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All items tagged emissions reductionOpen Think Tank ArticlesJune 9, 2008 | Olympics Should Serve as an Environmental Wake-up CallMaximilian Müngersdorff: Beijing’s commitments to improve its environmental situation encouraged the IOC to accept its Olympic bid. The challenge is now to prevent economic growth outweighing the improvements that have been made and integrating these into a long-term and countrywide strategy. ... MoreMarch 27, 2008 | After Bali: A Shift in Climate Policy LeadershipSascha Müller-Kraenner: The EU and the US have the responsibility as well as the financial and technological means to address the climate challenge. Yet their approach needs to be internationally orientated so that it also offers a platform to the new assertive voices of China, India, Russia and others. ... MoreJune 13, 2007 | US and EU Should Cooperate on New Energy TechnologyKatherina Reiche: I remind you that the G8 agreement on emission reductions means that all nations will have a part to play in reducing greenhouse gases. The transatlantic partners must work together now - on energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energies - to ensure market leadership in the future. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 11, 2008 | G8 on Climate Change: Promises Are Not EnoughG8 group agreed to cut green house emission by 50 percent. ++ But the final agreement establishes no interim goals that would require prompt and meaningful investments in cleaner energy. ++ China and India made clear that it is the developed world who contributed the most to the man-made emissions and who therefore must do most of the heavy lifting. ++ Scientists believe that cuts of at least 25 ... MoreJuly 10, 2008 | Sascha Müller-Kraenner, European Representative of The Nature ConservancyForeign policy, European integration and environmental policy are subjects of predilection for Sascha Müller-Kraenner and questions on which he has extensively published in the past. He previously worked for the Heinrich Böll Foundation as director for Europe/North America, head of the program on foreign and security policy, and founding director for the North American office in ... MoreMay 29, 2008 | G8 Adopts a Cooperative Approach to Climate ChangeAt this year’s G8 summit, the focus will be convincing big emitters (China, US) and developing countries to commit to the Kyoto protocol. ++ Making attractive proposals to encourage emission cuts and highlighting their benefits in terms of energy consumption and pollution reduction will require diplomatic leadership. ++ As part of environment ministers’ Kobe initiative, a sector-specific approach ... MoreApril 23, 2008 | New US President Must Deliver Hope for ConservationWhile it is undisputed that a new Democratic president would improve environmental policies, it might not be enough. ++ A call for the US to set an example in conservation for rising industrial economies must be heeded. ++ Restricted by domestic approval, each candidate proposes little in the way of emissions reduction, whereas studies show that a greener policy would hardly dampen the economy. ... MoreMay 31, 2007 | IPCC Spells Out Course of Action on Climate ChangeAll regions can contribute to the mitigation of climate change, concludes the third part of the latest IPPC report, and there may be positive effects on some inter-related issues such as energy security. Efforts in only some countries may lead to higher emissions elsewhere, however. International agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol provide the foundation for future mitigation efforts and can ... More |
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