Keeping up with the Joneses – GCC style
The financial crisis has tempered the more ambitious sustainability and energy-related goals of the GCC countries, but what remain are the momentum from previous investments and a degree of public willingness, awareness, and pressure to factor environmental sustainability in key decisions and processes. [Continue]
Dr. Klaus Lackner on Air Capture and Climate Change Mitigation
Professor Klaus Lackner of the Earth Institute at Columbia University discusses Air Capture Technology and Climate Mitigation. [Continue]
Doubling American solar power in the next four years
If you're losing your optimism from the recent economic news, there's one good way to restore your faith: start reading about clean tech. [Continue]
Japan, China, Brazil taking the lead on climate policy
A surprising group of countries are passing forward-thinking climate and energy policies. [Continue]
What might evolutionary theory say about the UNFCCC?
The punctuated equilibrium (PE) model of biological evolution offers potential insights into the emergence and evolutions of institutions in the international climate regime. [Continue]
Dr. Bryan Norton on a Pragmatist Philosophy of Sustainability
Professor Bryan Norton of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech University speaks about his book – Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Ecosystem Management – and how pragmatism can inform a more rigorous philosophical framework for thinking about sustainability. [Continue]
Michael Davidson on China’s Stance on Climate Change
Michael Davidson of NRDC discusses China's Stance on Climate Change and other environmental issues. [Continue]
Dr. David Keith on Geo-Engineering Solutions to Climate Change
Professor David Keith of the University of Calgary talks about Geoengineering solutions to Climate Change, the economics of climate change catastrophes, and the pervasiveness of climate hyperbole in the current discourse. [Continue]
Dr. Nick Eyre on Energy Policy in the UK
Dr. Nick Eyre of the University of Oxford talks about demand-side energy management issues, and Energy Policy in the UK. [Continue]
