Energy and Climate

Growing Optimism for U.S. Climate Change Bill

by Ben Block on January 30, 2009
Congressional leaders are supporting the passage of U.S. cap-and-trade legislation by December of this year - a daunting challenge.

75 Countries Sign onto New Clean Energy Agency

by Ben Block on January 28, 2009
The International Renewable Energy Agency officially launched this week, offering the first multinational body focused solely on spreading clean energy across the globe.

Interview with IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri

by Ben Block on January 16, 2009
R.K. Pachauri comments on evolving climate science, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, and the scientific challenges facing 2009.

Climate Change Outpaces Predictions

by Ben Block on January 14, 2009
Climate science is evolving faster than the IPCC can publish its reports. Recent studies suggest that sea-ice melt, glacier retreat, and food insecurity may be more dire than predicted.

State of the World 2009: Into A Warming World

by Worldwatch Institute on January 8, 2009
Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comments on State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World, which will be released next week.

Climate Road Trip: An Indian Movement for Change

by admin on January 5, 2009

Anna da Costa, co-director for the India Climate Solutions Project, reports on the launch of the Indian Climate Solutions Road Tour, aimed at catalyzing and inspiring climate change solutions across India.

Clean Coal: Wave of the Future or Empty Rhetoric?

by Ben Block on December 29, 2008
While the coal industry touts carbon capture and sequestration, or CCS, as "clean coal," energy leaders say the research funding is not enough to address climate change.

Clean Development Mechanism in Flux

by Ben Block on December 22, 2008
Although CDM projects spread across the developing world in 2008, the process is widely regarded as flawed. A significant overhaul is expected in the years ahead.

OPINION: From Deadlock to "Yes We Can"

by Christopher Flavin on December 15, 2008
The world has a long, rocky road to travel over the next year if it is to achieve the kind of far-reaching agreement that will be needed to stave off devastating climate change.

Hansen to Obama: Support a Carbon Tax

by Ben Block on December 15, 2008
Carbon tax supporters such as James Hansen insist that the tax vs. cap-and-trade debate is far from over.
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