With Copenhagen now likely to begin before Congress has passed even a weak-ass climate bill co-authored by the coal lobby, U.S. politicians have dropped the superhero metaphors and are scrambling to lower expectations for achieving a serious deal at the climate summit. It's just one meeting, says U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, not "the be-all and end-all."
As faith in government action dwindles, however, climate activists are treating ...
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An interesting and informative tour of international politics and the perilous path of potential solutions to the pollution of the planet.
Rafael Correa, said something very rare for the leader of an oil-exporting nation: He wanted to leave the oil in the ground. But, he argued, wealthy countries should pay ... More »
This is a well written and interesting read. I find no errors in this story. I wish this article would include what nations are developing and what nations are developed. Calling India and China developing nations raises questions.
The article is well written and brings up points that are not often considered. The lack of hyperlinks to sources of quotes and data undermine the article's credibility.
This argument provides one more excuse for not acting. CO2 levels are rising at 1 to 2ppm every year, with no sign of even slowing. This is not the time to argue for justice.
Ms. Klein discuss the idea of "climate debt", an idea being increasingly embraced by less developed countries, and an idea the repubs and the right will never go along with since it will cost the US a lot of money.
Todd Stern, the chief U.S. climate negotiator, has scoffed at a Chinese and African proposal that developed countries pay as much as $400 billion a year in climate ... More »
Like all of Klein's piece this is filled with substance about how to address climate change. Rather than just another article on the political players in the U.S., this is about a bold stroke that changes the discussion. This article talks about the concept of "climate debt". It is an ingenious way of getting money to developing countries with grants and not the same old bad IMF loans that cripple these countries and keep them in slavery to the North. Gives one hope that there is way to a better planet without Goldman Sachs making a pile of money.
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