• Progress from the Copenhagen Accord: A good start to global progress on climate safety

  Posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago While many are determined to see the outcome of Copenhagen as a failure, an analysis from Project Catalyst reveals a different picture: a good start in this new year to the reductions needed in climate pollution and a clearer pathway on how to meet our global goals.

• U.S. warns China against ‘stillborn’ climate deal

  Posted 1 hour, 28 minutes ago The United States on Tuesday pressed China, India, and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen Accord risked being "stillborn."

• hot and bothered

  U.N. climate chief raises the temperature with racy novel

  Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago Rajendra Pachauri, who is at the heart of a controversy over a few instances of incorrect global warming data, has penned a racy novel that dishes up sex, reincarnation, and a real-life Hollywood actress.

• ACTION, ACTION, ACTION!

  Turning the Copenhagen Accord into action on global warming

  Posted 1 week ago Countries used to say: "We'll act if you act." Coming out of Copenhagen they are saying: "We'll all act together." So at the end of January, where are we towards those commitments?

• act accordingly

  Climate accord gets boost, but key elements still missing 2

  Posted 1 week ago Fifty-five nations including the world's top carbon polluters have registered their commitments to combat global warming, the U.N. climate chief said late Monday. The pledges from both industrialized and developing countries for cutting greenhouse gases up to 2020 cover nearly 80 percent of total emissions, and provide a much-needed boost to December's Copenhagen Accord.

• Anteing up

  Where things stand on the Copenhagen Accord and international climate politics 9

  Posted 1 week, 1 day ago After the Copenhagen Accord was "noted" by the U.N. in December, there was a great deal of insta-analysis. In truth, there was no real way to evaluate the Accord because the meat of it -- the emission-reduction commitments from participating countries -- was blank. The deadline for participating countries to submit their commitments was Jan. 31 -- yesterday. So, how do things look now that the cards are on the table? Where do we stand on international efforts to address climate change?

• SO NOW WHAT?

  Climate groups grapple for a path forward from Copenhagen 18

  Posted 1 week, 5 days ago How did the outcome at Copenhagen change the U.S. climate movement? No one seems to know.

• U.N. scientist refutes Daily Mail claim he said Himalayan glacier error was politically motivated 1

  Posted 2 weeks ago In an exclusive interview -- “exclusive” in the sense that many of the people smearing Dr. Murari Lal haven’t bothered to ask him whether the original story was accurate -- Dr. Lal asserts that the “most vilest allegations” in the Daily Mail story are utterly false.

• A Walk Through the Week's Climate News

  The Climate Post: Asian ice granted temporary stay of execution

  Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago A new U.S. senator and a blip in the post-Copenhagen U.N. negotiations may cause comprehensive global climate policy to melt away faster than the Himalayas-or will they?

• The investor game of chicken

  Who will make the first move toward a clean energy future? 3

  Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago Last week several hundred investors huddled together at the U.N. with government officials and non-profit groups to discuss one thing -- carbon. They heard from U.S. climate change negotiator Todd Stern, international political royalty, and a host of economic prognosticators about topics including the recent talks in Copenhagen, potential Congressional action, and whether new clean tech would set us free from our fossil fuel addiction. And what was the take-away? That everyone expects someone else to make the first move.

• A Stern talking-to

  Copenhagen Accord is the priority, says U.S. climate envoy. But what about a binding treaty? 4

  Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern is not counting on a legally binding climate treaty coming together by the end of this year -- “there’s a fair amount of distance between where we are now and then,” he tells Grist’s Amanda Little. Stern says that pushing forward with the three-page, non-binding Copenhagen Accord is the main goal for 2010. He also tells Grist about his frustrations with the U.N. conference process: “You can’t negotiate in a group of 192 countries. It’s ridiculous to think that you could.”

• glacial retreat

  U.N. climate panel admits Himalayan glacier data ‘poorly substantiated’ 5

  Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago An estimate on the fate of Himalayan glaciers that featured a benchmark report on global warming has been "poorly substantiated" and represents a lapse in standards, U.N. climate scientists said on Wednesday.

• No time to waste

  Senate needs to get back to work on clean-energy bill, says Washington rep

  Posted 3 weeks ago From encouraging long-term investment to jump-starting short-term job creation, Congressman Jay Inslee argues that passing climate legislation is in the United States' self-interest.

• i'll stop the world and melt with you

  U.N. climate panel will probe disputed Himalayan glacier forecast 2

  Posted 3 weeks ago The U.N.'s panel of climate scientists said on Monday it would probe claims that its doomsday prediction for the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers was wrong, even as an expert said he had warned of the mistake.

• Who's leading whom?

  Developing nations continue to lead post-Copenhagen 2

  Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago It was one of the biggest surprises in the run-up to the Copenhagen summit, and it may be one of the best reasons for hope now that the meeting has ended in disappointment. Rapidly industrializing developing countries are pressing ahead with their plans to reduce the growth in their carbon emissions, despite the failure to reach a substantial international agreement in the Danish capital.

• Mad libs

  India, Italy, Brazil can fill America’s blanks

  Posted 4 weeks ago Americans pride themselves on being ________ (fill in the blank with something like "biggest," "best," or "first"). Americans have many reasons to be proud, but no matter how much we know, there's always someone who can teach us new tricks.

• The Good News for 2010

  Climate success in 2009 should inspire the new year

  Posted 4 weeks ago For good reason, many climate activists view 2009 as a disappointing year, filled with bad news coverage and missed opportunities. But looking more closely at what transpired in 2009, and by focusing on actions by the Obama EPA, the states, and the courts, we can see that real progress was in fact made last year.

• Sowing Seed

  Copenhagen revealed a new dynamic between the U.S. and China 4

  Posted 4 weeks ago This week, Seed magazine hosted a discussion on the Copenhagen climate talks -- the outcome and the lessons learned -- called "Good Cop, Bad Cop." Contributing were K.C. Golden, environmental non-profit policy director, Mike Hulme, climate change scientist, Michael Levi, energy security expert, and yours truly. Click over to Seed to see all the contributions. Here's mine, focused on the new dynamic between the U.S. and China.

• Thomas Friedman says greed can lead us to a new green economy 3

  Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago

• A Walk Through the Week's Climate News

  The Climate Post: Warming apparently takes extra time off for holidays 1

  Posted 1 month ago Eric Roston runs down what we do and do not know about global and U.S. climate agreements as we kick off a new year.

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