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China steals Cimate Week spotlight, but U.S. still in the hot seat 1
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago The U.S. was given a starring role at the United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday, but China stole the show.
Al Gore praises China and Japan for climate leadership 2
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago Former U.S. vice president and environmental activist Al Gore on Tuesday hailed China and Japan for providing global leadership in tackling climate change.
A happy ending after all?

Suddenly, a few reasons to be optimistic about Copenhagen 3
Posted 2 months ago
Suddenly, unexpectedly, there is a ray of hope in the air, hope that a significant global climate deal may yet be struck at December's talks in Copenhagen.
A WALK THROUGH THE WEEK'S CLIMATE NEWS

The Climate Post: Congress Returns, Teen Saves World 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
This week brings complications for Copenhagen as Congress continues to drag its feet on a climate bill, while Japan's new prime minister calls for aggressive targets for emissions cuts. Van Jones resigns and the ice keeps melting.
Letter from Europe

Japan election a shot in the arm for climate talks 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
Three negotiating sessions in the former German capital since the beginning of April have failed to make significant progress on a new international climate treaty. But some reasons for hope have very recently begun to emerge.
japan takes a stand

Japan’s new prime minister promises ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
Hatoyama, who will take office next week, said Japan would seek to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, but said the target would be contingent on a deal involving all major emitters in Copenhagen in December.
Japan’s shift on carbon cut could boost chances for global pact 0
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Japan's announcement Monday of a 25-percent cut in its greenhouse gas emissions could be a game-changer at the UN showdown on climate change in Copenhagen in December.
Horror Show

‘The Cove’ pulls no punches in documenting Japanese dolphin hunt 1
Posted 3 months ago
Early on in The Cove, director Louie Psihoyos describes how he assembled an "Ocean's Eleven"-like team of specialists to infiltrate and expose a secret, brutal, for-profit dolphin-killing operation in Japan.
Long live the green

10 green royals 5
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Queens, kings, princes, and princesses from around the globe are using their media magnetism and sovereign sway to draw attention to a variety of eco-causes.
Copin' with Copenhagen

What is Obama’s international climate strategy? 9
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
International climate negotiations often seem like some sort of cosmic science fair project -- an aquarium full of hamsters connected to rudimentary motors. There's a lot of frantic running, a lot of sweat and heat, but in the end, very little light.

Faith in the UN climate process has dimmed. Joe Romm calls it a "dead man walking." The Copenhagen talks in December are generally discussed with the same dissonant mixture of urgency ("You have to do it in Copenhagen," says UNFCCC chair Yvo de Boer) and fatalism ("There is no movement," says German environment minister Sigmar Gabriel) as the last dozen rounds of international talks.

The Obama administration knows the danger of sclerosis and is working on several fronts to regain a sense of momentum.
Letter from Europe

Raining on the climate parade 2
Posted 5 months ago
At the just-concluded Bonn climate talks, Japan and other rich nations didn't come to the table with offers of steep emissions reductions, throwing into doubt this year's crucial international climate negotiations.
The Sun Rises in the East

Japan may force utilities to buy surplus domestic solar power 2
Posted 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Fleet Retreat

Whale activists wind up Japan showdown 1
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rising green

Japan PM to draft ‘Green New Deal:’ report 0
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago
We Hate to Emit It, But It's True

Japan’s emissions hit record levels 3
Posted 1 year ago
Non-GM seed and feed make a comeback 0
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
So Fresh and So Clean

More than $6 billion pledged to boost clean-tech in developing countries 2
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Extreme exceptionalism 8
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Checks and the City

Tokyo set to pass citywide cap-and-trade bill 0
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Earth screwed, but small Japanese towns happy 1
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago