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Climate change demands a new political class

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 10:56 By Chris Innis

Copenhagen will be the focus of this sector's attention in the next eight weeks as the new Kyoto Agreement is fleshed out. Cutting emissions is important. In a finite world, and we do live in that, we should only use the resources we need and our planet can afford to give. That is just common sense and in the climate debate it also seems to be common ground.

Copenhagen might get an agreement on emissions reductions, but will it change mankind that much?

Avoid protectionism in climate bill urges Obama

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 01:32 By Chris Innis

President Obama has warned against any provision in the climate bill that imposes trade restrictions or penalities on countries that do not accept limits on global warming pollution. He commented that while the global economy was in recession that "we have to be very careful about sending any protectionist signals out there."

DECC announces shuffle of ministerial responsibilities

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 01:12 By Chris Innis

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced a shuffle of ministerial responsibilities.

The Secretary of State, Ed Miliband MP will lead the Government on:
• Overall strategy
• Leading for the UK in key international and EU negotiations

The Minister of State, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE is responsble for ensuring secure,

Developing countries need $170 billion per year to combat climate change

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 00:58 By Chris Innis

The EU's finance experts believe that developing countries will require $170 billion per year by 2020 to combat climate change with $140 billion being spent on emissions reductions alone. The EU has recognised that it will have to help fund the transformation of the developing world to a low carbon economy and that a firm funding plan is one of the few means of securing the support of the developing world for an international climate change agreement.

US climate change bill passes first stage, faces Senate

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 00:37 By Chris Innis

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to to reduce greenhouse gases in a close vote that saw diviision along party lines. The legislation now faces the Senate, which commentators believe will try to write its own version of the legislation. The passing of the legislation, a campaign promise by President Obama, does however represent a new beginning for the US and will hearld the introduction of cap and trade emissions schemes which will allocate pollution permis to key industries.

The bill for some, does not go far enough and the proposed emissions reductions are below those recommended by the IPCC.

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