A synergy of climate experts, world leaders, nobel peace laureates, and shapers of opinion – helping create the political will to address climate change
Why Trump Should Honor the Paris Deal ¤ William ¤ 4 January 2017 '''This country is in big trouble. We don’t win anymore. We lose to China...We lose to everybody.''' - Donald Trump in the Aug. 6, 2015, primary debate Donald Trump has a gift for hyperbole, but he is correct about one thing: The United States should not stand by while other nations capture the (...) read more
Why Regulations Can Be Good ¤ William ¤ 6 December 2016 Republican leaders in Congress and conservative think tanks are drawing up their lists of federal regulations they want President Trump to help them kill once he takes office. Judging by his Trump is eager to cooperate. He has promised to “reform the entire regulatory code” and to issue a (...) read more
Is Carbon Hiding in Your Nest Egg? ¤ William ¤ 30 November 2016 If you have money tucked away in a mutual fund or a retirement account, you have the power to invest in the world’s transition to clean energy. It’s rather important that you do. With the leadership of the federal government in question again, grassroots action is more critical than ever. All you (...) read more
Will Trump Scrap America’s Biggest Jobs Opportunity? ¤ William ¤ 30 November 2016 Now that he is our president-elect, will Donald Trump, the master of incendiary rhetoric and scorched earth campaigning, transform into a thoughtful leader who represents “every citizen of our land”? That’s the hope of the Americans who have worked so hard for so many years to build a wall against (...) read more
Why We Need An Energy Plan ¤ William ¤ 21 October 2016 The issues confronting America’s energy sector today are arguably more complex and urgent than at any other time in the nation’s history. We are the middle of a very disruptive energy revolution. We know what our destination must be. Science has defined it. We have to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (...) read more
The President’s Power to Convene ¤ William ¤ 19 October 2016 '''America’s aging dams and levees require a new approach to climate-related flooding. (Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)''' Last August nearly 7 trillion gallons of water rained on Louisiana in less than a week, causing the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane (...) read more
A PV Panel On Every Roof ¤ William ¤ 2 August 2016 In the home stretch of his presidency, Barack Obama still has some ideas up his sleeve. The latest is his crusade to make sure that every American household and business can become a solar power plant. There has been plenty of good news about solar energy in recent years. It is becoming much (...) read more
Land and Security: Focus on Migration ¤ Author Removed ¤ 26 July 2016 With over 1 million migrants and refugees arriving in Europe, 2015 saw the highest migration flow since World War II according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The degradation of 25 per cent of the most productive lands is forcing farmers and pastoralists to move in search (...) read more
Climate Reality Check ¤ Ian T. ¤ 13 June 2016 '''''' ''Recount'', our Breakthrough report published in April 2015, emphasised the need for emergency action if the potentially catastrophic and irreversible impacts of climate change are to be avoided. Given the latest evidence, it is almost impossible to now keep temperature increases below (...) read more
Campaign Forecast: Hot & Cold on Climate Change ¤ William ¤ 7 June 2016 If it turns out as it appears that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the major parties’ candidates for the presidency this year, one of their clear-cut differences will be their positions on global climate change. Secretary Clinton is a climate hawk; Mr. Trump is a climate denier. But if (...) read more