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The Cancun Compromise
The UN Climate Summit in Cancun ends with a bang big enough to advance a progressive global climate agenda another year and possibly a bit longer. Andrew Light, CAP’s Coordinator of International Climate Policy, offers his take. The consensus reached at 3:00am this morning to forge the “Cancun Agreements” is a critical step... [read more]
Andrew Light: Has Japan killed the Kyoto Protocol? Does it matter?
Japan announced last week that it would not sign on for a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol after the first period expires in 2012 unless China and the U.S. join the agreement. Environmentalists and developing countries condemn the Japanese but can we really blame them? Andrew Light, CAP’s Coordinator of International... [read more]
The U.S. role in international climate finance - A blueprint for near-term leadership
The vital national interests of the United States require our nation to forge a global partnership with developing nations to accelerate their climate actions through new international investments in clean energy technologies, energy efficiency, tropical forest conservation and climate adaptation. This is a cross-post from The... [read more]
Don’t Get Ahead of Yourself: The U.S. Needs a Comprehensive Long Term National Energy Plan
A Response to the Coalition for Green Capital By Matthew Stepp In a previous post, I critiqued the Coalition for Green Capital/Center for American Progress comprehensive energy proposal titled Cutting the Cost of Clean Energy. I made two key arguments. First, the U.S. does not have all the clean technology it needs and simply... [read more]
Daniel J. Weiss: Conservative leaders attack Browner, Administration and Upton on climate science and clean energy
Senior Fellow Daniel J. Weiss is CAPAF’s Director of Climate Strategy. The incoming House Republican majority includes many climate science deniers. They have already begun their attacks on promoters of policies to reduce energy use, save families money, and cut global warming pollution. This includes an attack on Rep. Fred... [read more]
Guest Post: Investing in clean energy
A new study by CAP and the Global Climate Network makes the case for public-private investment in the clean energy economy by identifying how much additional funding is needed to meet national energy targets in China, India, South Africa, and Nigeria and which financial instruments are likely to get support from the international... [read more]
Prop 23 becomes first ballot measure ever elected to LCV’s Dirty Dozen - Karpinski: Prop 23 the "single most important race in the country"
Our guest blogger is CAP’s Ben Kaldunski of CAP’s Energy Opportunity team. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) named Proposition 23 to its “2010 Dirty Dozen” list today, marking the first time that a ballot initiative was placed on the inglorious list which traditionally targets Congressional candidates who consistently vote against... [read more]
Smart meters need smart consumers - Education as well as technology is key to realizing benefits
This cross-post is by CAP’s Richard W. Caperton. Twenty years from now your relationship with your electric utility likely will be fundamentally different from today. Currently you use electricity whenever you want, pay a flat rate for all of the energy you use, and the only real service you expect from your utility is to keep the... [read more]
Women’s role in a warming world
In June climate negotiators will reconvene in Bonn, Germany for an interim meeting to discuss the working text of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, the international treaty that aims to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent climate change’s worst... [read more]
What questions do you think the BP disaster commission should answer? - Investigation must be free, clear, and complete
CAP’s Daniel J. Weiss, who first proposed the commission idea on May 4, offers his answer to the question of what areas the investigation should pursue. A dead Portuguese Man-O-War floats on a blob of oil in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana. Source: AP/Eric Gay President Obama is likely to sign an executive... [read more]
Breaking: Obama to establish “presidential commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico”
On May 4, Daniel J. Weiss, CAP’s Director of Climate Strategy wrote, “We need an independent commission to investigate the BP disaster. Now Weiss reports that the White House is doing just that. As hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil continue to gush from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico four weeks after the tragic BP... [read more]
Eliminating tax subsidies for oil companies
President Obama’s 2011 budget proposes to eliminate nine different tax expenditures that primarily benefit oil and gas companies. Cutting these special tax deductions, preferences, and credits would save the government about $45 billion over the next 10 years. CAP’s Sima Gandhi has the story in this repost: CAP has previously... [read more]
My interview on Diane Rehm - Plus my 'debate' with Greenpeace on Senate climate bill
You can listen to the full Diane Rehm show here. This didn’t end up being a debate, and I think was pretty informative. Democracy Now! has posted a full transcript of what they bill as “Greenpeace v. Center for American Progress: A Debate on the Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill.” I don’t really consider it a debate when the other... [read more]
We need an independent commission to investigate the BP disaster
Presidents Carter and Reagan—after the Three Mile Island near-nuclear meltdown and the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, respectively—appointed independent commissions of high-profile public officials and experts to thoroughly investigate the causes of these events and make recommendations to prevent future tragedies.... [read more]
Limited government can, and often does, lead to unlimited pollution and unlimited disasters. - Op-ed with Podesta on the voluntary 'trust us', self-regulation pushed by BP and Big Oil -- and the energy choice we now face
The unfolding ecological disaster on the Gulf Coast reveals the stark contrast in the energy choices that the Senate — and the nation — are due to make in coming months. Do we embrace the Senate energy and climate bill, to be debated this summer, which puts a penalty on pollution and propels the transition to the clean, safe energy of... [read more]
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