[caption id="attachment_2998" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="The G20 leaders standing for their "] [/caption] The G20 Summit in London has now concluded, with US President Obama filling the main press briefing room for an hour-long press session. » Read more...
Climatico's Jennifer Helgeson gives her impressions and conclusions from this week's Climate Congress The science that will direct the UN Climate Change Conference to be hosted by the Danish Government in December 2009 was discussed by more than 2500 delegates from almost 80 countries from 10-12 March 2009 in at the Copenhagen Climate Congress. » Read more...
For those not acquainted with the Bush Administration's latest pastime I should probably introduce the concept of the 'midnight ruling'. Late in a presidency, an administration will often issue rulings that are unpopular but uphold the President's worldview. President Bush's recent midnight rulings have predominantly been concerned with environmental deregulation. The latest of these concerns the carbon dioxide emissions produced by coal-fired power plants. » Read more...
Yesterday, Obama appointed John Holden as his Chief Science Advisor and Jane Lubchenco to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which carries out most of the government research on climate change. » Read more...
Realtime updates on the final COP/CMP session in Poznan, Poland. » Read more...
Following El's blog a few minutes ago, I wanted to give some details and thoughts that are coming in from those around the EU delegation here in Poznan. » Read more...
Environmental problems have long been played according to game theory: a world of states that act as discrete sovereign units inhabiting an environment that is globally interconnected. » Read more...
Discussions that had been continuing on the incorporation of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) into the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have now halted. » Read more...
Not even two months after the last federal election in Canada (Oct.14, 2008) signs are strongly pointing towards the defeat of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government, as early as Monday, Dec. » Read more...
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeals panel overturned a permit for a proposed coal-fired power station in Utah. The panel ruled that the EPA’s Denver office had inadequately supported its decision to issue a permit to the plant without considering its carbon dioxide emissions. » Read more...