, minutes and seconds to the start of the Copenhagen summit in December, widely billed as the last chance to strike a deal to stop global warming from running out of control.
Myth: Europe’s experience shows that cap-and-trade can’t work 1
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
It is now widely acknowledged that Europe's carbon trading program -- the ETS -- made several key mistakes in its initial trial period.
Letter from Europe

How do you solve a problem like Silvio? 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Barack Obama has a problem, one he shares with Gordon Brown. And, for that matter, with Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Stephen Harper, and even Lula da Silva. The problem just happens to be prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi.
Letter from Europe

A mandarin’s plea for climate action 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Tom Burke, a longtime adviser to British leaders on climate issues, says the international conference to set a new treaty to combat climate change, set for December in Copenhagen, "will do more to shape human destiny for longer" than any previous meeting in the history of the world.
Winging to Washington

Washington new center of global warming battle 0
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago
It Takes E.U. to Tango

E.U. confident Obama will follow its lead on climate change 0
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago
European climate program reduces emissions 14
Posted 9 months ago
Foiled Rotten

E.U. foiled in bid to force France, Greece to allow GM crop 0
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
Since the Kyoto ETS went into effect, traded emissions have risen 4
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
Once, Twice, Sold!

E.U. to launch environment project ‘auction’ 0
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
E.U. leaks details of its proposed Kyoto successor treaty 0
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Attention European Skeptics

U.N. says ignore the cold, warming is still a problem 17
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago