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By Richard Black The commitment by G8 nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 suggests that the leaders of those nations are serious about starting a fundamental revolution in the way society meets its energy needs. Nothing else than a top-to-bottom refit can do the job. By LISA RATHKE, Associated Press Writer Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows’ diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows’ contribution to global warming. The Obama administration’s move to declare climate-warming carbon pollution a danger to human health was quickly hailed by environmental groups and leading liberals as a long-overdue shift from the Bush era and a historic first step toward regulating greenhouse gas emissions. In making the announcement, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson said that solving the problem would [...] The current issue of the American magazine Foreign Affairs has a thought-provoking piece that asks if the geoengineering option shouldn’t be used as a last resort in the battle against climate change. You can see the introduction to the article here (but will need to be a registered user to read all of it online). Climate geoengineering is a [...] If you are anywhere near Washington, DC today and you want to be part of the what will likely be the largest demonstration on climate change, get yourself down to the capitol to be a part of the action. Ninety organizations and thousands of people will be marching right down to the the Capitol Power [...] Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include cutting emissions by at least 5% by 2020 and a carbon trading scheme to be implemented by 2010. By Richard Black Leaders will have to embrace tougher targets on reducing emissions if they want to prevent dangerous climate change, according to Al Gore Speaking here at the UN climate conference, the former US presidential candidate said the “sclerotic” politics of today had to change. |
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