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There are 192 countries represented at COP15 and nations with similar issues and aims come together to form UN recognized groups.COP13’s Bali Action Plan called for a long-term action plan to reduce GHG emissions, as well as increased levels of coopera…

The United Nations climate summit is a study of stark contrasts where hopeful aspirations coexist alongside predictions of failure. COP15 has revealed the diametrically opposed perspectives of environmental advocates and climate change deniers. The Den…

President Obama is a multilateralist and a champion of emissions reductions, but he will not produce a binding agreement at COP15 because of the inaction of the US Senate.The President addressed those that oppose him during his Nobel Peace Prize accept…

President Obama will attend COP15 in Copenhagen where he will promise the most ambitious targets America has ever proposed to reduce climate change causing greenhouse gases.The White House has announced 17 percent emissions reductions below 2005 levels…

As we ease out of a serious recession it is becoming apparent that if we are to afford the costs of managing climate change the global economy must grow. The estimates of the cost of a global deal on climate change varies from less than $200 billion a …

The Copenhagen Conference (COP 15) is now only a little more than two months away. There is precious little time to broker an international agreement on climate change. Although there were some important promises made at last week’s G20 Summit in Pitts…

Later this month the G20 will be meeting in Pittsburgh and although the G20 largely supports an agreement to manage climate change, developing nations are concerned that these efforts will undermine their economic growth.Although Europe is struggling, …

There has been a great deal of talk about the “New Normal,” in this post we will review some of the meanings associated with the expression.Before we define the New Normal we should understand the period that preceded it. In the pre-recession period, i…