EU could afford to lead international climate action

2014, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Europe, Policy, StudyLeave a comment

Late-comers face a clear trade-off between lower short term costs and higher transitional challenges PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) 03/19/2014 (Translation: Artikel in Deutsch) – This week, the heads of the EU member states will meet in Brussels to discuss the adoption of a 40 percent greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. Despite…

Radical Emissions Planning: Kevin Anderson

Carbon Tax, Clean Tech, CO2 Sequestration, Coal, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Tar Sands3 Comments

Interview Tues 17th Dec 2013 Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre UK talks about the “Radical Emissions Reductions Conference” December 2013 at the Royal Society in London. Kevin Anderson: This posts pulls together a couple of recent videos featuring Kevin Anderson. First up is an interview by Manchester Climate Monthly following the December 2013…

A Nonviolent Insurgency for Climate Protection

2013, Emissions Reduction, Policy, Project, Protest1 Comment

Where the old institutions have failed, insurgent global citizens must now defend the climate directly and preserve the public trust for generations to come. By Jeremy Brecher, December 10, 2013 When 30 climate activists from 18 countries protested drilling at an oil platform operated by Gazprom in the Russian Arctic, they represented the people of the world…

200 years of Global Change 1900-2100 Climate Science History & Projections of IPCC-AR5 2013

2013, CO2 Emissions, Coal, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, History, IPCC, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Science Talk, Study, Tar Sands41 Comments

Hans Rosling lecture 19 mins – 28 September 2013 200 years of Global Change, Climate Science, History Projections & the IPCC AR5 Report explained Professor Hans Rosling, Karolinska Institutet of Sweden. Edutainer at www.Gapminder.org their mission: “To fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based worldview everyone can understand.” The first public forum for the launch of…

Why Climate Change Is Not an Environmental Issue

2013, Climate Change, Communication, National Security, Policy, Science TalkLeave a comment

This video is to promote general awareness of the science of climate change. It was edited and narrated by @ryanlcooper, using illustrations from around the web. Find more of my stuff athttp://www.ryanlouiscooper.com. It was inspired largely by something David Roberts wrote: http://grist.org/article/2010-08-09-e… Find David at http://grist.org/author/david-roberts/ and @drgrist.