A time for reflection
As we close out this year, now is a good time for some refection before we charge into a new calendar. At the Institute, we have done just that, by …
Read MoreCOP15 Postmortem: Part I the UNFCCC process
It has taken this observer a few days (critically complemented by well overdue restful nights) to fairly assess the results of the Copenhagen fortnight. This delayed consideration is in part …
Read MoreStanding room only at the Institute’s Copenhagen side event
On Saturday evening the Institute had the distinct pleasure to co-host an official COP15 side event with the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSE) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Read MoreCNN.com asks Michael Gillenwater about Carbon Trading
Will carbon trading work? December 14, 2009 11:41 p.m. EST – From CNN.com (CNN) — Carbon trading — with its mix of free-market principles and government regulation — holds global …
Read MoreCOP 15 Week in Review
As the first week came to a close at Copenhagen’s Bella Center, I took a moment to record a few impressions on the grueling COP process and an overview of …
Read MoreBottlenecked CDM needs U.S. talent injection – Sindicatum CEO
From Reuters News on 19 November 2009, 16:19 PM By Michael Szabo LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – An injection of U.S. talent into the $6.5 billion market in carbon offsets …
Read MoreClimate-gate and Sarah Palin?
You know that the times are getting a little weird when Sarah Palin starts talking about historical reconstructions using proxy data of average global surface temperature (see her recent opinion …
Read MoreThis week’s guest blogger – Don Bain
Please join me in welcoming one of our alumni and members as guest blogger this week for Inside the Institute. Don Bain is a highly successful management consultant, software expert and …
Read MoreUpdate from COP15 – What a ‘Whirlwind’
To say my first two days at COP15 in Copenhagen have been a whirlwind, would not only be a tired cliché, but would also horrendously underestimate the speed at which …
Read MoreEmissions offsets — a subsurface headache for Copenhagen’s players
From Nathanial Gronewold, E&E reporter UNITED NATIONS — As some 15,000 people gather in Copenhagen for a high-profile effort to create a follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol agreement, some …
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