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India Acts on Climate Change

October 24, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
350, climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming

Today is 350.org's International Day of Climate Action.  It is inspiring to see such concern about the urgent need to address climate change being displayed through more than 5,000 actions in 181 countries throughout the world (check out the  images of...continued

Climate Change and BioGems: Taking a Stand with NRDC for the International Day of Climate Action on October 24

October 23, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
350, biogems, climatechange, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, wildlife, wildplaces

Over the last week or so, I have been blogging about the impacts of climate change on several of our BioGems.  From  the tundra of America's Arctic in Alaska to the tropics of Costa Rica, all of our BioGems are...continued

Head over Heels for the Heart of the Boreal Forest? Take Action on Climate Change on October 24th!

October 20, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, wilderness, wildplaces

The Heart of the Boreal Forest is a breathtaking expanse of woodlands, marshes and over 1.5 million lakes straddling  the border between the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.  The  forest is a  haven for caribou, wolves and wolverines, great...continued

Crazy about Costa Rica? Take Climate Action on October 24th.

October 20, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, climatenegotiations, globalwarming, savebiogems, wildlife, wildplaces

 Costa Rica is home to an estimated 500,000 plant and animal species - about 4% of the Earth's total.  Jaguars, ocelots and sloths inhabit its rainforests and rare turtles, dolphins, and sharks are found in the oceans to its east and west....continued

Totally into the Tongass National Forest? Take Action on Climate Change on October 24th

October 18, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, climatenegotiations, globalwarming, tongass, wilderness, wildplaces

In August, I was able to spend a week in the Tongass National Forest with a NRDC group led by our Founding Director John Adams.  Spanning 17 million acres of southeast Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is the largest forest...continued

Passionate about the Peace-Athabasca Delta? Take Action on Climate Change on Ocotber 24th

October 16, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, wilderness, wildlife, wildplaces

 NRDC's President, Frances Beinecke, traveled last July to the Peace-Athabasca Delta  BioGem in Alberta, Canada.  She wrote in her blog about the visit that: All four major bird flyways in North America converge in one spot in the boreal, right...continued

Blown Away by Bristol Bay? Take Action on Climate Change on October 24th

October 16, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, wilderness, wildlife, wildplaces

Bristol Bay in Alaska is NRDC's newest BioGem. The Bay's watershed sits on the eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea, about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.  Its massive salmon runs provide food for grizzlies, wolves, eagles, beluga whales and...continued

Awed by America's Arctic? Take Action on Climate Change on October 24th

October 16, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, wilderness, wildlife, wildplaces

One of the planet's last truly wild frontiers, the America's Arctic BioGem is a landscape of dramatic mountain ranges, frozen tundra, and ice-sheets.  It is home to remarkable species capable of enduring the harshest conditions, like the polar bear, caribou,...continued

India: More Evidence of Change in the Political Climate on Climate Change

October 15, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, india

 Recently there has been a lot of heartening news from India on climate change. See our earlier blogs on India's new solar power and energy efficiency policies (see here and here) and the dramatic shift in India's approach to the...continued

BioGems and A Call for Climate Action on October 24th

October 15, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
bad09, biogems, blogactionday, wilderness

Eight years ago, I helped launch NRDC's BioGems Initiative to protect threatened special natural places throughout the Americas - ranging from the Alaska's Arctic to Chile's Patagonia. We have worked very hard to ensure that these treasured wildlands — and...continued

India’s Actions Provide More Hope for Copenhagen Climate Talks

September 22, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, india, international

 At the United Nations Summit on Climate Change this morning, President Obama spoke about the importance of assisting developing countries on adaptation and technology.  He also reiterated the need for developing countries with rapidly growing emissions to "commit to strong...continued

Bridging the Gulf - Real or Imagined - Between India and the U.S. on Climate Change

July 23, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, energy, india

If you read or heard about Secretary Clinton's visit to India earlier this week, you probably were convinced that there is a huge chasm between our nations in regard to climate change.  For example, The Wall Street Journal gleefully reported, "India...continued

Greening U.S-India Relations

July 16, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, energy, globalwarming, greenbuildings, india

Yesterday Hillary Clinton discussed her upcoming trip to India at the Council on Foreign Relations, noting that "external affairs minister Krishna Nai will lay out a broad-based agenda that calls for a whole of government approach to our bilateral relationship."...continued

U.S.-India 3.0 - A New Opportunity for Cooperation on Climate and Energy

June 18, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, copenhagencountdown, energy, india, international

 Yesterday, at a U.S.-India Business Council Summit in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the start of U.S.-India 3.0 - a new era of "dramatic expansion of our common agenda." Emphasizing that U.S. trade with India has doubled since...continued

India Climate Change and Energy News

June 15, 2009

Posted by Jacob Scherr in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechange, climatenegotiations, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, india

Here is the latest from India on climate change and energy compiled by Bidisha Banerjee: President Obama has extended an invitation to newly-reelected Prime Minister Singh to visit Washington. And Secretary Clinton may visit India late next month. India is...continued

Jacob Scherr
Jacob Scherr
Director, International Program
Washington, DC
Over the course of my career with NRDC, I have had the opportunity to address...
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