Op-Ed15 October

Facing the climate change threat is not about sacrifice, it is about opportunity for human progress

There is a missing link in the mainstream discussion about climate change mitigation. We’ve been talking about the risks and worse-case scenarios, when we should be highlighting the flow of benefits that such endeavor would carry.

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Feature12 October

The emerging powers behind G77 should admit they belong to a different league

When Cop 10 failed in Buenos Aires, December 2004, there were two culprits for the deadlock of climate change negotiations: the US and G77. Bangkok ended deadlocked last September. The main agents leading to the standoff were the US and G77. The US, however, had completely changed its attitude towards a global climate change deal.

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Op-Ed09 October

Why we should abandon the Kyoto Protocol and aim higher

The answer is simple: we don’t want a future of decay. We want a major breakthrough for humankind. As significant as the Enlightenment was. The path to a society where all the potential present in today’s scientific, technological and societal change can fully flourish and lead to a new stage of human evolution.

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Op-Ed06 October

Apple says iQuit to the decaying US Chamber of Commerce

The story is simple: the Supreme Court, still in the long gone Bush years, determined that EPA should fulfill its mandate under the Clean Air Act and control emissions of greenhouse gases.



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Treks05 October

Strong signs of change from Washington on global warming.

Increasing market awareness about climate change risk and costs has been driving a growing number of companies to adopt climate friendly corporate policies in the US.

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Analysis04 October

Is it too late to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen?

The countdown to COP15 in Copenhagen tells me, at the moment of writing, we have only 63 days left to pave the way to seal a safe deal. It seems impossible. Is it really?

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