Climate Conference Embraces Copenhagen Accord

By Keith Schneider
US Climate Action Network
COPENHAGEN — Seven countries, led by the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, this morning declined to accept the Copenhagen Accord that was reached late last night. But in a procedural move designed to put the agreement into effect, the conference decided to “take note” of the accord instead of formally [...]

Clearing Road Blocks: Climate Action Hotline, Dec. 16

December 18, 2009

Heads of State Work to Clear Copenhagen Road Block
Just hours left for 192 nations to forge a climate agreement that moves the world towards solving climate warming and the bounty of a clean energy economic transition. For most of the last two weeks in Copenhagen it’s been a tough hike. [...]

David Corn frames the last day of Copenhagen climate negotiations

No Truth But Potential Consequences For Inhofe’s Strange Copenhagen Trip

By Keith Schneider
US Climate Action Network

COPENHAGEN — On the day that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed up in Copenhagen to say that the U.S. would contribute to a global clean energy and climate action fund that could grow to $100 billion in spending by 2020, Senator James Inhofe also appeared in Copenhagen.
Earlier this month, [...]

Tackling Climate Change is Smart Business

One big message out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference is how crucial setting emissions limits is to accelerating clean energy development. A $2 trillion to $3 trillion-a-year market awaits, say experts. 

CAN Copenhagen News: Day 8

In this daily news summary, expert NGO speakers assess the state of the Copenhagen climate talks after the first week of negotiations and preview the home stretch for ministers and Heads of State. The summary includes expert analysis on yesterday’s actions by developing countries and the response from developed countries.

Tuvalu at Copenhagen: ‘The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands’

Ian Fry, the Tuvalu delegate to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, makes an impassioned plea for legally binding agreements to be made by world leaders to save his nation and other low-lying island states.
He notes that is is “an irony of the modern world that the fate of the world [...]

Fossil of the Day: USA Wins First for Weak Target, No Cash

Fossil Awards in Copenhagen:

Fossil delivered to the White House:

Fossil of the Day: Mayor of Toronto Receives Award as “Embarrassed Canadian”

CAN Copenhagen News: Day 7

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