Author: Adeline Dontenville It all started quite optimistically for environmentally-concerned observers of today's G20 summit. » Read more...
At the G20 Summit, Indian officials will be discussing with various global leaders about the most pressing problems of in the past few months: the economy, terrorism, and climate change. » Read more...
Africa is set to be one of the most afflicted continents from the impacts of climate change. » Read more...
As the G20 and UNFCCC meetings draw closer, France’s Green Plan (le Grenelle Environment Round Table) and a couple recent additions are worth a quick review. » Read more...
On Monday, the highly publicized Tata Motors Nano automobile was launched in Mumbai. » Read more...
As UK Minister for Energy, Ed Milliband announces new plans to build a coal fuelled power station in the UK, global protesters are calling the government a "climate criminal", accusing the new plans to be a death trap for the planet. » Read more...
The 45th meeting of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism was carried between Feb.12th and 13th. » Read more...
[caption id="attachment_2226" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Who should be bailed out - him, or Bangladeshis? » Read more...
In another example of the new administration’s determination to change the course of American energy production, and to repeal the previous administration’s midnight rulings, Ken Salazar, the new Interior Secretary, declared yesterday (Tuesday) that he will extend the public comment period on a 5-year proposal to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling by 180 days. » Read more...
At Poznan a number of developing countries - China, Mexico and Brazil - took the opportunity to announce new climate change initiatives. » Read more...
Last week, ministers from 53 African countries gathered at a FAO summit in Libya, entitled "Water for Energy and Agriculture in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change". » Read more...
As Poznan, COP 14, an intermediate negotiations phase draws to a close and delegates from all over the world disperse, it is clear that there was very limited progress made on reforming the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the short-term. » Read more...
Some commentators think that one of the few things we me see progress on at Poznan is the "Adaptation Fund" (AF). » Read more...
An important factor in gauging public opinion about an issue is identifying the “level of responsibility”, i.e. who should take control of tackling the issue. » Read more...
Confirming previous assessment that Poznan will be sandwiched between Bali and Copenhagen, Day 1's press conference by the USA has illustrated that reaching a even a range of short-term GHG reduction targets at Poznan is extremely unlikely. » Read more...