Posted by Frances Beinecke in Greening China , Solving Global Warming
Climate Week has begun, and as foreign dignitaries descend on the United Nations and the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, I think most of the world's nations will be singing a shared refrain: it is time for the United States...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
On Wednesday, before President Obama answered reporters' questions about his new health care plans, he took a moment to praise House Democrats "who've made such extraordinary progress in reaching a deal on comprehensive energy reform and climate legislation." I echo...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
For the first time ever, the president of the United States invited a group of House Democrats to the White House on Tuesday to urge them to agree on draft climate legislation. The meeting achieved some concrete results, but more...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
The news cycle on the United Nations climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland is closing, and yet for the most part, the media missed the big story: the dramatic movement made by several key emerging economies. Most of the news coverage...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Will the US Negotiators in Bali Listen to the Global Civil Society? It is day 6 for me in Bali, and the next 24 hours will be definitive. Will there be a Bali roadmap to guide the way to a...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Bali is one of those places that you might dream about but don’t really expect to visit, at least not for serious work! But here I am, with thousands of others, having assembled from all over the world at the...continued→
