Gore at Davos: Give me your money or everyone dies

For those interested in climate and energy issues, however, it was clear that every speaker in Davos, at least on a rhetorical level, felt that green technology and climate change mitigation/adaptation should factor into global recovery. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon labeled the economic crisis "a gilt-edged opportunity," insisting that investment in a green economy could forestall deeper recession and transform every society on Earth. A less optimistic Al Gore told the Davos crowd that either they would take this economic moment to target carbon emissions, or the planet would spiral toward the uninhabitable.

EPA.GOV now has a "Students for Climate Action" blog

As part of the nation-wide climate change and children’s health education campaign, my goal this semester was to engage middle and high school students to participate in the discussion of global climate change and its effects on children’s health.

European cities sign climate change agreement - Yahoo! News

BRUSSELS – Mayors from more than 350 cities across Europe signed an EU climate change agreement Tuesday pledging to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 percent by 2020.

The pact covers urban areas across 23 EU countries and includes cities like London, Paris and Madrid.

Cities in Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine and Turkey have also signed it, and faraway places — like New York; Buenos Aires, Argentina and Christchurch, New Zealand — also backed the initiative.
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Under the EU plan, cities must create their own energy efficiency plan, which will be updated and checked every two years by the EU. Those that fail to submit their plan within a year of signing the agreement or that do not meet the goals set out in those plans could lose possible EU aid.

EU lawmakers criticized the plan, however, after the commission last week scrapped euro500 million ($652 million) in funds meant to help cities meet their goals.