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All items tagged Kyoto ProtocolOpen Think Tank ArticlesNovember 24, 2011 | Only the EU Can Lead at Durban Climate SummitVijeta Rattani: With the Kyoto framework nearing an end, the Durban climate summit that begins on November 28 is a crossroads for international climate agreements. It can only be successful if the EU shows bold leadership by, despite economic woes, adopting an action-oriented stance rather than repeating the same rhetoric. ... MoreJune 15, 2009 | The Climate-Industrial ComplexBjoern Lomborg: Some businesses see nothing but profits in the green movement. They are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global warming. This is a new twist on a very old practice: companies using public policy to line their own pockets. ... MoreMarch 12, 2009 | Governance and Science: The Emerging Fourth SectorNoah Chutz: Structures of global governance are too clumsy to effectively respond to the challenges of climate change. The international community and the private sector will continue to operate in an uncoordinated and self-interested manner. Only science, a new fourth sector, can rescue the planet from its impending peril. ... MoreSeptember 29, 2008 | Empowering International Organizations to Manage Climate PolicyJohn Mathiason: The Copenhagen Conference will hopefully produce a successor to the Kyoto Protocol; but then the real work begins. Independent organizations will be necessary to tackle adaptation and mitigation requirements, while ensuring, through effective monitoring, that states comply. Self-policing is not an option. ... MoreSeptember 23, 2008 | Transatlantic Tension Will RemainDaniel Korski: While it is likely that transatlantic relations will improve after a new US president is elected, there are still major unsolved issues that are bound to cause disappointment on both sides. Striving for common policies on key issues like Afghanistan, Russia, and China should be a priority. ... MoreJune 5, 2007 | Transatlantic "Climate War" Threatens G8 SummitUlf Gartzke: Bush’s last-minute climate change proposal threatens the historic consensus that was to be Merkel’s crowning achievement as G8 president. Is Bush serious about reducing greenhouse gases, or could this be an attempt to sabotage the Summit? ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMay 6, 2009 | China's Dilemma at the UN Climate Change ConferenceIn November 27, 2008 | Obama Must Rekindle Climate DebateThe US elected a president to meet the challenge of climate change. ++ Obama has chosen energy experts and supporters of cap-and-trade programs for his cabinet. ++ By 2050 he intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80%. ++ He wants to create jobs and cheap energy through investment in renewable and “clean coal” energy. ++ This is a more optimistic message than what is heard from the rest of ... MoreJune 3, 2008 | Climate Change in EU Environmental Policy NeededWhile the EU champions progressive environmental policies, further inspection reveals that the EU-15 only reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2% between 1990 and 1995, and that they will fail to meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments. ++ New EU member states have outperformed older ones. ++ The Commission is “sacrificing the needs of growing economies that have met their goals to those of more ... MoreMay 29, 2008 | G8 Adopts a Cooperative Approach to Climate ChangeAt this year’s G8 summit, the focus will be convincing big emitters (China, US) and developing countries to commit to the Kyoto protocol. ++ Making attractive proposals to encourage emission cuts and highlighting their benefits in terms of energy consumption and pollution reduction will require diplomatic leadership. ++ As part of environment ministers’ Kobe initiative, a sector-specific approach ... MoreMarch 14, 2008 | The High Cost of Decarbonizing the EconomyThe US and the EU should stop priding themselves for having slowed or reduced their CO2 output mainly thanks to the outsourcing of production to other parts of the world. ++ Environmentally sustainable consumption will require cutting living standards and massively restructuring major economies. ++ As consumption rather than production matters, biofuels and renewables are compounding the problem. ... MoreJanuary 11, 2008 | Why We Can Be Optimistic About Climate ChangeThe world has taken an important step toward countering climate change by agreeing to the Bali Action Plan. The plan may not look like much, since it basically commits the world to more talking rather than specific actions, yet Jeffrey Sachs, Professor of Economics and Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals, is optimistic for three reasons: May 31, 2007 | IPCC Spells Out Course of Action on Climate ChangeAll regions can contribute to the mitigation of climate change, concludes the third part of the latest IPPC report, and there may be positive effects on some inter-related issues such as energy security. Efforts in only some countries may lead to higher emissions elsewhere, however. International agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol provide the foundation for future mitigation efforts and can ... MoreCommentsJune 20, 2009 | Outstanding points. I don't know how many... |
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