Asleep at the Wheel, Climate Action Hotline 8.13.10

August 13, 2010
Asleep at the Wheel
China and the U.S. Going Different Ways

In the troubled climate action summer of 2010 it’s at least a little relief to know that some progress is occurring. The Department of Energy, in its latest assessment released this month of the American wind energy sector, reports that Texas is generating 2.29 [...]

“Immediate Operational Effect”: Climate Action Hotline, Dec. 1

December 2, 2009

The countdown to Copenhagen began in earnest over the last week as the U.S., China, and India announced new emissions targets and other actions in a coordinated campaign to heighten expectations about reaching a global climate agreement that, in President Obama’s words, have “immediate operational effect.”
Meanwhile, opponents to climate action coordinated the release [...]

Copenhagen Climate Progress Feels More Real

By David Turnbull
Climate Action Network
As Copenhagen prepares for December, a strange combination of Christmas lights, clean energy expos, evergreen wreaths, and security barriers have begun to crop up around the city.  It’s an exciting time to be in Copenhagen, reflecting on a year of intense pressure, activity, and engagement around the world.
Over the past several [...]