Climate Change
BONN UN Climate Change Talks: There is hope
Last Friday finished the thirty-second sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies, which took place from Monday 31 May to Wednesday 9 June 2010 in Bonn, Germany. The gathering was attended by more than 5,500 participants, including government delegates from [...]
Copenhagen: "a new beginning, not a destination"
Let’s be honest, Copenhagen was not what we expected. What we had in mind was that an international treaty in which countries would accept to be legally bound to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions would be achieved. The main purpose [...]
Copenhagen: a chance for a turning point
Today starts the fifteenth meeting of the members of the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). They meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss how the world will jointly address climate change. The challenges are numerous, and so are [...]
What is carbon or emissions trading?
For many people, climate change is already a fact. Scientific studies are all around, showing us over and over again how we humans are so mistakenly managing natural resources that we are bringing on our own destruction. We are altering [...]
Interactive simulation models help environmental decision-making
Picture yourself as a politician, or a decision-maker, who, among other things, needs to address climate change. The day may come when you need to decide how much to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How can you decide on this wisely [...]
100 World Legislators Pre-empt Copenhagen
On October 26, 2009, legislators from sixteen of the world’s major economies agreed on key principles to enact climate change legislation in their own countries and advanced towards a global low carbon economy. This agreement is particularly important because it [...]
