In my blog post entitled “Professor Klaus is Coming to Town” I wrote about a concept in which artificial trees would be used to sequester carbon. With my limited scope on climate change, I found it to be a pretty fascinating read. The notion of capturing carbon in these fields of artificial trees was a […]
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At Hillary Clinton’s press conference in Copenhagen today, she called for international cooperation from all parts of the world and commitments from all major emitters. Clinton announced the US’s commitment to spend 100b/yr by 2020 for climate adaptation in poor countries. However, she made it clear that the US’s financial commitment is contingent on a transparent commitment […]
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Including REDD (Reductions of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) within the post-2012 agreements is an incredibly important choice that faces UN delegates. The Bali Climate Action Plan provided a roadmap which included emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULCUF) within the agreement. This has been a particularly devisive issue within the conference, […]
After the Fossil of the Day awards yesterday, I was wandering around the conference center center, when I noticed a gathering of people. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but two words drew me in… Africa Unite. I shuffled my way into the crowed and tried to figure out what was going on. The people […]
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark, has the goal of reaching a policy consensus that lowers greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately addresses the issue of climate change. In order to do that, it is imperative that all nations play a role in the policy proceedings. Thus far, the conference has allowed […]
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