Yesterday’s New York Times "Week in Review" section featured two unconnected but noteworthy essays that just might signal an opening for Team Obama. The subject was carbon taxes.
States, cities and the business community moved to fill the void created by a perceived lack at federal leadership in battling climate change in 2008. We saw big promises and goals as companies sought to make their operations leaner, take advantage of the opportunities created by climate change, and begin moving to reduce associated risks. Meanwhile, nongovernmental organizations stepped up to help businesses find their footing while reminding us how far we have to go.
This spring, San Francisco International Airport will allow fliers to feel better about their gas-guzzling plane trips with certified carbon offsets available at airport kiosks.
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity claims the industry has more than 80 carbon capture and storage projects in the pipeline. An environmental think tank called the industry's investment paltry.
With technology products and services -- and leadership and creativity -- the information and communications technology sector could help all industries reduce emissions.
The slow road to global warming regulation has led to companies "fighting" climate change with ineffective software tools built decades ago -- but the times are changing
Despite criticism from some corners, offsets are a much-needed tool to reduce emissions in a cost-effective way, and help to encourage green behavior from companies and individuals alike.
No one has to tell you climate change is real, but what about the disbelievers? Think they're not important? Think again, says Kevin Moss, who writes on why it's essential not to write off the skeptics.
Mexico's voluntary emissions reduction targets proved one of the most important developments of the Poznań climate change talks, which received a shot in the arm from a speech given by Al Gore. Meanwhile, proposed changes to the CDM could make the system more efficient.
What would you do to jumpstart the economy? Leanne Tobias looks at some of the green ideas including one from an investment manager and entrepreneur who proposes what he calls "Renew America Bonds."
I've become so jaded from hearing the phrase "clean coal" bandied about that Laurent Energy's claim that it actually has developed a source of clean coal leaves me a little skeptical.
A poll of Nevadans conducted by Public Opinion Strategies has shown that residents of the state strongly favor renewable energy.
Although you didn't hear much about Africa during the global debate over climate change policy, Africans may already have begun to suffer the impacts of climate change: Some are saying that the war in Darfur is the world's first climate-related conflict.
New York-based First Global Xpress promises its customers shipments than are cheaper, faster and with up to 30 percent less CO2 emissions
Together, a consumer engagement campaign that fights climate change, announced yesterday the launch of the "Togetherizer", an online tool that quantifies CO2 savings from consumers and organizations that have adopted solutions suggested by Together.
With more than 11,000 delegates and thousands of competing ideas on display, the U.N. summit in Poznań is an impressive, exhilarating, exhausting circus. But is it really doing anything to combat climate change?
Although at times attending a U.N. summit like the current one in Poland can feel like a treadmill -- lots of effort with very little perceived progress -- there are always inspirations and opportunities to be found in its midst.
While hope for progress in Poznań continues to look bleak, hopes and expectations for the new U.S. administration are raised by almost everyone, and references are made almost daily to Obama's remarks to the Governor's Summit hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger last month.
Waste-heat recovery attracts less attention than other types of clean energy but a Chinese company is proving the technology can slash emissions at some of the world's largest corporations, and in some cases, generate a carbon credit revenue stream at the same time.
Conference delegates today debated the very real fear that global momentum behind the climate fight will dwindle if we begin to focus on how to best adapt to an already changing climate; rather than giving up as a lost cause, Summit attendees are looking at the best ways to fund and promote both adaptation and mitigation strategies simultaneously.
When the Chinese delegate to the Poznań conference yesterday laid out a clear and thorough critique of the Clean Development Mechanism -- a system that benefits China more than any other nation -- it was the clearest sign possible that some fundamental rethinking is required.
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