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Infinite Growth and the Crisis Cocktail - Guest Posting
This is a guest posting by Neven. I made no changes except for adding the hamster movie in among the references. I don't necessarily agree with every word, but this definitely seems to get at the root of the problem. --mtThe Crisis CocktailIf only Thomas Robert Malthus would have been around to see this, I often think. During his... [read more]
Anatomy of a Senate climate bill death
This is a cross post by CAP’s Daniel J. Weiss. President Barack Obama took office with four major domestic agenda items: a plan to prevent the recession from growing worse and launch recovery; health care reform; financial reform to avoid future meltdowns; and clean energy and global warming legislation to create jobs, reduce oil use,... [read more]
The Green Skyscraper
This is a guest post by Joshua Rinaldi, a first year doctoral student in the McCormack School of Public Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Massive monolithic figures that cut across horizons, skyscrapers have been symbols of a city’s wealth, prosperity, and architectural ingenuity since their inception... [read more]
Sustainability A Top Supply Chain Challenge: Capgemini
Guest Post by George Kneisel According to a survey of Canadian and global supply chain managers by Capgemini, a leading international consulting firm, sustainability has moved up from no. 3 in 2009 to no. 2 in 2010 as the top business challenges. 56% of companies now consider sustainability a key issue, up sharply from 34% from one year... [read more]
Note to Environmentalists: Economists are on your side
There is a tendency among some environmental writers to dismiss “classical”, “traditional”, “neoliberal”, or “mainstream” economics as somehow inimical to environmental interests. The problem is that more often than not these writers get the facts wrong. It’s almost as if the knee-jerk aversion to economics that exists among many... [read more]
Pumped-hydro energy storage – cost estimates for a feasible system
Guest Post by Peter Lang. Peter is a retired geologist and engineer with 40 years experience on a wide range of energy projects throughout the world, including managing energy R&D and providing policy advice for government and opposition. His experience includes: coal, oil, gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste... [read more]
Investors need climate information to make decisions
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation on February 24 that would prevent the SEC from forcing companies to disclose their climate-related risks. CAP energy policy analyst Richard W. Caperton explains why that is a bad idea in this repost. In the AP photo, Barrasso, left, is accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-... [read more]
Transmitting the Clean Energy Future - Supreme Court dashes hopes for federal transmission siting
An older transmission power track and power line stands tall against a Kansas sunset north of Topeka, Kansas. Utilities are vying to build a new power system to stretch across the state that would give six times more capacity than the present systems. The upgraded systems will be needed to help fully harness wind power generation.... [read more]
Who wrecked Copenhagen: China or economists?
Guest post from Jim Roumasset: A popular guardian.co.uk report is making the rounds, even among economists, to the effect that China wrecked the prospective Copenhagen deal. I think the famous Pogo cartoon is more on the mark -- "We have met the enemy and he is us!" We economists have yet to come up with a win-win proposal based... [read more]
Burning the biosphere, boverty blues (Part I)
Guest Post by Geoff Russell. Geoff is a mathematician and computer programmer and is a member of Animal Liberation SA. His recently published book is CSIRO Perfidy. This is the first of two posts on some large issues connected with global fire regimes, biomass flows, and food security. Part II will be posted on BNC in a few... [read more]
Lessons Learned from Copenhagen
President Barack Obama leaves the podium after addressing the High Level Plenary meeting on Climate Change in Copenhagen on Friday, December 18, 2009. This post is by CAP’s Rebecca Lefton, Andrew Light, and Daniel J. Weiss. The international negotiations on climate change wrapped up December 19 in Copenhagen.... [read more]
Why the newly inked Copenhagen Accord boosts the odds for Senate passage of bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs legislation
The Washington Post editorialized today that the Copenhagen Accord, “however imperfect, should prod the U.S. Senate to take up climate-change legislation. Even if China hadn’t moved, reducing America’s dependence on foreign sources of energy and tackling domestic pollution are strong enough reasons to pass a bill.” Guest blogger Daniel... [read more]
Financing a Real Deal in Copenhagen
At the international climate talks going on right now in Copenhagen, Denmark, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to launch a major assault on global warming. Besides deciding emission targets and the legal structure of an agreement, commitments for long-term financing for developing countries to help green their economies and cope... [read more]
Beyond the stalemate: Finding levers in the U.S.-China Relationship to get to yes on climate action
This guest post is by Tom Hilde, who teaches at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, specializing in ethics and political philosophy, international environmental policy and institutions, and sustainable development. The Natural Resources Defense Council this morning posted a perhaps obvious two-point recommendation for... [read more]
Why U.S. businesses want strong climate action in Copenhagen
This post, by guest blogger Mindy S. Lubber, President, Ceres, was first published here. So why are Nike, Johnson Controls and Sempra Energy sending top execs to Copenhagen to monitor the international climate talks. To block a strong climate deal, right? No, wrong. Dozens of U.S. companies are here advocating for a tough international... [read more]
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