Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
While most of the climate negotiations in Bonn have been focused on key issues around the overall agreement, as I've discussed here and here, there has also been some side discussions on other key issues. I've been involved in a...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
It is hard not to be inspired by this day in the US transfer of power (for lots of reasons). It is a day that promises such dramatic opportunities for change. Change from the destructive environmental record of the Bush...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
We'll I'm in Poznan, Poland for two weeks for the next round of international climate negotiations. This session is an important "check point" as it is mid-way between the agreement in Bali (December 2007) and when the final agreement is...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming
Restoring America's leadership on global warming is no easy task. US leadership has been lost over a sustained period as the current Administration has failed to make progress on global warming. (Sadly this is time we don't have.) So, becoming...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
At a global warming summit convened today in California, President-elect Obama signaled that he will make addressing global warming the high priority it deserves. In the video statement telecast (here) to summit attendees from around the US and the world...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
There was a news story coming out of Canada as reported in the Globe and Mail that Ottawa swoops in with climate-change offer. As reported by the Globe and Mail: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is proposing to strike a joint...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The world is reacting to the election of President-elect Obama. I understand that Europeans, Nelson Mandela, Kenyans, Mexico and elsewhere (to name a few) were thrilled by the opportunities presented by a change in leadership in the US and the...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
We now have a new leader in the US that understands global warming and recognizes that it requires leadership both at home and abroad. Addressing this challenge (and opportunity) will be a key task of both President-elect Barack Obama (and...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming
China just released a "white paper" on its "policies and actions on climate change" which outlines the challenges of climate change to China (e.g., both the impacts and the challenge posed by its reliance on coal), its strategies to address...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The European Union (EU) just finalized its plans to require that all flights to and from the EU will be required to reduce their global warming pollution. This is a long awaited plan from the EU. Starting in 2012, all...continued→
