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UBC sets aggressive new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
University of British Columbia President Stephen Toope announced aggressive new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for UBC’s Vancouver campus today. Toope made the announcement to delegates at the GLOBE 2010 conference in Vancouver, one of the world’s largest environmental conferences.
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UBC has already met international targets established by the Kyoto Protocol for its core academic buildings, [...]
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Can this be called a ‘deal’?
Its midnight in Copenhagen, and at a press conference broadcast by the White House one hour ago, it was announced that an agreement to curb Greenhouse Gas emissions has been achieved. Though the agreement includes some weak GHG emissions reductions targets, only 5 countries led by the United States have signed onto this non legally [...]
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Down to the Wire and Still No Deal
We’re down to the wire here in Copenhagen and still no comprehensive deal has been reached. Yesterday a glimmer of hope came when Hillary Clinton arrived and committed $100 billion to a global adaptation fund by 2020. However after a full night and day of negotiating, still no completed deal on the table.
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Interestingly, today US [...]
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Fair, Ambitious and Binding: but what does a Canadian Response look like?
Many agree that Canada needs to step up at the talks here in Copenhagen. But what should we commit to, and more importantly, how should we achieve these commitments?
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In the context of a failed Canadian response to the Kyoto protocol, it would seem appropriate to consider the policy option that our current government has [...]
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The Road to a Successful Copenhagen
In the final days of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, I’m challenged with defining what will make these talks a success.
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Today was another challenging day at the UNFCCC COP 15 as conference president Connie Hedegaard resigned, Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen took over, thousands rallied and protested outside, and talks [...]
