Archive for December 2nd, 2009
Europe Bypassed on Climate Summit
BRUSSELS — No political entity has pushed harder for the Copenhagen conference on climate change to succeed than the European Union. But just days before the opening of the United Nations-sponsored meeting, the Europeans have been largely pushed to the sidelines, watching as the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China and the United [...]
Posted: December 2nd, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: China, Climate Change, climate change emissions reductions, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, European Union, global warming, Obama administration, United States
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The Devils in the Details – Why Cap & Trade works for the polluters.
The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the “devils in the details” in current cap and trade proposals: free [...]
Posted: December 2nd, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: Cap & Trade, climate negotiations, Coal Fired Power Stations, coal lobby, emissions reductions, energy production, major polluters, Oil Industry, pollution, subsidies
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