Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C. The first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was released outside London in 1990. It concluded that carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases would cause unprecedented climate change if nothing were done to reduce emissions. Some global warming had already been observed, but at…
The Science Is Clear: The IPCC and the Need for Climate Action Now
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest assessment of what science is telling us about the state of our planet. Researchers are more certain than ever before that humans are causing climate change and that some of its most dangerous impacts are accelerating faster…
In New York City, a Food Movement Worthy of the Name
Margaret Brown, Legal Fellow, New York Program, New York Last year, Michael Pollan raised the question of “whether or not there is a ‘food movement’ in America worthy of the name — that is, an organized force in our politics capable of demanding change in the food system.” He wrote this in regard to Prop…
India Green News: India considers talks with US on HFC phase out but resists piecemeal UN deal
Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York September 19-25, 2013 India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India Climate Change Monsoon rainfall dipped 5% over last 50 years PUNE: The sea surface temperature in the Indian Ocean has undergone a steady warming at the rate of…
US Can Meet its Climate Targets by Implementing the President’s Climate Action Plan
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC The U.S. can reduce its climate pollution by implementing the actions in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. That is the finding of an official U.S. government report on progress in meeting its climate target. When President Obama released the climate action plan last June, he set out…
Court Finds Feds Violated Endangered Species Act in Pacific Northwest When Authorizing Navy Sonar
Zak Smith, Attorney, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Santa Monica A federal court has found that the government violated the Endangered Species Act when permitting Navy training activities in the Northwest Training Range Complex—a California-sized training area extending from Washington’s border with Canada down to Northern California. The decision requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)…
This Weekend, Help Envision a Sustainable Little Tokyo in Los Angeles
Giulia C.S. Good Stefani, Project Attorney, Marine Mammal and Southern California Ecosystems Projects, Santa Monica Guest blog by SoCal Ecosystems Program Assistant Lauren Packard: The Little Tokyo Community Council is spearheading a plan for future development around Metro’s proposed Regional Connector that grows the neighborhood economy, respects the area’s history and culture, and promotes environmental sustainability–and…