Many energy experts, politicians on both sides of the aisle, and representatives of the coal industry agree on the need to spend billions to develop technologies to capture and store the carbon from burning coal, thus making coal “clean” from a climate standpoint.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 9 (IPS) - “We don’t need to change the climate, we
need to change trade,” said Brazilian activist Marta Lago at
Klimaforum, the civil society meeting held in parallel with the
climate change summit in the Danish capital.
-The millionaires who want to pay more tax
-This tax on the City is a bonus
-Tax rebate plan for ‘green’ drivers and homeowners
COPENHAGEN, Dec 8 (IPS/TerraViva) - Two blocks from the Metro station on the busy M-1
Line, the first indication that pedestrians are slipping into the
space-time continuum known as the “Free City” is the
ubiquitous graffiti and occasional “boom!” of small
explosive devices like M-80s echoing through the cobbled streets.
-Wikipedia shows signs of stalling as number of volunteers falls sharply
-Car culture: Some snapshots
-The story of cap and trade
-Available Now! The 2 Disc Special Edition of вЂIn Transition 1.0′!
-Christmas insanity unwrapped
COPENHAGEN, Dec 7 (IPS/TerraViva) - Betrayal and backsliding by rich countries marks
the beginning of the final negotiations for a global climate
treaty, according to many developing world participants at the
U.N.-sponsored talks here.
I’m looking forward to the rhubarb growing season; it happens when you least expect it, as tiny shoots start to emerge from the soil, embellished in the most delightful crinkles, and bursting with every shade of pink, red and green you could imagine. You can almost smell it stewing in the pan as its red shoots push upwards and outwards.
BOSTON, Dec 6 (IPS/TerraViva) - As the U.S. climate delegation arrives in
Copenhagen nearly empty-handed, watchdog groups back at home say
they know why: a political system gone astray due to the
influence of huge amounts of corporate cash.
Henry Ford is famous for having once said, “History is more or less bunk.” He was, in fact, attacking tradition in an age of rapid technological and social change. Almost a century later we have a less ambitious observation which may not achieve the broad visceral appeal of Ford’s statement, but one which may turn out have a good deal of importance, to wit: Oil and natural gas reserve numbers are more or less bunk.
NAIROBI, Dec 5 (IPS) - Mauritian experts are helping set up cogeneration
systems to feed the hunger for electricity in Tanzania, Zambia
and elsewhere. An example of how appropriate technology can be
applied to problems common to countries in the global South.
-Todmorden’s Good life: Introducing Britain’s greenest town
-Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: food and agriculture
-Farming with Far Fewer Fossil Fuels at Tillers International
-Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
MEXICO CITY, Dec 4 (IPS/IFEJ) - The Mexican company BioFields will begin production
in 2014 of an algae-based biofuel at a site 300 kilometres from
its border with the United States, which is likely to be its
biggest customer.
-The UK Power Generation Expenditure Forecast 2010-2030
-How many cyclists does it take to power a hairdryer?
-Energy bills could rise to more than ВЈ2,000, says Ofgem
-Solar industry вЂin limbo’ as grants dry up
The impact of climate change on our environment, our economies and our security is the defining issue of our era. OECD is at the forefront of climate change analysis, promoting environmentally and economically rational policies related to adaptation, mitigation, technology, financing and development. The OECD will be present in several ways at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7-18 December 2009.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 3 (IPS) - A small group of indigenous people have travelled
here to the historic Copenhagen climate talks to show negotiators
dramatic documentary videos they made about the immediate impacts
of climate change on their homelands and way of life.