Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
If you aren't in Italy you might not realize, but two events are occurring on global warming pollution where leaders of the 17 largest emitting countries are trying to make progress in the run-up to Copenhagen (this December). The first...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming
News coming out of China provides some hints that they might adopt a domestic limit to reduce their global warming. As China Daily is reporting: " China will put in place carbon dioxide emissions targets for its economic and social...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
I've discussed in part 1 -- shared vision and developed country emissions reduction commitments -- and part 2 -- developing country emissions reductions and the incentives to encourage them to go further -- key proposals that have now been...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
As I discussed in my previous post, the draft negotiating texts for the Copenhagen agreement are now out. With the release of these texts the world now begins the serious work to get an agreement in Copenhagen -- marking...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The draft negotiating texts for the Copenhagen agreement are now out. Just like in the US Congressional debate on climate legislation and other parliamentary debates around the world, you need to have a proposal on paper before you can...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The first meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate has just concluded. This forum is a critical channel to help secure a strong agreement in Copenhagen. This process provides a unique setting for the largest emitting...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
Ministers from 17 developed and developing countries will be coming to Washington, DC next week (April 27-28) for the Major Economies Forum (MEF). This will be the first of three reported meetings of this "forum" through June of this year...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The international global warming negotiations in Bonn, Germany are just wrapping up. They began with a loud applause that the US is back and are ending with the reality of the work that needs to be done over the next...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
We have just completed the first week of international global warming negotiations for 2009 -- held in Bonn, Germany. This is the beginning of the serious negotiations in the lead-in to Copenhagen later this year where the world has committed...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
While Todd Stern, the US Special Climate Envoy, has been actively discussing international global warming issues since his appointment, as I discussed here and here, he hasn't done that in front of all 180 plus countries that make up the...continued→
