Coal-Fired Power On the Way Out? By Lester R. Brown
24 de febrero de 2010
The past two years have witnessed the emergence of a powerful movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States.
The past two years have witnessed the emergence of a powerful movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States.
Countries will have to be far more ambitious in cutting greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to effectively curb a rise in global temperature at 2 degrees C or less.
President Obama's speech in Copenhagen included a summary: "While the reality of climate change is not in doubt, I have to be honest, I think our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now."
From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate.
Press articles present varying degrees of acceptance on the final outcome of COP15; I have decided to pick a few diverging points of view, for memory’s sake.
Investors are confident that government subsidies are likely to remain the same or increase. As a result, the investment community is positive in their outlook towards the broader CleanTech sector.
After a dramatic negotiation marathon through the final night of the COP15 well into Saturday afternoon, the meeting resulted in a decision which ‘notes’ rather than ‘adopts’ the Copenhagen Accord.
From my pre-Copenhagen vantage point, internationally negotiated climate agreements are fast becoming obsolete.
The world needs global climate leadership from the EU in 2010 more than ever, now that the other super-powers have shown their lack of ambition.
La alianza EE UU-China ralentizará las acciones contra el calentamiento. Ni los peores pronósticos podían imaginar unos acuerdos tan tibios e insuficientes como los obtenidos en la conferencia de la ONU de Copenhague.