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Carbon markets prices dropped 10% after the flop that was Cophenhagen. Such a drop in prices inevitably means there will be less innovation and investment in cleantech, and quite possibly higher electricity prices too. Here’s how it works: without the economic incentive to build low carbon power plants, European utilities may decide to allow older, [...] Copenhagen failed, but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless in the face of climate change. This video, the first of a series, briefly examines the Copenhagen debacle and what we can do about it. Then comes the United States Senate, which has ignored climate change for 15 consecutive years since ratifying the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Finally, there is Obama, who effectively abandoned a systematic course of action under the UN framework, because it was proving nettlesome to US power and domestic politics. Worse, Obama’s machinations made [...] Here’s two panels from Throbgoblins on the debacle in Copenhagen. Read the whole thing on their site Yessiree, Team USA sure scored a big win indeed. As for that piece of rubbish in The Independent blaming the whole things on China, Socialist Unity makes mincemeat of that apologia (and implied defense of the US) [...] “My message to the President: What the world needs is a just and equitable deal. What the world needs is a transparent, democratic, participatory process for concluding a deal. What the world needs is a sense of solidarity and a commitment to help those who need to be saved, as we speak today.” – [...] Flickr: Vaucher photo “The rich countries of the north helped bankers, the big banks. I’ve forgotten the figure, but it’s astronomical. What they’re saying on the streets is that ‘if the climate was a bank they would already have saved it’. I think it’s true.” – Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela Dave Riley in [...] The US did as little as they could at COP15. Obama’s speech in Copenhagen today was tepid, and the pretend agreement just announced is way too little, with even the US government saying it wasn’t enough to stop climate change. The health care reform bill as proposed is, I think, worse than nothing as it [...] Photo: Gruenenrw on Flickr Treehugger “I have the feeling of dread that we are on the Titanic and sinking fast, but we can’t launch any life boats because a member of the crew has decided that we are not sinking and that we have to have informal consultations to decide whether we are [...] Indymedia.dk photo. Article An array of civil society, delegates and negotiating parties representing a global alliance of both north and south civil society groups, people’s Movements, indigenous representatives and even some governments have begun a dramatic protest today disrupting the inside of the Bella Center. Scores/Hundreds of representatives gathered in the central hall and [...] This in advance of the big protest planned for tomorrow. No word on why Tadzio Mueller of Climate Justice Action was arrested by plainclothes police who promise to detail why when they get around to it, which will almost certainly be after the protest. Kevin Smith, an organiser for activist group Climate Camp, said: [...] |  | ||||
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