News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘Acting quickly to stanch the loss of methane could substantially cut warming in the short run, even as countries tackle the tougher challenge of cutting the dominant greenhouse emission, carbon dioxide, studies by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggest.’
via By Degrees – Curbing Climate Change While Capturing Lost Methane – Series – NYTimes.com.
‘NEW DELHI/ PARIS (Reuters) – The world may have to wait until the dying seconds of a U.N. climate summit in December for a global deal to channel business dollars into low-carbon energy, industry and analysts said on Wednesday.’
via Climate talks may go to last minute | Green Business | Reuters.
‘LONDON — A team of British explorers says that within a decade the North Pole will be virtually ice-free during the summer’
via The Associated Press: Explorers: North Pole summers ice free in 10 years.
‘COPENHAGEN Reuters – Denmark’s top climate policy negotiator has resigned with less than two months to go before the world meets in Copenhagen to agree on a new deal to curb the effects of climate change.’
via Denmark’s top climate negotiator quits ahead of talks | Green Business | Reuters.
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‘Explore changes in carbon emissions from fossil fuels for G-20 countries, selected developing nations and others critical to the climate debate.’
‘SAN DIEGO Reuters – Filling your vehicle’s tank with fuel made from algae is still as much as a decade away, as the emerging industry faces a series of hurdles to find an economical way to make the biofuel commercially.’
via Commercial green fuel from algae still years away | Green Business | Reuters.
‘I believe that an ambitious and comprehensive deal is possible, but only if crucial steps are taken over the remaining weeks and months to break the deadlock we appear to be in. That deadlock consists of an approach by rich countries which collectively involves inadequate emissions reductions and unwillingness to make financial commitments without being able to approve the plans for developing countries to move to low-carbon growth. And on the part of developing countries, an unwillingness to make commitments on reductions without a clear indication of financial support from the rich countries, together with an unwillingness to have their own plans for low-carbon development determined by, or subject to the approval of, the rich countries. The developing countries also find the level of commitment by rich countries to domestic reductions in the next two decades both too small and unconvincing.’ ~ Lord Stern
via Lord Stern suggests new way out of Copenhagen deadlock – Telegraph.
‘An announcement is expected here at the UNFCCC climate talks in Bangkok today that the Norwegian government will commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2020 – based on 1990 levels.’
‘Silicon Valley investors are pointing to something called cleantech — alternative energy, more efficient power distribution and new ways to store electricity, all with minimal impact to the environment — as a candidate for the next boom.’
via Where’s the next boom? Maybe in `cleantech’ – Yahoo! Finance.
‘According to new reports, American negotiators demanded that there should be similar mitigation obligations for developed as well developing countries. The demand was strictly against the unanimous decision to draw distinction between capacities of developed and developing nations to reduce carbon emissions taken at the Bali Climate Conference in 2007.’
via US Playing Spoilsport at International Climate Negotiations? | Green Business | Reuters.