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What to expect out of Cancun?
As the climate negotiations come to a close in Cancun, we ask environmental reporter Kate Sheppard of Mother Jones what can we expect in the way of an agreement?
Will the US Go Rogue if Cancun’s Climate Talks Fail?
The climate talks have begun in Cancun. How will things fair in comparison to Copenhagen last year? Planet Forward host Frank Sesno chats via skype with environmental reporter Kate Sheppard of Mother Jones to get the latest.
What’s at Stake in Copenhagen? An Interview with Mike Tidwell, CCAN
Planet Forward host Frank Sesno interviews Mike Tidwell, head of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, via Skype from Copenhagen. Hear why the best thing we can do for the environment might be to stop ‘going green.’
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Leaked Policy Draft Makes Green Building a Priority at Rio+20
By Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Climate policy wonks are used to reading leaked draft text in advance of international negotiations. However, the 19 page draft text for the upcoming United Nations Convention on Sustainable Development Rio+20 Conference is unique for being leaked so far in advance of the June meeting. Climate …Read More…
Adapting the world in 80 days? The view Durban to Bangkok (Pt 1)
In 2011, few areas in the world are free of severe weather events. Floods, droughts, cyclones, the list is biblical. Lost in the reportage of extreme weather events and policy debates around climate change, are the human impacts. How do multiple cyclones affect rice growing in Vietnam? We can measure a reduction in crop yield; …Read More…
An “Unfathomably Large Business Opportunity”: The Promise of REDD+
In Durban, South Africa delegates from around the world are examining the options to mitigate carbon emissions. An option on the table: REDD+ (for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, plus co-benefits — like conservation and poverty alleviation). REDD+ has been seen as a potentially powerful solution to solve both poverty and deforestation—in one fell …Read More…
What’s More Important? Research, Policy or Deployment?
Planet Forward friend and New York Times’ Dot-Earth blogger, Andrew Revkin, talks to energy innovator Nate Lewis about whether we can achieve optimal levels of renewable energy without a stronger focus on research versus deployment or political will. New studies suggest even the best deployment and political will won’t be enough.
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