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Red List not enough Experts push for an intergovernmental biodiversity panel	Maywa Montenegro	04 Dec 2007	Gristmill
For this enviro, Christmas is shaping up pretty nicely this year. Today, as post-Kyoto discussions commence in Bali, Australia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, sweeping aside decades of Howard's curmudgeonly climate skepticism. Another unexpected gift came last month, when a group of 80 experts convened in France to mull over the future of biodiversity. Their consensus? That we need to establish a new intergovernmental panel -- akin to the IPCC -- to begin aggressiv ...
Topics: biodiversity, climate, energy, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Rational expectations Winning the battle in Bali, and then winning the war	Tom Athanasiou	03 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Since COP13 / MOP3 -- hereafter 'Bali' -- has begun, I thought I'd send a brief note on expectations and strategy. Brief because there's too much to say, so I shouldn't try. Besides, I'll try to post again in a few days. Here's the thing: Bali is freighted with terrific expectations, which are entirely appropriate given the state of the science. We now 'know,' insofar as we can know these things, that we've got to do everything to hold total temperature increa ...
Topics: Bali 07, climate, energy, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Blowguns in Bali As climate conference kicks off, defenses are up	Jason Anderson	03 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
When I visited Bali 20 years ago, the beaches teemed with people offering any manner of products and services, and the most abundant seemed to be blowguns. Lying in the sand with your eyes closed, you could just hear, above the rhythmic lapping of the waves, the repeated murmur of "Blowgun? Blowgun? Blowgun?" What the connection with Bali was, I couldn't make out, but I can't help but think ...
Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, international treaties, politics (all these topics)

Bali eve Delegates of all stripes prepare for the trip to Bali	Youth Movement	30 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Post by Kelly Blynn, Step It Up 2007 Around the world, an estimated 10,000 bureaucrats, ministers, activists, climate skeptics, industry lobbyists, and students are packing their bags and making last-minute preparations for their descent upon the small Indonesian island of Bali, for two weeks of hashing it out on what the world's going to do next on the issue of global warming. Anyone who has anything (good or bad) to do with this problem will be there -- w ...
Topics: Bali 07, climate, energy, Indonesia, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Somebody didn't get the environment vs. economy memo Over 150 companies worldwide sign climate petition in advance of Bali	David Roberts	29 Nov 2007	Gristmill
More than 150 companies worldwide, representing some $4 trillion in market valuation, have signed the Bali Communiqu�: As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change outweigh the costs of not acting: The economic and geopolitical costs of unabated climate change could be very severe and globally disruptive. All countries and economies will be affected, but it will be the poorest countries that will su ...
Topics: Bali 07, business, climate, economy, energy, international politics, politics (all these topics)

A Plan With Garrett Midnight Oil frontman is Australia's new environment minister		29 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 11:26 AM on 29 Nov 2007 Peter Garrett, former singer for rock band Midnight Oil, has been appointed the environment minister in Australia's new regime. Garrett, who has been a member of the Australian Parliament since 2004, will be a duet with new Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong. sources:� Associated Press, Agence France-Presse From the Archives Another Headache. ...
Topics: Australia, climate, elections, international politics, music, news, politics (all these topics)

Well, At Least We Didn't Have Our Hopes Up Asian countries sign on to vague climate pact		21 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 3:03 PM on 21 Nov 2007 Leaders of 14 Asian countries, along with Australia and New Zealand, have signed onto a climate pact that says -- well, nothing in particular, really. Maybe it's the thought that counts, but setting specific goals for addressing a rather important global crisis would count for a hell of a lot more. In our humble opinion. From the Archives So That's ...
Topics: Asia, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics)

OPEC joins Bush, Gingrich, and Lomborg in climate technology strategy Research vs. cap-and-trade	Joseph Romm	20 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Yes, OPEC is now 'pledging $750 million for research into climate change technology' (while opposing a cap-and-trade system). [Note to President Bush, Newt Gingrich, and Bj�rn Lomborg -- it ain't a good sign when your climate strategy is the same as OPEC's.] OPEC, however, seems a tad confused on just what a technology-based strategy could do for oil: OPEC is worried that a new international accord could cramp fast-growing Middle East economies, where oil use ...
Topics: climate change mitigation, scientific research, international politics, carbon trading, politics, energy, climate (all these topics)

Hope for a post-Kyoto agreement? China is prepared to make a climate deal	Joseph Romm	13 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Potentially a very big deal -- The Independent reports 'China 'will agree to cut its carbon emissions'': China, now the world's biggest greenhouse-gas emitter, will eventually agree to cut its soaring carbon dioxide emissions, one of the country's leading environmentalists forecast yesterday -- but only on the basis of a deal with the United States and the rest of the developed world. When is eventually? The Chinese would be very unlikely to set their own ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, politics (all these topics)

OPEC issues bizarre oil threat, Financial Times also confused OPEC nations demand that petroleum-consuming countries maintain current thirst for oil	Joseph Romm	13 Nov 2007	Gristmill
NPR's Marketplace called me today for comments on this bizarre Financial Times article: 'Opec to seek assurances on oil demand.' Apparently these absurdly rich countries -- with projected revenues of $658 billion this year -- who are selling their product at nearly $100 a barrel, are threatening not to invest in new production unless the consuming countries promise to maintain demand. Seriously! No, seriously: Opec will this week seek assurances f ...
Topics: energy, fossil fuels, oil, politics, international politics (all these topics)

No coal? OK, then what? Beware the allure of liquefied natural gas	Kristina & Jason Makansi	09 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Two years ago, one of us (Jason) was at an energy industry conference planning committee and he made the point that whether or not everyone around the table agreed on global warming, the issue was just about to break out and dominate the public conversation on energy. Because of global warming, he went on to say, getting a new coal-fired power station built was just a 'prudency review waiting to happen.' For those of you that remember, it was, in many wa ...
Topics: coal, energy, international politics, natural gas, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

China ...	David Roberts	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
... will not accept binding emissions caps in any international agreement. But according to Guido Sacconi, chairman of the European Parliament's climate change committee, China isn't the real problem: 'The problem is rather that of other superpowers -- other areas of the world -- who may not wish to join in and follow the same course.' Hm ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Curses, oiled again! High oil prices reshape the geopolitical landscape	David Roberts	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Check out Mark Landler on how rising oil prices are changing the geopolitical landscape. Here's the nut: The prospect of triple-digit oil prices has redrawn the economic and political map of the world, challenging some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, while major importers -- including China and India, home to a third of the world's population -- confront rising economic and social costs. Hey, I can think of a ...
Topics: energy, international politics, oil, politics (all these topics)

Climate change and Pakistan's priorities Climate change mitigation is related to building democracy and decreasing poverty	James Dailey	07 Nov 2007	Gristmill
While the climate change "issue" is covered frequently in the press and is implicitly or explicitly part of the U.S. presidential campaign, for developing countries it is just one of many pressing issues. For the man on the street, at least in many of the countries I visit, climate change is important but not urgent. The same could be said of many other issues, of course, but what distinguishes climate change is that it is perceived as "an act o ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, climate equity, energy, international politics, Pakistan, politics (all these topics)

'Global Warning: The Security Challenges of Climate Change' New report examines the impact of climate change on national security	Joseph Romm	06 Nov 2007	Gristmill
John Podesta and Peter Ogden of the Center for American Progress have written a chapter titled 'Global Warning: The Security Challenges of Climate Change,' for a report called 'The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change.' They describe their work as follows: During the course of the past year, a high-level working group of foreign policy experts, climate scientists, historians, and other specialists has met ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate equity, international politics, national security, politics (all these topics)

Post-Kyoto international climate policy Two analysts argue for ditching Kyoto and finding something better	David Roberts	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
This is an interesting commentary in Nature, right on many details if, I think, wrong in spirit. Gwyn Prins & Steve Rayner argue that Kyoto has failed and should be abandoned. Its successor policy should: Focus mitigation efforts on the big emitters Allow genuine emissions markets to evolve from the bottom up Put public investment in energy R&D on a wartime footing Increase spending on adaptation Work the problem at appropriate scales I'd sa ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Climate equity: Saleemul Huq From citizens of nation states to citizens of the world	David Roberts	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
((equity_include)) This is a guest essay by Saleemul Huq, head of the climate change group at the International Institute for Environment and Development and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This essay is part of a series on climate equity. ----- Perceptions of climate change -- and what must be done to tackle the problem -- have evolved over time. With concerns about justice and equity now rising to the surface, it is time for a ne ...
Topics: climate, climate equity, international politics, politics (all these topics)

A Tip of the ICAP New partnership hopes to jumpstart global carbon market		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 4:24 PM on 29 Oct 2007 A whole slew of countries and states have signed on to a new International Carbon Action Partnership, with a goal of sharing knowledge about and standardizing best practices for what they hope will become a global cap-and-trade system. Participants include members of the Western Climate Initiative and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, as well as various European countries and New Zealand ...
Topics: carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics)

The International Carbon Action Partnership A new int'l org works toward a global carbon market, leaves U.S. federal gov't out	David Roberts	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Interesting. Across the transom comes news of a new treaty, the International Carbon Action Partnership, signed today by a collection of countries and U.S. states that have implemented carbon cap-and-trade systems. The idea is to share knowledge and work to standardize best practices in order to facilitate the growth of a global carbon market. From the press release: The ground-breaking international and interregional agreement was signed today by U.S. and Canadi ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, politics (all these topics)

On climate, Hu's leading whom? Snappy comebacks for the climate do-nothing set who's using China as an excuse	Anna Fahey	28 Oct 2007	Gristmill
On a hot day this summer, Chinese President Hu Jintao and a group of state leaders appeared at a public function wearing short-sleeved shirts, rather than their normal business suits. According to the state press, the casual attire wasn't just a new fashion statement: China's top brass were leading by example, encouraging Chinese workers to dress in light clothing in order to reduce the use of air conditioners in office buildings. Fashions do change. Outright denial of ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Everything old is new again U.S. blocks consensus at international global warming conference ... 17 years ago	Andrew Dessler	26 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Does it seem to you like nothing ever changes in the world? Well, you're right, and now I have hard evidence. I was searching through the archive of Bob Park's What's New newsletter when I ran across this snippet, right above an update about the miracle of cold fusion: At the World Climate Conference in Geneva this week, the United States blocked consensus on specific goals for reduction of carbon dioxide emission. As What's New predicted a month ago, the US side ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Big balls, bigger wall Chertoff lies, wildlife dies	Glenn Hurowitz	24 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced yesterday that he's going to just waive the Endangered Species Act, the Toxic Waste Disposal Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (among many others) in order to plough ahead with building a wall along the Arizona-Mexico border in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. He repeated his rationale that the wall could be good for the environment because migrants ...
Topics: national security, endangered species, jackassery, politics, international politics, wilderness, legislation, Texas, Mexico (all these topics)

I read PDFs so you don't have to, part kazillion A new sustainable development report from an international panel -- only sexy and exciting!	David Roberts	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill
The InterAcademy Council, a group representing 150 scientific academies around the world, has just issued a new report: "Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future." I know what you're thinking: hot damn, a long-ass new PDF! The report, commissioned by the governments of Brazil and China, "lays out the science, technology and policy roadmap for developing energy resources to drive economic growth in both developed and developing countries ...
Topics: politics, climate, energy, international politics (all these topics)

Protecting the Homeland HSA waives environmental and social laws to keep the Mexicans out	David Roberts	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Attentive readers of Grist's news feed will know that yesterday Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff waived a few laws in order to get going on the 700-mile border fence between the U.S. and Mexico. A judge ruled a few weeks ago that Chertoff was steamrolling the environmental review process and should halt construction immediately, but since one of those lovely post-9/11 laws gave Chertoff the power to waive whatever the fck laws he wants, that didn't have much ...*
Topics: politics, international politics, national security (all these topics)

Transitions Soviet-induced water crises push Eastern European nations to consider solutions	Grist	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill
The following is a guest essay from Eric Pallant, professor of environmental science at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and codirector of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Water Resources Management. He is reporting from the National Disasters and Water Security conference in Yerevan, Armenia. ----- October 19, 2007 I have to hand it to NATO for dishing out money to sponsor Advanced Research Workshops on environmental security. And I must con ...
Topics: Armenia, Georgia, international politics, politics, water crisis, water pollution (all these topics)

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