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December 11, 2008
As negotiations at the UN Framework Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) draw to a close in Poznan, Poland and EU leaders kick off meetings in Brussels, all eyes and podcast feeds are assessing what, if any, progress can be made towards a new climate deal. Let’s face it, what were already difficult negotiations have become even… » read more
December 6, 2008
Climate negotiators in Poznan are starting to question whether the 2009 deadline for Copenhagen is realistic. Maybe there are good reasons to take a step back and reconsider the global climate diplomacy process. This week, a few non-suspect climate experts have uttered doubts about the end-2009 deadline for a new global warming agreement. As reported… » read more
November 30, 2008
In the US, twenty-nine of the biggest NGOs published a 391-pages policy document with recommendations for the new Obama administration on how to start the transition to a green and clean economy. The impressive report includes detailed proposals on how to endorse legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% before 2020 and and 80%… » read more
November 28, 2008
Next week’s COP-14 meeting in Poland is likely to go down in history as the top where the European Union’s self-proclaimed global leadership on climate and energy policy got sacrificed on the altar of economic growth fundamentalism. With Poland and most of the new EU member states in opposition and their unholy alliance with Berlusconi’s… » read more
November 12, 2008
For how long will the EU’s self-acclaimed “climate leadership” survive the Obama revolution? Could a “green” Obama administration pose a bigger challenge to the EU’s climate credentials than the temporary backlash of the financial crisis? Who will win the race for the new “eco-competitiveness”? These questions are hard to answer for the moment but there… » read more
November 4, 2008
Whoever wins the US Presidency today will be facing the ultimate challenge: steering a self-destructing Western-based economic growth model through a painful transition towards a new global sustainability. This is a task far beyond any past Apollo project. These are indeed historical elections and it is appropriate that the whole world is watching. Although the… » read more
October 30, 2008
Friends of Europe’s annual energy summit (held on 30 October) saw tough exchanges between CCS defenders and the renewable energy sector but kept dodging the real question: can we solve the climate/energy crisis without questioning our economic growth and development paradigm? Energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs, as expected, defended his commission resolve not to “deviate” from… » read more
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Biofuels, energy saving, energy security, Global Warming, renewable energy sources, sustainable energy |
October 24, 2008
In times of crisis, people always need scapegoats in order to avoid having to look at one’s own responsibilities and this financial crisis is no different. But blaming bankers is a bit too easy when one looks at this crisis from a systemic and sustainability point of view. We have all enjoyed living beyond our… » read more
October 14, 2008
The climate change ‘cost or opportunity’ debate: why has it not been settled? A worrying number of European states, industries and even average citizens are still convinced that fighting climate change will be too costly and risky in terms of jobs and growth. The current economic crisis is creating even greater anxiety, giving rise to… » read more
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Biofuels, Business & Climate Change, energy saving, Global Warming, renewable energy sources, Sustainable Dev., sustainable energy |
April 11, 2008
With less than two years to go until the crucially important UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in late 2009, Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen assesses Europe’s chances of making a real difference on global warming SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article
Lecture delivered to the European Union Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh By Tom Spencer, Vice Chairman, Institute for Environmental Security 11th February 2008 I believe that Climate Change, Energy Security and the challenges of operating in a multi-polar world are central to the evolution of foreign policy in the coming years in all major… » read more
