Sergio Abranches
Are we are moving backwards on climate change policy? The energy law in the US seems farther away today than at year end. IPCC seems to be at bay. Deniers seem to be having their heyday. The social movement seems to be too quiet. Support to the Copenhagen Accord has been at the best lukewarm. The countries pledges fall short of the 2oC target, they point to a 3.5oC scenario. More »
The Brazilian Wetland, the Pantanal is highly endangered by unregulated and illegal economic activities that lead to logging, wildfires, land clearing, water pollution, and erosion. Here a remainder of this endangered biodiversity treasure.
Sergio Abranches
While the U.S. and the European Union embraced the Copenhagen Accord with no reserves, the BASIC countries said the Accord is not legal. The only legal instrument they accept is the Kyoto Protocol. Does it really matter if they adhere and record their quantitative voluntary actions? Is this an important divide between developed and emerging powers? More »
Those who were imagining the IPCC was rethinking its views on climate change after Rajendra Pachauri’s statements to the Press about the stolen e-mails didn’t get it quite right.
Sergio Abranches
Any deal in Copenhagen, no matter its level of detail, can only be a politically binding one. Would that really matter?
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President Obama said the Copenhagen deal should be comprehensive and effective, after his meeting with president Hu Jintao in China. His remarks raised some hopes that the Climate Summit in Denmark could still be saved, while others continue to say it will flop.
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