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Katowice, Poland ... I’ve been at COP21 for nearly two weeks and will be heading home soon. I’ve been asked by friends back in California what it’s like and why I’m spending so much time here. COP24 is my fourth COP climate summit. My first was the landmark COP21 in Paris in 2015.The setting is Polish coal country. The host town of Katowice was a major coal producer until their mine closed down around 2001. All that’s left of the mine is a museum where...
Katowice, Poland – Scientists have spent the three years since COP21 refining and reviewing data, observations and studies. And since COP21 in Paris, they’ve learned to convey their findings in the clear language policymakers can understand, even preparing a special report directed at policymakers (copy here).This is the fourth COP I’ve attended. The sense of urgency the scientists are conveying cannot be understated. They know what’s happening, they’re scared, and...
COP24, Katowice, Poland – This is my fourth COP. My first was COP21 in Paris where the international agreements to address climate change finally formalized. People came away energized and feeling that as countries submitted their plans for climate solutions, we’d truly be on a right path to resolving the climate crisis. By my third COP in Bonn, Germany last year, there was a wide recognition that all the country commitments were not enough to avoid catastrophic climate...
Is 21 the Magic Climate Number?August 14, 2017 update: Plaintiff Sophie Kivlehan and her grandfather James Hansen penned an excellent op-ed about the case in the Boston Globe ... a copy of "OK US Government -- See You In Court" is here.21 is a number that's come up a lot in recent climate discussions.It took world leaders 21 years to reach the agreement on climate change announced in Paris last year at COP21.It took 21 young plaintiffs, all under 21 years old just a few months to...
Electric cars, buses, trucks and trains. They're coming faster than you may think. Transportation electrification is one of the keys to meeting California, U.S. and international climate goals,Without plug-in transportation, we won't meet targets of a 40% reduction in fossil fuel use by 2030 and 80% by 2050. All of those plug-in vehicle will need infrastructure on the other end of the plug ranging from charging stations to storage to renewable energy power generating...
(April 10, 2016 update: A summary of the EcoBlocks proposal with contacts has been posted here. On March 25, the California Energy Commission announced plans to fund $1.5 million of the project costs, contingent on approval by the full Commission.)Achieving much greater energy efficiency in existing buildings is one of the keys to the California 2030 goal of an overall reduction of 40% in greenhouse gas emissions. (See Climate Dispatch post: California 2030 Climate...
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