by Vicky Markham Director, The Center for Environment and Population (CEP), an independent non-profit science-based research and policy organization There’s great pressure in Copenhagen on the US to take a lead role in curbing the CO2 “greenhouse gas” emissions that cause climate change. This is in part because we are the world’s biggest energy consumer, [...]
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Copenhagen: An Opportunity for Climate AND Population
December 10, 2009From Copenhagen: Signs that agreement is possible
December 10, 2009By Brooks B. Yeager, Senior VP of Policy for Clean Air-Cool Planet The complexity of the climate negotiations in Copenhagen, at “COP-15”in the vernacular, is hard to fathom, unless you experience it first hand. There are two major negotiating frameworks, two standing contact groups, and innumerable temporary contact groups, informal consultations, and caucuses. There is [...]
First Impressions from Copenhagen
December 9, 2009by Brooks B. Yeager Executive Vice President for Policy, Clean Air-Cool Planet First impressions from COP-15: This isn’t a meeting or a conference; it’s more like a bizarre and diverse village, simultaneously hosting a festival, conducting a business meeting, and engaging in a political debate. There are street demonstrations at the metro stop, a carnival [...]
