World Nations’ Current ‘Paltry’ Emissions Cuts Will Lead to 3C Rise

Photo via aRecentStudy Those of us that tried to be optimistic about Copenhagen often pointed to the fact that a non-binding treaty was better than no treaty at all, and that the voluntary pledges made by nations to curb their emissions was indeed going to be have an impact.

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World Nations’ Current ‘Paltry’ Emissions Cuts Will Lead to 3C Rise

Attend Tribeca Film Festival At Home To See "Climate of Change"

A group of middle school students in India protest plastics. Image courtesy of Participant Media.

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Video: RAN’s Names The Copenhagen Accord As Its Greenwash of the Week

Rainforest Action Network has used its “Greenwash of the Week” show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord , the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December. The Accord is viewed by some as weak because it allows for countries to “pledge” their emissions reduction goals, but the countries are not legally bound to meet their pledges.

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Leaked Confidential Document Reveals Obama’s Climate Strategy

Photo via the Guardian The Guardian has obtained a confidential document accidentally left on a hotel computer in Europe by a member of the Obama administration. The British newspaper says it “reveals the US government’s increasingly controversial strategy in the global UN climate talks.” They’ve reproduced the entire document online–but what does the classified paper reveal about US plans for brokering a climate agreement on the international stage

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Israel Prepares to Meet Copenhagen Carbon Goals

The Reading power plant in Tel Aviv, recently converted to burn natural gas instead of crude oil. (photo by Daniel Cherrin) In a sign that it intends to take its climate change commitments seriously, Israel has appointed a high-level committee to find ways to reduce its carbon emissions. However, a controversial reform of the town planning system has many in Israel accusing the government of promoting environmentally destructive policies.

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Lord Stern Says Rich Nations’ Arrogance Did In COP15

photo: Matthew McDermott A new piece over at the BBC details Lord Nicholas Stern ’s views on the positive and negative outcomes of COP15 . The positive are pretty much familiar: It may not have been quite what had been hoped for, but it was a step forward. The negative is likely to…

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New UN Talks in Bonn to Lay Out 2010 Climate Agenda

Photo via France 24 It appears many of the world’s nations are ready to cautiously dip their toes back into the realm of international talks–additional climate negotiations have just been added in Bonn, Germany. And what’s on the agenda?

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The Human Bee Pollinator: People in a Beeless World?

Image credit: Fashioning Tech It’s well known by now that much of the action at the failed climate talks in Copenhagen happened outside the convention center. From clashes with police to activists being banned from talks , some of the action was confrontational

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Keep Track of Nations’ Copenhagen Accord Commitments with US Climate Action Network

With ten days to go before countries have to submit their plans for reducing emissions and signing onto the thoroughly non-binding, it was the best we could do, trust us, Copenhagen Accord , none of the world’s major economies have actually done so. The United Nations has indicated that the Jan 31 deadline is now flexible–”soft” was the word the UN’s Yvo de Boer used

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Barack Obama and the UNFCCC

Image credit: Good The reaction to the COP15 conference has ranged from optimistic to desperate , but, mostly, the reaction has been one of uncertainty. If anything, the conference served to generate a lot of questions .

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Barack Obama and the UNFCCC

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