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U.S.: missing R's and the point

The Climate Post: The gods must be crazy 1
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago Eric Roston takes a walk through the week's climate news -- and the problems facing India.
Letter from Europe

London gathering gives boost to climate talks 2
Posted 1 month ago Rich and poor countries resolved some differences over a new climate treaty this past weekend in London at the latest meeting of the Major Economies Forum.
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.
“Let’s get this damn thing started!”

Climate envoy Todd Stern on U.S. climate action and the possibility of deal with China 0
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern gives a glimpse into where U.S.-China negotiations are headed on climate.
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.
It Could Be Verse

A climate-news poem for the week of May 25 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Can politicians save the world by hopping on a jet? If this week serves as evidence, the answer is "you bet."
The Climate Post: Something wrought in the state of Denmark? 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
A roundup of the week's climate news, from Copenhagen to China to Russia.
From applause to the reality of the work ahead

Towards the Copenhagen climate change agreement: Round One 1
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
The international global warming negotiations in Bonn, Germany have just wrapped up. They began with a loud applause as U.S. Special Climate Envoy Todd Stern announced that the U.S. is back. And they ended with the reality of the work that needs to be done over the next 8 months to ensure a strong agreement in Copenhagen. There is a lot to be done, but there are hints that with strong leadership the pieces can fall into place.
Stern words

U.S. climate envoy tells international gathering all the right things about climate 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
If you're looking for rays of hope amidst the torrent of idiocy and bad news -- not that I'm projecting -- you could do worse than reading U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern's speech to the recent international climate gathering in Bonn, Germany.
Unforgiving math 1
Posted 9 months ago