This week and next, Paris is hosting a range of heads of state, delegates, scientists, and NGOs for a historic conference in which countries will develop the first ever universal climate change agreement. This Conference of the Parties, or COP falls under The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is a yearly meeting of countries with the goal… Read more →
Tag: Global Energy
Expert Roundtable Discusses A Carbon-Free Future
The UN Conference on Climate Change begins in Paris this week, with a global agreement for combatting climate change a realistic possibility. After failing to come to an agreement at the last several international climate change conferences, there are high expectations that Paris will succeed with attendance from the US, China, India, the EU and over 100 other countries. Recently,… Read more →
Major Shift in UK Energy Policy Ahead of UN Conference
More big news out of the UK this week with the expected announcement of a major shift in energy policy. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amber Rudd, the UK’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary is making a major speech on the country’s energy policy wednesday. She’s expected to highlight a major governmental shift to nuclear and natural gas power,… Read more →