Tag Archives: Sustainability

State Destruction and the Cuban Embargo

Posted on February 9, 2016 by climatechangefork

My small series of blogs regarding Cuba cannot possibly have a global impact on these issues, so what am I doing writing it? In last week’s blog I warned about the dangers of a country (or group of countries) trying … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust, Nuclear Winter, and the Cuban Embargo

Posted on February 2, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am starting to write this blog on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wednesday, January 27th. Today marks 71 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. The end of the week will also mean the beginning of a new semester and back … Continue reading →

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Regulating Subsidies

Posted on January 19, 2016 by climatechangefork

The figure above shows the price of Brent crude oil as recorded at the end 2014, along with predictions by two respected financial organizations and the futures market for this past year. The real price today (December 30, 2015) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Conference, COP21, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Cap and Trade, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CNG, CO2 emissions, coalition, Conference, consumer, Consumers, COP21, decarbonization, diesel, Economics, Education, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy source, energy transition, Environment, FFFSR, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Gasoline, Global Warming, green, greenhouse gas, IEA, IMF, Indonesia, IPCC, Kuwait, Kyoto Protocol, lobby, LPG, Malasia, Mitigation, New Zealand, OECD, Oil, oil prices, Paris, Power, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, progress, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, subsidies, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, UN, UNFCCC, US, Venezuela, Wind | Leave a comment

COP21: Industry Commitments to Sustainability and Using Consumer Pressure to Keep Promises

Posted on January 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at Unilever’s CEO’s attempts to make his company sustainable. Unilever is not alone in promising to be more environmentally friendly in the long term. One of the less discussed achievements of COP21 was the mobilization of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, COP21, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Apple, Australia, Autodesk, Belgium, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, consumer, consumer pressure, COP21, Economics, Elion Resources, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Finland, Fossil Fuels, France, Germany, Global Warming, Goldman Sachs, Google, greenhouse gas, H&M, IKEA, India, Infigen Energy, Investment, investor, IPCC, Italy, Marks and Spencer, Mars, Microsoft, Mitigation, Nestle, Netherlands, Nike, Organization, peer pressure, Power, Power Plants, Procter and Gamble, Renewable, Royal Philips, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, Starbucks, Sustainability, Sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable production, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, UK, UN, UNFCCC, Unilever, US, Walmart, Wind | Leave a comment

Mini-Post: 4 Links from the Week of January 4th

Posted on January 8, 2016 by climatechangefork

As you may know, I share links regularly on my social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook), but I have gathered a handful of stories over the week for you to enjoy here. Several of them directly relate to my recent and … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, America, BP, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, consumer, consumer pressure, Consumers, Democratization, DNNer, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Exxon, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, IKEA, links, Mitigation, petroleum, Power, producers, production, Science, Solar, Sustainability, sustainable production, Technology, Unilever, US | Leave a comment

A Redefinition of Sustainability: The Unilever Case

Posted on January 5, 2016 by climatechangefork

The 1987 United Nations’ Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development) was the first platform to articulate the idea of “sustainable development” to a wide audience. The Report framed it as “…development that meets the needs of the present … Continue reading →

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Assessment: Shenzhen’s Mudslide and a Prognosis for the Planet?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by climatechangefork

Figure 1– Shenzhen Mudslide New Year’s Eve is around the corner, which makes this a great time to reflect on the last three months and follow up on my Fall Assessment (September 22, 2015). As far as global focus on … Continue reading →

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COP21- Anticipations

Posted on December 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

The COP21 meeting is over, as is my student’s final exam, 60% of which depended on an evaluation of the conference. What’s next for my students and the world at large? My class material for next semester will answer the … Continue reading →

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COP21 – We Have an Agreement!!!!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by climatechangefork

This is going to be a long blog and to top it off, I’m posting it a day early. I often write these posts mid-week; this time, I waited to start writing it until the final resolution came out in … Continue reading →

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Mini-Post: 15 Links From the Week of December 7th

Posted on December 11, 2015 by climatechangefork

I’ve decided to try something new today. With all of the fervor around COP21, stories about the meeting and climate change have been everywhere. Of course, I share links regularly on my social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook), but I thought … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Sustainability

State Destruction and the Cuban Embargo

The Holocaust, Nuclear Winter, and the Cuban Embargo

Regulating Subsidies

COP21: Industry Commitments to Sustainability and Using Consumer Pressure to Keep Promises

Mini-Post: 4 Links from the Week of January 4th

A Redefinition of Sustainability: The Unilever Case

COP21- Anticipations

COP21 – We Have an Agreement!!!!

Mini-Post: 15 Links From the Week of December 7th

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