ecofollower.com » cop15 http://ecofollower.com Following the Eco/Green Movement Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:28:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 World Nations’ Current ‘Paltry’ Emissions Cuts Will Lead to 3C Rise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/Hj6XBQVOD6w/world_nations_current_paltry_emissions_cuts_3c_rise.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/Hj6XBQVOD6w/world_nations_current_paltry_emissions_cuts_3c_rise.php#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:54:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/world_nations_current_paltry_emissions_cuts_3c_rise.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via aRecentStudy Those of us that tried to be optimistic about Copenhagen often pointed to the fact that a non-binding treaty was better than no treaty at all, and that the voluntary pledges made by nations to curb their emissions was indeed going to be have an impact. Well, the scientists are not so optimistic. A recent article by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research in Germany in the journal Nature puts it bluntly: the 'paltry' pledges by nations who s...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/world-nations-current-paltry-emissions-cuts-will-lead-to-3c-rise/feed/ 0 Video: RAN’s Names The Copenhagen Accord As Its Greenwash of the Week http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/ZvH6f4q6aHU/video-ran-copenhagen-accord.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/ZvH6f4q6aHU/video-ran-copenhagen-accord.php#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:11:16 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/video-ran-copenhagen-accord.php?campaign=th_rss RAN.png Rainforest Action Network has used its "Greenwash of the Week" show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord, the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December. The Accord is viewed by some as weak because it allows for countries to "pledge" their emissions reduction goals, but the countries are not legally bound to meet their pledges. The Accord is also soft on funding com...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/video-rans-names-the-copenhagen-accord-as-its-greenwash-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Leaked Confidential Document Reveals Obama’s Climate Strategy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/L7ajP9e3GxE/leaked-confidential-document-reveals-obama-climate-strategy.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/L7ajP9e3GxE/leaked-confidential-document-reveals-obama-climate-strategy.php#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:45:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/leaked-confidential-document-reveals-obama-climate-strategy.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via the Guardian The Guardian has obtained a confidential document accidentally left on a hotel computer in Europe by a member of the Obama administration. The British newspaper says it "reveals the US government's increasingly controversial strategy in the global UN climate talks." They've reproduced the entire document online--but what does the classified paper reveal about US plans for brokering a climate agreement on the international stage? I'll include the entire...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/leaked-confidential-document-reveals-obamas-climate-strategy/feed/ 0 COP15 Progress Report: Pledges Too Weak, But There’s Hope http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/W-7c7X2UZCA/copenhagen-progress-report-pledges-too-weak-hope.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/W-7c7X2UZCA/copenhagen-progress-report-pledges-too-weak-hope.php#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:43:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/copenhagen-progress-report-pledges-too-weak-hope.php?campaign=th_rss Images via CAP There's good news, and there's bad news. The good news is that 110 countries, which are responsible for 80% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have signed on with pledges to reduce them. The bad news, of course, is that according to the United Nations, those pledges are simply too weak. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/cop15-progress-report-pledges-too-weak-but-theres-hope/feed/ 0 Israel Prepares to Meet Copenhagen Carbon Goals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/bZaBgtwCsHk/israel-prepares-to-meet-carbon-goals.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/bZaBgtwCsHk/israel-prepares-to-meet-carbon-goals.php#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/israel-prepares-to-meet-carbon-goals.php?campaign=th_rss The Reading power plant in Tel Aviv, recently converted to burn natural gas instead of crude oil. (photo by Daniel Cherrin) In a sign that it intends to take its climate change commitments seriously, Israel has appointed a high-level committee to find ways to reduce its carbon emissions. However, a controversial reform of the town planning system has many in Israel accusing the government of promoting environmentally destructive policies. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/israel-prepares-to-meet-copenhagen-carbon-goals/feed/ 0 Lord Stern Says Rich Nations’ Arrogance Did In COP15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/KHQWLMSeSyo/lord-stern-says-rich-nations-arrogance-did-in-cop15.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/KHQWLMSeSyo/lord-stern-says-rich-nations-arrogance-did-in-cop15.php#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/lord-stern-says-rich-nations-arrogance-did-in-cop15.php?campaign=th_rss photo: Matthew McDermott A new piece over at the BBC details Lord Nicholas Stern's views on the positive and negative outcomes of COP15. The positive are pretty much familiar: It may not have been quite what had been hoped for, but it was a step forward. The negative is likely to...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/lord-stern-says-rich-nations-arrogance-did-in-cop15/feed/ 0 The 2012 Menace May Be Real, Like Sarah Palin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/UcAeCiKOmQY/2012-end-of-days-menace-real-sarah-palin.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/UcAeCiKOmQY/2012-end-of-days-menace-real-sarah-palin.php#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:12:21 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/2012-end-of-days-menace-real-sarah-palin.php?campaign=th_rss Credit: Flickr via Michael Francis McCarthy. 2012 is a movie, the end of the Mayan calendar, maybe the end of the Earth. But, thankfully, it's all a myth. Or is it? The 2012 phenomenon gets a new spin from Lawrence M. Krauss in the March 2010 issue of Scientific American. The bottom line: 2012 could be the beginning of the end if we don't take steps to combat climate change, and call out naysayers like Sarah "<a href="http://www.cs...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/the-2012-menace-may-be-real-like-sarah-palin/feed/ 0 World’s Scientists to Carry Out Independent Review of IPCC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/uiWHXhjgkIw/worlds-scientists-carry-out-independent-review-ipcc.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/uiWHXhjgkIw/worlds-scientists-carry-out-independent-review-ipcc.php#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/worlds-scientists-carry-out-independent-review-ipcc.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via FreeSpeech Ban Ki-moon has announced that a comprehensive, independent review of the IPCC is to be carried out, after calls from world governments were made to do so. The Secretary General for the UN said that scientists from academies around the world will take part in the review, which will be headed by the Inter-Academy Council--and it will be conducted completely independently of the United Nations. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/worlds-scientists-to-carry-out-independent-review-of-ipcc/feed/ 0 India Backs Copenhagen Accord – Last Major Emitter To Do So http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/3FXHSpBCFjg/india-backs-copenhagen-accord.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/3FXHSpBCFjg/india-backs-copenhagen-accord.php#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:43:03 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/india-backs-copenhagen-accord.php?campaign=th_rss photo: Kartikeya Kaul via flickr. India, the world's last major emitter to formally back the Copenhagen Accord, has done so. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the decision reflected India's contributions in shaping the Accord. Ramesh went on to list the three conditions under which India will participate:...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://ecofollower.com/eco/india-backs-copenhagen-accord-last-major-emitter-to-do-so/feed/ 0 Global Warming Hits World’s Women the Hardest — Especially When They Don’t Have Equal Rights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/_Z6oKlRwkLA/global-warming-hits-worlds-women-hardest.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/_Z6oKlRwkLA/global-warming-hits-worlds-women-hardest.php#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:15:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/global-warming-hits-worlds-women-hardest.php?campaign=th_rss Filipina beauty queen Miriam Quiambao speaks at a Bangkok, Thailand, rally for gender and climate justice. Photo by ~MVI~ via Flickr. It's already well known that climate change is not an equal-opportunity threat, with its impacts on food production, severe storms, and drought, among others, hitting the world's <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/10-billion-climate-change-adaptation-assistanc...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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