Advertisers get their hands on Global Warming

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Since the credit crisis began, many experts have called for ‚ÄòA Green New Deal’ to rescue us. But how will green solutions be our savior, and why – at the end of the age of oil and a time of increasingly dangerous human-caused climatic instability – is this type of policy package so crucial for President Obama to implement during his first 100 Days?

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Will Barack Obama’s administration create green jobs? Absolutely. By exploring his energy plan, we highlight 5 areas where green jobs will thrive.

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The big news of the day is, of course, the U.S. presidential election. This week ClimatePULSE will take a look at a topic where the parties found some common ground during the campaign – a cap-and-trade system. While each party has made its own adjustments, both Obama and McCain seem poised to implement a cap-and-trade [...]

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Over 100 immigration organizations have urged Australia and New Zealand to relax immigration policies so people from Pacific islands endangered by global warming have better chances to escape their fate.

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The elderly are the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. UK researchers investigated what action governments must take to better protect them.

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The idea to add limestone extracts to oceanic waters is not new because scientists have been pondering it since the early 1990s as a mega project to combat global warming. But the trouble is the logistics; getting lime to the oceans itself produces more CO2 than might be eliminated. Now a Shell sponsored viability study appears to have cracked it…

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Protocols for corporate greenhouse gas accounting that are based on the ISO 14064 standards, such as the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol, use the term “scope” to distinguish between different greenhouse gas emissions sources. There are three categories; Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3. For most registry’s or reporting agencies Scopes 1 and 2 are considered [...]

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For years environmental management for businesses has been focused on the task of ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Traditional business and financial analysis was not a critical component of their decision-making as much as simply ensuring that the organization was maintaining compliance status. Paper-based systems, Excel spreadsheets, and Access databases often satisfied the needs of [...]

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As the public debate continues on whether greenhouse gases contribute to global warming or whether we are going through a natural cycle, enormous political pressure and investment dollars are streaming into the solutions aspect of the debate. Discussions in North America on environmental policy and economic benefits are steaming ahead at all levels of government [...]

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forget expensive r&d and cap and trade. Get a few guys to cut energy spending back by 10% and you’re on your way.

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analysts and their approach to global warming in financial modelling

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billions worth of ‘clean’ funds is filthy as hell say researchers studying the world’s largest carbon trading market.

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A study released last week by Point Carbon, a European consultancy and analyst service in global power and carbon markets, estimates that the world carbon market could be worth $3.1 trillion dollars by 2020.   The estimate assumes that the United States adopts a cap and trade mechanism similar to the plan introduced in the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act [...]

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As a proponent of changing individual lifestyles to reduce environmental waste, I encourage sustainable living to more than just my close circle of friends and family. Lately, almost every social gathering I go to, be it a night in Hollywood or a family get together, my involvement in sustainability comes to be a topic of [...]

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I reported last week on the latest court ruling establishing California’s right to regulate tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions. Sixteen other states have similar laws on their books and in four occasions, including the ruling last week, courts have consistently found in favor of states’ rights on this issue. Additionally, the Supreme Court has ruled that regulation [...]

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U.S. District Judge Anthony Ishii of Fresno ruled on Wednesday the California has the right to regulate tail pipe emissions of greenhouse gases. As most here probably know, California was the first state to legislate greenhouse gas emissions from cars, a law that has been modeled in similar form by 16 other states across the [...]

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In an attempt to move beyond “speculation” as to the reality and principal source of current climate trends (haven’t we done that already?) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in their fourth summary report released last week in Spain, states that the evidence of global warming is now “unequivocal”. This summary report (the draft pdf version of which is available here) is important [...]

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By Lorna Li Climate change activism has taken to the streets this weekend. Saturday November 3rd was the National Day of Climate Action, which saw hundreds of student rallies on campuses across the nation. On Monday, November 5th, 3,000 students will descend upon Capitol Hill for the largest youth lobby on global warming ever – [...]

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The consequences of global warming are becoming an increasingly important variable for institutional investors when assessing a company’s economic viability. In a recent statement, Calpers (the California Employees’ Retirement System) said that voluntary disclosures from companies citing general “climate risk” in reports is not enough.  The Securities and Exchange Commission was petitioned in September by Calpers and others to mandate disclosure of specific climate–related risks to [...]

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“A matter of conviction – and then of business” KACO Solar, an international manufacturer of PV inverters announced on Wednesday their entire manufacturing process produces a net zero in carbon emissions. The announcement was aimed to stress the dedication KACO’s German parent company, KACO Garaetetechnik GmBH, has toward sustainable manufacturing processes and carbon emission reduction. KACO’s US operation works [...]

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Losses the raging wildfires in San Diego county alone are expected to be at least $1 billion dollars. With 1,500 homes destroyed and more than 500,000 people displaced, President Bush has declared the region a disaster area with many drawing comparisons with Hurricane Katrina (in terms of huge natural disasters – not necessarily the part about Bush’s response). [...]

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On hearing that the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) just named Jack Cogen, CEO of Natsource, as the their new chairman, I decided to do some research on the organization and the concept of emissions trading in general. What follows is a quick synopsis. The IETA fully supports the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Based on this [...]

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