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A Japanese energy executive in Copenhagen speaking on energy efficiency and renewables
Another day in Copenhagen, more crammed line-waiting at Disneyland in Denmark. And that means more up-too close-and-personal interviews for CP readers courtesy of my Flip camcorder. Here’s Ken-Ichi Shinoda, Asst. Manager, Environment Dept., Corporatre Strategy Dept., Osaka Gas Company: Popout Source
Copenhagen, Day Eight: Climate Progress Behind Closed Doors
As the second and final week of the the United Nations Climate Change Conferencebegins, the Bella Center is now thronged with members of civil society,the world press, and governmental delegations, overwhelming the15,000-person facility. At the end of the week over 110 heads of state will arrive, meet, and speak publicly on whether they can sufficiently [...]
China in Copenhagen, Days 6-8 #cop15
Today (Day 8), our fingers have finally thawed out after waiting two hours outside the Bella Center(can you spot us in the picture to the right?)- the nexus of COPactivity, so that we are be able to bring you the latest updates onChina in Copenhagen. The weekend proved slow for the COP, owing muchto the distraction provided [...]
Copenhagen Day Eight #cop15
"In less than a week, I believe we will achieve global agreement on climate change,"Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told an audience at the 15thConference of the Parties at the United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change in Copenhagen this weekend. The task of reaching anagreement in Copenhagen by week’s end still looks grey at [...]
Emails about Copenhagen
The green blog does not believe on waste so here are some of theemails I received about reports and activities concerning the ClimateChange Summit in Copenhagen (before they magically disappear lol!). The Global Climate Network released its report, "Low-Carbon Jobs in an Interconnected World",stating that low-carbon policies has the potential to create 20 millionjobs between [...]
Copenhagen Climate Conference: Day 5
The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen has reached the halfwaymark, and on Friday the announcement came a working group had written adraft which may form the core of new agreement. The six page draft could ultimately replace the Kyoto Protocol when itexpires in 2012, however presently many of the figures in the text areshown [...]
Copenhagen Day Six
The15th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change has reached the midpoint of negotiations. While tentative agreements dealing with the sharing of clean energytechnologies and the protection of forests have been reached, the splitbetween developing nations and industrialized countries continues towiden over who bears the responsibility for cutting global emissionsand [...]
Copenhagen, Day Five: Negotiations Move Slowly Forward
The Wonk Room is reporting and tweeting on the scene from Copenhagen during the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Blame Canada The mayor of Toronto, Canada, David Miller, accepted the top two Fossil of the Day awardsfrom the International Climate Action Network on behalf of Canada. Theclimate organizations and Miller criticized Canada’s conservativegovernment for its [...]
Copenhagen Week 2: What to Expect
This weekend in Copenhagen, they’re thinking about what really matters… Monday will mark the beginning of the pivotal second week of the UnitedNations Climate Conference (COP-15), making this prime time forconjecture. What will national leaders promise in the way of greenhouse gas emission reduction, and will they agree on a global carbon pricing system in [...]