How to persuade people about the need for climate action now?
The Asimov Paradox on how to persuade people about the urgency of climate action.
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Copenhagen: Trimming or watering down the deal?
Some would say the Copenhagen deal will be streamlined. Others will argue it is losing substance. The signs coming out of the Major Economies Forum – MEF, held in London this Monday, are that developed countries are relenting on their demand that emerging economies agree to commit to long-term targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Many representatives of major developed countries stressed that they see intermediate targets for 2020 as more relevant.
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Facing the climate change threat is not about sacrifice, it is about opportunity for human progress
There is a missing link in the mainstream discussion about climate change mitigation. We’ve been talking about the risks and worse-case scenarios, when we should be highlighting the flow of benefits that such endeavor would carry.
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Why we should abandon the Kyoto Protocol and aim higher
The answer is simple: we don’t want a future of decay. We want a major breakthrough for humankind. As significant as the Enlightenment was. The path to a society where all the potential present in today’s scientific, technological and societal change can fully flourish and lead to a new stage of human evolution.
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Apple says iQuit to the decaying US Chamber of Commerce
The story is simple: the Supreme Court, still in the long gone Bush years, determined that EPA should fulfill its mandate under the Clean Air Act and control emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Strong signs of change from Washington on global warming.
Increasing market awareness about climate change risk and costs has been driving a growing number of companies to adopt climate friendly corporate policies in the US.
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