A lot of great articles reflecting on the Durban talks have come out in the past few weeks, particularly in the mainstream media. Some of my favourites are Globe and Mail articles by Thomas Homer-Dixon and Jeffrey Simpson, The Economist writing that climate change, in the long run, will be more important than the economy, [...]
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Recommended Reading
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, Other Advocates, tagged canada, climate change, durban, economist, global warming, globe and mail, guardian, kyoto, monbiot, policy, Stephen Harper, youth on December 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
What Happened At Durban?
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, climate change, copenhagen, durban, economy, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, kyoto on December 15, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Cross-posted from NextGen Journal Following the COP17 talks in Durban, South Africa – the latest attempt to create a global deal to cut carbon emissions and solve global warming – world leaders claimed they had “made history”, calling the conference “a great success” that had “all the elements we were looking for”. So what agreement [...]
Good News
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged alberta, australia, canada, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate change, ethical oil, global warming, julia gillard, keystone, nebraska, obama, oil sands, Stephen Harper, tar sands, united states on November 15, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Two events to celebrate today: First, the Australian Parliament passed a carbon tax last week. Although it is relatively weak (oil for cars is exempt, and most emission permits are given out for free), it gets the country off the ground, and will hopefully strengthen in the future. It will be interesting to watch the [...]
Climate Change and Young People
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged agriculture, bachmann, canada, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate change, economy, geology, global warming, harper, obama, perry, policy, science, sea level rise, united states, youth on October 18, 2011 | 25 Comments »
Cross-posted from NextGen Journal What is the most important policy issue facing today’s young people? Climate change might not seem like an obvious contender, as it feels so distant. Indeed, the majority of impacts from global warming have yet to come. But the magnitude and extent of those impacts are being determined right now. Only [...]
The Tar Sands
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged 350.org, alberta, athabasca, bill mckibben, canada, civil disobedience, climate change, environment, global warming, james hansen, keystone xl, obama, oil sands, protest, science, Stephen Harper, tar sands, united states, white house on September 7, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Apologies for the few weeks of silence. Moving cities again, combined with the beginning of a new term, meant hardly any writing time! I should be back into a regular routine now, though. Enjoy. In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama seemed serious about climate change action. He promised an 80% reduction in American greenhouse [...]
America’s Climate Choices
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, News and Reports on May 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cross-posted from NextGen Journal A landmark report (summary available here) was published this week by the National Research Council in the United States, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences. The report, “America’s Climate Choices”, was requested by Congress several years ago. It focused on the observed impacts of climate change in the [...]
What Can One Person Do?
Posted in How Science Works, Media and the Public, Mitigation and Policy, Science Lessons, tagged agreement, canada, carbon dioxide, climate change, climategate, communication, CRU, denial, education, environment, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, hansen, ice age, IPCC, journalism, media, politics, republican, risk management, science, skeptic, sustainability, united states, youth on May 5, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Next week, I will be giving a speech on climate change to the green committee of a local United Church. They are particularly interested in science and solutions, so I wrote the following script, drawing heavily from my previous presentations. I would really appreciate feedback and suggestions for this presentation. Citations will be on the [...]
Change
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged bloc, canada, climate change, conservative, election, Elizabeth May, Gilles Duceppe, global warming, green, Jack Layton, liberal, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, politics, quebec, Stephen Harper, youth on May 4, 2011 | 12 Comments »
If you know what these colours mean, you probably share my surprise: For those of you who aren’t familiar with Canadian politics, past and present, here’s a quick brush-up. (If parliamentary democracy or constitutional monarchy is new to you, Rick Mercer gives a great explanation.) Liberal Party (Red Seats) Politics: More liberal than the American [...]
Where Activism Fails
Posted in Media and the Public, Mitigation and Policy, tagged climate change, communication, democracy, education, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, journalism, media, north america, politics, powershift, risk management, science, united states, vote, youth on April 20, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Cross-posted from NextGen Journal This weekend, 10 000 young people converged in Washington, D.C. and protested the American government’s inaction on climate change. Students stood in front of government buildings wearing green hard hats, holding signs saying “Make Polluters Pay, Not the EPA”. Students stormed the House of Representatives and sang a song about climate [...]
The Rest of the World
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged australia, canada, carbon dioxide, climate change, copenhagen, environment, EU, global warming, greenhouse gases, japan, norway, politics, risk management, Stephen Harper, uk, united states on April 6, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Here in North America, we are surrounded with rhetoric denouncing the feasibility of climate change mitigation. It’s not possible to reduce our emissions, people say. It’s not worth it. The situation in the U.S. Congress regarding this issue is becoming so bizarre that hopes for an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have grown [...]
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