Obama made a point of highlighting how much emphasis he gave the issue after Representative Henry A. Waxman (Democrat-Calif.) thanked him afterward for mentioning climate change. “I didn’t just mention it, I talked about it,” Obama parried, according to Waxman.
Category: climate change
New study shows that Canada can achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2050
Ralph Torrie, Managing Director of the Trottier Energy Futures Project, describes a new study they have just released. While the focus is Canada, it reviews low-carbon scenario research from eight industrialised countries. This is an important study that deserves An 80% Carbon Reduction: It’s Not Just Business as Usual An 80% reduction in Canada’s … Continue reading New study shows that Canada can achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2050
Save these dates – January 31st to February 1st
On January 31st, the two-day R20 Conference: “Implementing the Sustainable Energy Future” begins in Vienna, Austria. R20 is the Regions of Climate Change. This 2-day conference, which will be opened by Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Federal Chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, is focused on bringing together … Continue reading Save these dates – January 31st to February 1st
New EBRD financing to help Turkey establish a low carbon market economy
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is taking an active role in Turkey. The EBRD is continuing to help Turkey become an energy-efficient and low carbon market economy with a new financing package of €50 million provided to Finansbank for on-lending to private companies investing in renewable energy, industrial energy efficiency and waste-to-energy projects. … Continue reading New EBRD financing to help Turkey establish a low carbon market economy
No time to delay
Richard Chirgwin writes in The Register about a new study by IIASA in Austria about the significant cost increase if there are delays in mitigating GHG emissions. Delay climate mitigation, escalate the costs: study Costs would escalate five-fold in next seven years Which would hurt less: a global carbon price of $US20 now, or … Continue reading No time to delay
2012 – the year in graphs
The Washington Post asked many experts for the graph that they felt best explained 2012. Two of the graphs relate to sustainable energy. First, the nominee related to climate change was Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org. The second graph is by Michael Greenstone, professor of economics at MIT and Director of the Hamilton Project. It … Continue reading 2012 – the year in graphs
Positive impact from home air conditioning
Juliet Eilperin recently wrote in the Washington Post about a new study that has analysed the impact of deploying air conditioning on a wide scale to reduce deaths from excessive heat. While this is interesting indeed, it does not mention that maybe houses should be better built to integrate passive heating and cooling in order … Continue reading Positive impact from home air conditioning
Quote of the week
Tim Yeo, MP, Chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee in the British Parliament, in reacting to the government’s pro-gas stance: "Lumbering the UK economy with a centralized power system largely reliant on gas, would be like running an office using a fax machine in the age of the iPad," he said. Mr. … Continue reading Quote of the week
Reviewing environmental taxes
Martin Baxter, Executive Director for policy at the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment wrote this blog for Sustainable Business in the Guardian. While it is about issues in Britain, it has relevance to all countries. Environmental taxes need review to stay relevant When environmental taxes change business behaviour, revenues will fall – something the … Continue reading Reviewing environmental taxes
Now the insurance industry is starting to take climate change seriously
Kenneth Weiss of the Los Angeles Times writes about a new study undertaken by Evan Mills of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Evan has just written a column on the subject for eceee and this article complements that column well. Climate change taken seriously by insurance industry, study says Paying out billions of dollars here and … Continue reading Now the insurance industry is starting to take climate change seriously
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