Climate Change

BY Victoria Reynal - 12/15/2009

Copenhagen gets spicier, check out the latest news

Many say the first week of the COP15 (Fifteenth Conference of the Parties) to the UNFCCC was relatively slow in advancing towards the necessary deal to limit greenhouse gases. This week is the second and last. On Thursday and Friday, [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 12/11/2009

An update on Copenhagen

US President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and in his acceptance speech he emphasized the need for fighting climate change. He mentioned that from scientists and environmental activists to military leaders, the knowledge that “our common security [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 12/09/2009

What’s happened so far in Copenhagen

The fifteenth meeting of the UNFCCC members in Copenhagen, Denmark, started this Monday. It will last two weeks, and will determine the future of our planet. The world leaders gathered there have humanity’s future in their hands. The transcendence of [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 12/08/2009

Climate Scoreboard: a useful tool to keep track of Copenhagen

We have already analyzed the tools being developed by the Sustainability Institute. This organization has created interactive simulation models that help people in charge of environmental decision-making. Now the Sustainability Institute has released the Climate Scoreboard, which aims to keep [...]

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