Archive for the 'Copenhagen Conference' Category



Ask any oil executive where our future energy will come from and they will reply that the answer lies in “the mix”: arguing we need oil, gas, renewables and probably nuclear.
The oil industry argues that its days as the predominant provider of energy are not yet over, despite climate change and peak oil.
But we know [...]

Its not often now in journalism that someone tells you how it is and puts their neck on the line in no nonsense language.
So good old Rolling Stone - the grandfather rock and roll mag that has a great article on how the oil and gas killed hopes of a climate deal in the US [...]

It is one of the ironies of the climate change debate that the greater the urgency for action on climate change, the louder the voices urging for inaction.
There were thousands of corporate lobbyists at Copenhagen trying to undermine effective action. It would also be a foolish person who denied that the sceptics managed to manipulate [...]

After the severe disappointment of the Copenhagen Summit, when a watered-down wet blanket of a deal was signed, recriminations have flown far and fast with both China and the US being signalled out for blame.
Depending on who you talk to, either country is the villain behind the Summit’s failure.
“Contrary to countless reports, the debacle in [...]

So Obama has finally arrived and is heading for a plenary meeting.
There will be many twists and turns before the end of the day – with talks of deals being on and deals being off, but if this conference is to succeed Obama holds the key.
But many do not seem that optimistic. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime [...]