There is a sharp divide between what scientists know about climate change and what the public knows. In an effort to narrow this gap, the Climate Science Rapid Response Team has been established. The science team already numbers greater than 100 from every area related to climate science. The Climate Science Rapid Response Team...
Cross-posted to Daily Kos. Let’s face it – Climate Change talk is boring. Most people just don’t get excited talking about things like “MRV” (the monitoring, reporting, verifying and reducing of greenhouse gas emissions across geo-political borders) and those who aren’t on the front lines of the climate change action movement generally don’t have...
Green Media News was established last year for the purpose of following the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen and raising the bar of intelligent debate in America around climate change and other complex issues. One of the things I found most disappointing about the COP15 talks in Copenhagen last year was how the...
Evan Kopelson questions his heroes of journalism as to why they failed the citizens of the planet on 10/10/10, and he makes a plea for real climate news coverage.
Starting today, people in 7,347 events in 188 countries are getting to work on the climate crisis. Organized by 350.org these events are sending a clear message to politicians worldwide that people do care about the climate crisis, we’re getting to work to solve it, and we want our politicians to do the same:...
After weeks of speculation and days of demonstration in Copenhagen over what the developing nations and NGO’s have been saying was our last, best shot to get a “real deal” for climate change reform — a deal that would help cut global greenhouse gas emissions by enough to turn back the tides, literally saving...
Copenhagen, Dec. 17, 2009. I’ve been at COP15 since Thursday last week and there’s a lot to be said about the logistical nightmare that is happening here. When I got here I had a letter of assignment from CBS Smart Planet, but the media accreditation process had already been suspended. At the media registration...
I heard the negotiations weren’t going well today and the African and developing nations walked out of the climate talks at COP15. As I was at the Bella Center at the time, I made my way into the Nigerian delegation’s offices where I was fortunate enough to secure this exclusive interview with Felix B....
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COP16 Climate Talks Kick Off in Cancun, Mexico – So What?
Cross-posted to Daily Kos. Representatives from countries around the world gathered today in Cancun, Mexico for the COP16 climate talks which will continue for the next 12 days. This is the first round of talks by the UNFCCC (United Nations Frameworks Conventions on Climate Change) since last year’s COP15 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. COP15...
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