A statement released June 1 by the US Government Accountability Office (the “investigative” arm of Congress), finds that “the US federal government receives one of the lowest government takes [from oil and gas development] in the world.” The testimony, delivered to Congress on May 1 but only publicly released last Friday, indicates that while there … Read More
Day: June 4, 2007
U.S. Groups Demand Bush Heed Climate Justice Concerns at G8
A coalition of about 30 U.S. development and environmental NGOs called on President Bush today to stop standing in the way of a landmark deal on climate change at the upcoming G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. The coalition, which includes Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth U.S., Oxfam America, the Sierra Club, Action Aid … Read More
16,000 police and a 12 kilometer fence surround G8 Summit
The upcoming G8 Summit, which formally begins on June 6, is one of the biggest security operations in Germany’s post-war era. The German government has brought roughly 16,000 police officers and 1,100 soldiers from across the country to Heiligendamm, Germany, a small resort town on the Baltic coast where the Summit will take place. Germany … Read More
Brazil Rejects Bush Move on Climate
Another person attending the G8 summit is Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In an interesting political move, he has flatly rejected President Bush’s proposals for parallel global negotiations to combat climate change, insisting that countries come to agreement at the United Nations, and not under US leadership. “The Brazilian position is clear cut,” … Read More
China Puts Economy First
In China’s first national plan on climate change, it says its first and overriding priority in tackling climate change is to maintain economic development. The report says that China will cut greenhouse gas emissions by using more wind, nuclear and hydro power, and by making coal-fired plants more efficient.
Climate Change “Three Times Faster Than Worst Predictions”
As you might expect this week’s blog is going to focus heavily on the G8. We will have reports from Graham at the G8, (see his first one here) as well as all the main news stories relating to climate change – one of the main areas for discussion. Having blogged for Oil Change for … Read More