Today's Climate: December 2, 2008
by Stacy Feldman - Dec 2nd, 2008
Quest for New Climate Treaty Begins in Earnest (AP)
Negotiators kicked off the final yearlong push for a new climate treaty yesterday -- but with the US government in transition, the EU in disarray and a worldwide economic crisis, chances were hazy for a quick agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
James L. Jones' Energy Views Worry Some Environmentalists (Los Angeles Times)
James L. Jones is Obama's new national security advisor. But Jones leads an institute that has challenged global warming, causing some green groups to view his environmental and energy record with suspicion.
Big Three Automakers to Submit Plans to Congress (AP)
Detroit's Big Three automakers, making a second bid for $25 billion in funding, are presenting Congress with separate plans today to restructure their ailing companies and provide assurances that the funding will help them survive and thrive.
EU Car Makers to Get More Time to Meet CO2 Cuts (AP)
EU governments and the European Parliament have struck a provisional deal that gives car makers until 2015 to meet stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions -- three years more than originally planned.
Italy Threatens to Veto EU Climate Change Package (AFP)
Italy will veto ambitious EU plans to tackle climate change unless changes are made to make the package less costly to industry, a minister has warned.
Brazil Describes New plan to Slow Deforestation (AP)
Brazil plans to boost spending and programs to significantly slow destruction of the Amazon rain forest by 72% by 2017, aiming to reduce global warming by slashing the amount of CO2 emitted when trees are burned.
Edison's Rooftop Solar Project Powers Up (Los Angeles Times)
Southern California Edison has unveiled its newest power plant: 33,700 solar panels atop a warehouse that will feed green energy directly into the grid. It's the first piece of what the utility says could become the largest rooftop solar installation in the world
UK Churches in Anti-Coal Power Call (BBC News)
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have called on the UK government to turn away from investment into coal-fired power plants.
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