The 23rd UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) will be hosted in Bonn, Germany from November 6th through 17th of this year. If you are interested in being a delegate for the University of Michigan, please complete this application by April 19 at 5pm. Submission and other delegation details are provided in the application document. Any additional …
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Climate Progress Doesn’t Have to be Limited by Politics
In a time of high frustration over the state of US political engagement with climate change, it’s important to acknowledge the progress being made around the world on climate change and the environment. Even if, as Ed Waisenen noted in Climate Blue’s last blog post, environmental progress is stalled or reversed at the national level, …
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Charting a Course for Sustainability Under Trump
By: Ed Wäisänen I recently attended a panel on Advancing Environmental Sustainability in the Trump Era, put on by the School of Natural Resources and Environment at UM. The conversation echoed a wider discussion among liberals and the Left about how to respond to the 2016 election and was, at the very least, an opportunity to frame the …
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Three Notable Absences at COP 22
By: Reed McCalib The COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco has been blessed with incredible scientific and diplomatic talent from all over the world. Check out the previous post for three extraordinary examples. Despite the presence of industry leaders and celebrity statesmen, there were several notable absences. Perhaps it was because this COP was smaller than …
Three Extraordinary People at COP 22
By: Reed McCalib Each year the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties brims with international talent, and this year is no exception. High level diplomats rub shoulders with CEOs, and heads of state share coffee and croissants with international NGO executives. Even among this distinguished crowd of participants, however, a few stand out above the rest. …
When they go high (level), we go low (level)
Climate denial has found itself a place in the highest office in the land. As Donald Trump assumes office on January 20, the federal executive, the largest branch of the federal government, will stop pursuing policy to combat the threat that is climate change. But no, this blog post is not about Donald Trump. The …
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Some Reflections on the Implications of a Trump Presidency for Climate Change Policy
The following blog is a contribution of Alan Miller, a lawyer and internationally recognized expert on climate finance and policy. Watching the election results from a hotel in Marrakech, the site of the latest climate negotiations, was a sobering experience. To realize that the future of the planet may now be so influenced by a person …
United States Policy at COP22
Today in the morning, US Secretary of State John Kerry paid a visit to COP 22. In his remarks he talked about the danger as well as the thrill of preaching to the choir, aka the attendants of the conference. With a sense of optimism, he lauded the COPs for their progress in achieving steps …
Can Donald Trump “Cancel” the Paris Agreement?
During his turbulent and controversial candidacy, United States President-elect Donald J. Trump put forward relatively few concrete policy proposals. Vague promises of renegotiating trade deals, funding infrastructure projects, and returning the country to a past state of ill-defined greatness were rarely accompanied by anything substantial enough to call a plan. There were, however, several concrete …
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The Election & the Paris Agreement: Part 2
Following Tuesday’s election, a lot of people back home have asked us, What does this mean for climate change, US climate policy, and the Paris Agreement? One aspect of this question, the impact of the new leadership on domestic actions, was addressed in Part 1 of this post. However, the election has a broader …
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