I attended two talks hosted by the US Department of Interior (DOI – an agency plagued by mismanagement for a long time) at the U.S. Center at COP. Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Tom Strickland, opened the first by touching on Secretary Salazar’s Secretarial Order to establish a research and action plan …
Category: COP 15
United Nations – Climate Change Conference – Dec 07 – Dec 18 2009
Three Copenhagen Videos
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Race against time
Today, Secretary Chu emphasized the importance of quick action to mitigate climate change, evoking a powerful quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. of the "fierce urgency of now". And indeed, today the United States and many other countries announced an array of initiatives to boost efficiency, transfer technologies, and invest in research, development and deployment. …
A fun (?) climate barometer
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Ocean Acidification
Released today at World Oceans Day: CBD Secretariat Releases Scientific Synthesis of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Marine Biodiversity 14 December 2009: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a publication entitled “Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity,” which highlights the direct link between climate change, ocean …
Bill McKibben and Maldives President Chant "3-5-0!"
More details to come, but I just returned from the Klimaforum09 center, dubbed "The Peoples' Climate Forum." Bill McKibben spoke for over an hour and a half (he was only scheduled for about 45 minutes) as the crowd eagerly waited for the president of the Maldives to arrive from negotiations at the Bella Center. Over …
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Secretary Chu Announces Climate REDI Today
Today the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced an initiative called “Climate REDI,” which stands for Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative. Secretary Chu announced the initiative during a U.S. Center event at the COP15 entitled “Leading in energy efficiency and renewables.” Those in attendance for the announcement were the President’s Science Advisor …
COP-15 on YouTube: ask a question to CNN
This event will happen tomorrow, Dec. 15th. If you submit a question today, you can still get it considered. CNN and YouTube are conducting a live debate in Copenhagen on December 15, where leaders and activists at COP15 will come together to answer your top-ranked questions on climate change. Panelists will include former U.N. Secretary …
An SNRE climate Christmas song: "Senate Baby…"
Posting for a colleague in the School of Natural Resources and Environment: "A portion of the SNRE faculty band, the Ecotones, just recorded a version of "Senate Baby" (to the tune of Santa Baby). It's a musical plea for the US Senate and our delegates in Copenhagen to 1) pass the bill at home and …
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Developing countries walk out of climate talks
The Bella Centre is filling up with people dressed in blue raincoats and chanting "We stand with Africa! Kyoto targets now!" Here's why, from a BBC report: Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing countries withdrew their co-operation. Delegations were angry at what they saw as moves by the Danish host …
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