China’s First UN Climate Conference Explores Urgency, Stirs Fresh Hope For Climate Progress

TIANJIN, China – In a gesture that signaled more urgent engagement to cool the planet, the United Nation’s chief climate negotiator today opened this nation’s first international climate conference by sealing a symbolic Great Climate Wall of China with an ancient proverb. Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican diplomat and climate expert, who in May was [...]

Before Big China Climate Conference, New Senate Support For Clean Energy, Climate Action Hotline 9.28.10

September 28, 2010 Before Big China Climate Conference, New Senate Support For Clean Energy On September 22, 12 days before China hosts its first UN climate conference in Tianjin, a group of Republican and Democratic Senators sent a rare bipartisan signal to the world that the United States has not abandoned the hard work of [...]

Before Big China Climate Conference, New Senate Support For Clean Energy

On September 22, 12 days before China hosts its first UN climate conference in Tianjin, a group of Republican and Democratic Senators sent a rare bipartisan signal to the world that the United States has not abandoned the hard work of reducing climate emissions and speeding the clean energy transition. The group introduced a bill [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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