The science is clearer, many industrialised countries have embarked – slowly but steadily – on transforming their economies, and the global awareness of climate change impacts has been heightened by its first signs around the world. It leaves behind the flawed approach of the Kyoto Protocol where some countries had commitments while others did not.
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Gas prices at an all time low for the holidays
AAA said gas prices have dropped because there is more than enough oil and gasoline supply around the world to meet demand. The highest was .79 at station near Miami International Airport, where travelers fill up their rental cars.
All countries have agreed to work to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius and, given the grave risks, to strive for 1.5 degrees.
Successful spacewalk clears way for delivery to space station
For Kelly, this meant routing power cables to prepare for a new docking mechanism that is expected to be installed next year. A handout photograph made available by NASA showing Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra on the spacewalk.
After decades of contentious and often acrimonious negotiations, the nations of the world have come together with an agreement that places our civilization on a path toward avoiding the worst effects of climate change. While resistance to fracking in the United States has been extensive – with opposition from local communities at almost every extraction point, pipeline, gas plant, and export terminal – our political leadership continues to push fracked gas build-out as a solution to climate change. My message: “Fracked Gas = Climate Change”.
Amnesty report: Russian Federation ‘targets civilians in Syria, killing at least 200’
Amnesty International says Russian Federation may have committed war crimes during its military campaign in Syria . The witness, a local activist, said that no one recalled seeing planes flying overhead before the strike.
However, challenges are also waiting ahead. It requires about US$3 billion to do this.
It was extremely disappointing to see the Scottish Government fail to grasp this opportunity, instead presenting a draft budget that does not deliver on their repeated commitment to embed climate change across the budget.
There was a lot of high-fiving and celebratory handshakes when the world’s countries reached that “historic” deal last weekend to fight climate change, but the harsh truth is that the ambitious goals of the deal are going to be hard to reach. It states that developed countries “shall provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties with respect to both mitigation and adaptation”. The 20 countries in the partnership, representing 80% of global clean energy research and development, have committed to double their investment over the next five years. Forty percent said they would support a presidential candidate who did so.
What does the world need to do to keep warming well below 2 C, and to pursue 1.5 C?
Lyman’s article details the greenhouse gas emissions of the various economic sectors as reported by Environment Canada. How does it affect them?
Second, while some jurisdictions – notably right here in B.C., home to a carbon tax – are indeed taking steps to slow down greenhouse gas emission levels, the fact is that many are not and will not anytime soon, even with the Paris agreement. Citigroup has reported in a recent study that a $50-a-ton fee on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 2020 will make coal uncompetitive. Reducing the usage of coal brings two benefits. He now serves as the vice president of the national Sierra Club and is an adjunct professor of urban and regional planning at UW-Madison.
Thank goodness also for the Pacific Coast Collaborative and its determined action oriented agenda to address carbon emissions.
Fabius has claimed that the agreement which is 31 pages long acknowledges the notion of “climate justice” and takes into account the countries’ differentiated responsibilities and their respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances. The irresistible movement towards low carbon era, exemplified by countries like Uruguay, nations across the African continent, as well as our Scandinavian neighbours, and given impetus by the upscale of ambition engendered by the Paris deal, demands an increase of action to match our “world leading” climate story.
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The agreement will enter into force after 55 countries that account for at least 55 per cent of global emissions have deposited their instruments of ratification.
