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COP15 Primer (part 4): Stemming Global Deforestation Emissions

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Jake Schmidt | 0 Comments

There was an extensive debate in the lead-in to the Kyoto Protocol (and after) about whether incentives for reducing deforestation would be recognized as a part of the agreement. For a number of reasons countries didn’t agree to include deforestation incentives, but did agree to allow increased forest cover to count. Unfortunately a lot of the world’s forests were lost…

A Cop15 Primer (Part 2): Developed Country Emissions Reduction Commitments

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Jake Schmidt | 0 Comments

One of the six key elements of the international agreement is: strong leadership from developed countries with firm and aggressive emissions reductions targets in the near-term (e.g., 2020 and 2030) and strong signals that they will significantly reduce emissions in the medium-term (e.g., 2050). As I discussed in Part 1, the expectations for Copenhagen are that all developed countries will…

COP15 Climate Summit: The Expectations (part one in a series)

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jake Schmidt | 0 Comments

As we are quickly approaching the final stretch before the Copenhagen climate negotiations (less than a week to go before it begins), I thought I would try to give a quick summary of where the past 2 years of international negotiations have taken us and where we are headed. As I’ve said before, there are six key elements to the…

Building for Success on International Global Warming Cooperation in Copenhagen

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Jake Schmidt | 0 Comments

The last round of global warming negotiations before the Copenhagen meeting begins wrapped up last Friday in Barcelona. Much of the actual negotiations were focused on getting the negotiating text and the underlying details contained in the text into better shape. But there were also important discussions for what can be achieved in Copenhagen and ultimately out of this international…

Acid Test: NRDC Documentary Explores Ocean Acidification

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Thomas Schueneman | 1 Comments

This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film, featuring Sigourney Weaver, originally aired on Discovery Planet Green.

Waxman-Markey Comes to Washington

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Than Hansen | 0 Comments

A brief summary of Waxman-Markey energy and climate legislation. Now passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will it pass Congress intact this year?

Salazar’s Recent Decision: Are Polar Bear Populations Bound for Inevitable Decline?

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Than Hansen | 0 Comments

With the decision from Interior Secratary Ken Salazar not to reverse his predecessors decision concerning full protection of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, the stage is set for the possible rapid decline and eventual extinction of the “King of the Arctic” by mid-century.