UN Climate Summit

Olympic proportions

Oct 24, 2009 - Not just a global day of action; a historic turning point 6
Posted 1 month ago If you’re still looking for a good reason to venture out and take part in an International Day of Climate Action event on Saturday, try this on for size: the day of action won't simply be a landmark moment for the global climate movement; it could very well turn out to be a landmark moment in human history. And that's not an exaggeration.
Climate roulette

A scary new climate study will have you saying ‘Oh, shit!’ 16
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago They say that everyone who finally gets it about climate change has an "Oh, shit" moment -- an instant when the full scientific implications become clear and they suddenly realize what a horrifically dangerous situation humanity has created for itself.
Interview with Author on Climate Change Summit

Greg Craven’s new book retools the climate debate 1
Posted 2 months ago In his speech at the U.N. Summit on Climate Change today, President Barack Obama admonished world leaders that their nations "cannot allow the old divisions that have characterized the climate debate for so many years to block our progress."
Notable quotable

Yvo de Boer of U.N. climate convention says 350 ppm is pipe dream 7
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
“I don’t think there is a hope in hell that people will agree to 350 in Copenhagen. I think we’ll get 2 degrees.”
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.
Winging to Washington

Washington new center of global warming battle 0
Posted 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Gore urges Congress to quickly pass stimulus package and climate bill 5
Posted 10 months ago
U.N. climate official clarifies remarks about near-term summit 0
Posted 10 months ago