Ban Ki-moon
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Top climate leader wants to be U.N.’s head honcho
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres is preparing to run for secretary-general.
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U.N. tries to inspire world bike revolution, doesn’t
Perhaps you read about the U.N.'s event on Friday, dedicated to getting people to ride bikes? If so, you're in the minority. And there's a good reason why.
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Critical List: Record carbon dioxide emissions in 2011; eating dirt is normal
2011 saw a record high in carbon dioxide emissions, with China’s contribution growing the most. Climate change is a boon for one species, at least: The brown argus butterfly, previously rare, has been staking out more turf for itself as the areas north of its range become warmer and more hospitable. With the chair of […]
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Critical List: Huntsman goes right on climate change; the Mob goes green
Among Republican presidential candidates, denouncing climate science is like a bug. They all have it now. Even Jon Huntsman. Ban Ki-Moon is not particularly hopeful about the prospects of success at Durban. Justifiably. Britain is losing three-quarters of its butterfly species. Katharine Hayhoe is a climatologist and evangelical Christian, which means she spends a lot […]
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The Climate Post: Some progress in Cancun climate talks, but mostly a morass of competing interests
Cancun climate talks negotiators got down to brass tacks. There were comic relief moments, like the removal of climate skeptic Christopher Monckton from a luncheon
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Forests poised for major progress in Cancun — if Hugo Chavez and U.S. don't get in the way
The Cancun climate summit may be turning into a surprising opportunity for progress towards saving the world’s forests and other ecosystems.
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The new U.N. climate chief should have a strong understanding of women’s issues
Photos: angela7dreams via FlickrWe have a critical opportunity right now to make sure the next U.N. climate chief will serve the needs of the global community of women, and we need to seize it. With Yvo de Boer stepping down as executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]
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Where do things stand on international efforts to address global warming?
It is almost three months after the Copenhagen Accord was hammered out by 28 of the world’s key countries that represent over 80 percent of the world’s global warming pollution and some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (as I discussed here). Given the state of the Accord just after Copenhagen […]
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Why are women being left out of climate decision-making?
When will we finally break through this damn glass ceiling?U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced an important new climate change financing group last week, but out of the 19 people named, no women were included. This is unfortunate because women will bear the brunt of the effects of climate change and are key to any climate […]