National Government Responses

 

The responses of national governments are a key to the solution of this problem. It is too deep to be helped by voluntary restraint although personal examples of carbon zero activities are valuable. How quickly will they ban fossil fuel power stations or ensure that their carbon emissions are captured? How quickly will standby circuits be regulated to 1 watt maximum? When will the cement industry or forest depletion be tackled? Intentions are important but actions and legislation are vital. Which nation will take the lead? How will unions react?

The Latest :    $155 billion invested in 2008 worldwide in renewable energy in spite of the crunch!

 

United Nations Climate Meetings

Nations Talk the Detail 01/10/09

Secretary General Warning pre Copenhagen 01/09/09

Global Industrial Partnership 2008

Carbon Trading for Forests 13/04/08

$5 billion climate fund 05/06/08 now $6 billion for Climate Funds 30/09/08

UN Panel on Biodiversity 06/06/08

 

 

USA

Complexities of Climate Bill for Forestry 12/10/09

New US Lighting Standards 01/07/09

USA Fishing Ban for Arctic 30/08/09 

US Ready to take Carbon Mantle 07/04/09

USA Prepares for Offshore Wind Generation 25/04/09

US Tests Options to Control CO2 17/04/09

US Greenhouse Gas Increase 2007 16/04/09

EPA tests CO2 emissions from Ethanol 05/05/09

Poznan Dilemma for Obama 23/12/08

Climate Bill 2010 - Obama

Green Growth Slows as Oil Price Falls 09/02/09

California Tests New Administration 22/01/09

Obama picks energy secretary for efficiency 12/12/08

USA back in the game - Obama 19/11/08

Obama to Invest $150 billion in cleantech 04/11/08

Renewable Subsidies and Candidate Voting Records 01/08/08

The monitoring work of NOAA http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/aggi/

US ready for carbon trading economy 05/06/08

Getting Governments Together in California 30/09/08

California Style 27/06/08

New York Plans 22/08/08

US Carbon Capture Plans 17/07/08

Suspected of Smothering Warnings 09/07/08

Bush Kills Carbon Emissions Bill as a threat to economy 09/06/08

Bush v Science 17/03/08

Oil Chiefs Brought to Court James Hansen pleads 20/06/08

New Energy Tax Plans from Democrats 08/05/08

Obama may be best for the climate 23/04/08

Kansas Government Vetoes Coal Plants 25/03/08

Promised US Legislation is encouraging 04/07/07

First US Global Warming Case

Bush Calls Conference 06/08/07

Press Cover Up 14/03/08

US Bans drilling in Arctic Wetland to save wildlife 19/05/08

Environmental Magna Carta under siege by Bush 28/11/07

Green Jobs approved by US Unions 12/03/08

US Auto Industry Loses Tough New State Limits are legal 13/09/07

Democrats make a good start as Tax Breaks removed in USA

Democrats attempt a US Carbon Tax Bill 08/07/07

California Industry Must Report CO2 in 2008 10/12/07

Solar and Wind grow 45% pa in 2007

 

China

China Bleak on Targets 20/09/09

China's Electric Vehicle Plans 14/04/09

China May Take the Lead 01/10/09

China Advances Coal Fired Closures 05/05/09

China to Adjust Water Pricing to prevent waste 24/07/09

China or USA could kill it - Stern 28/10/08

Chinese Think Tank 20/03/09

China Promotes Eco Vehicles 28/01/09

China India Negotiate Grants 27/11/08

China Takes the Initiative 07/11/08

Carbon Capture in China 06/08/08

China Comitted to Copenhagen Agreement 24/10/08

China - Light Bulb Subsidy 23/04/08

China Legislates against Desertification 20/03/08

China to switch to Eco-Bulbs in ten years 06/10/07

China Pollution Problems 18/09/08

 

African Nations

Sahel Under Climate Change 17/04/09

 

 

 

Europe

Europe to Spend E73 billion on Energy Technologies 12/10/09

EU Pledges Funds for Poorer Countries 23/03/09

EU Propose a $200billion Carbon Tax 20/01/09

EU Tightening the Rules 15/03/09

Europe Battles Climate Change 15/12/08

EU Includes Aviation in Controls 28/10/08

EU says beware Carbon Offsets 08/12/08

Europe Bans Bad Biofuels produced by deforestation on wetlands etc. 28/02/08

EU tax on energy saving bulbs 15/10/07

UK and Poland Top EU Dirty Coal List 16/02/09

Europe Sets Key Targets 14/08/08

EU Boosts Green Transport 23/10/08

Weak European Environmental Law 20/05/08

EU Must take more action - report 21/05/08

EU Cap and Trade Working Well says MIT study 08/06/08

 

Japan

Japan buys Carbon Credits 19/03/09 Japan Buys Credits 26/03/09

Japan Stores Face Trading Limits over Carbon 19/06/08

Japan leans towards voluntary carbon trading 19/09/08

 

Canada

Canada Finances Carbon Capture over 15 years 15/10/09

Obama and Canada 25/02/09

Canada Invests in Carbon Capture 20/05/09

Ontario Publishes First Feed in Tariff in North America 14/03/09

Alberta Plans 2,700 MW windfarms 17/12/08

Canada Opposition Carbon Tax 21/06/08

Canada Carbon Tax proposed in report

Canada Enacts Carbon Tax in British Columbia 20/03/08

 

Germany

German Wind Power 45 kms Out to Sea 28/08/09

Good Wind Generation Cuts Prices 13/03/08

France, Germany discuss Auto Cap 14/04/08

 

Norway

Norway budgets $640 million Carbon Capture for 2010 14/10/09

Norway gives $1billion for Amazon 20/09/08

Norway - bold ambition 20/03/08

 

UK

Scotland Takes The Lead 24/06/09

David Cameron Speech to Environmentalists 19/06/08

Restoring Clean Energy Finance Q2 UK 03/07/09

UK court justifies criminal damage to coal fired generator 15/09/08

A Reply from David Cameron regarding retrospective car tax 13/08/08

UK Companies Report Carbon Emissions mandatory 01/04/08

Cameron Green Policy 17/01/09

Britain must do more - Benn 05/12/07

UK leader in Carbon Offset Trading 29/06/08

Local Authority Guidance

Gordon Brown promises UK action 20/11/07

UK Waste Digesting Plants far behind Germany 19/02/08

Parliament

Government axes Bottled Water from its meetings.

 

 

India

Worlds Largest Solar Station in India 04/10/09

Central Role in Community Regeneration 12/03/08

 

Vatican

Pope Speaks to UN 22/04/08

 

Indonesia

Indonesia Joins World Bank Forest Scheme 05/03/09 

 

Australia

Australian Position pre Copenhagen 25/09/09

Australia Wavers in Recession 28/04/09

Australia's Green Power Plans 14/05/09

Australian 500 million Green Fund 15/12/08

Australia will not delay 01/12/08

Rudd promises action now 25/11/07

Australia Ratifies Kyoto 03/12/07

Australian Carbon Trading Assessed 19/07/08

Australian Courts Factor in Climate Change 27/11/07

Old forest logging not justified 21/02/08

 

New Zealand

NZ sets 10-20 percent target by 2020 11/08/09

New Zealand Suspends Emission Trading 20/11/08

 

 

Spain

45 million Spanish Trees 15/09/08

Spanish Government Plans 50% renewables by 2012

Spain Makes Grants for Green Homes 14/12/07

 

Sweden

Sweden Well Ahead 03/12/07

Sweden Leads in Cutbacks of 49% by 2020 13/03/08

 

Brazil

Brazil - pioneers of bio-ethanol 20/03/08

 

Taiwan

Taiwan Invests in LED's and largest Solar Farm in Asia 29/04/09

 

Commonwealth

Commonwealth Climate Politics 25/11/07

 

OPEC

OPEC Adjusts to Climate Change Measures 20/03/09

Climate Talks Threaten Saudi Arabia 09/04/09

UAE Carbon capture 23/01/08

 

Philippines

Manila Converting buses taxis to LPG 17/06/08

 

South Africa

South Africa Committed to Climate Legislation 03/03/09 

South Africa Keen to go Green 04/03/09

 

South America

United S American Approach says Brazil 20/10/09

Peru Endangers Forest - Congress reprieve 25/08/08