Climate Counts: Corporate Climate Leaders Make Big Gains in 2011

Our optimism is tempered by the reality that global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise

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Durban: The China Diplo-Speak Syndrome

 My strong suspicion is that Xie’s statements at the Durban press conference on Monday amount to a kind of octopus ink cloud of diplo-speak designed to confuse credulous activists and over-eager negotiators about its real intentions and goals. If it works China hopes to escape Durban without being blamed for its "failure." The Chinese have no intention of agreeing to an international treaty that would limit their greenhouse gas emissions any time soon. I’ll keep you posted on how this develops.

Peter Foster: Saving Kyoto And The Euro By Friday

The foundering this week of not one but two experiments in megalomanic government pretension — the Kyoto Protocol and the European superstate — should provide cause for reflection about the limits of government. Instead, what we are seeing is desperate attempts to paper over the yawning policy cracks.

While Europe Sleeps, China's Shale Revolution Could Surpass US

China is set for a shale gas revolution which will surpass that seen in the United States, the chairman of Sinopec, the country's second-largest oil company, said a day after Reuters revealed Royal Dutch Shell Plc had begun shale gas production in China.

Public Support For Tackling Climate Change Declines Dramatically

There has been dramatic decline over the past decade in the public's support for tackling climate change in Britain. Backing for higher green taxes and charges has waned and scepticism about the seriousness of the threat to the environment has increased.