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Recent federal legislative proposals for energy efficiency and climate change have included measures that aggressively promote more stringent building energy codes to reduce energy use from buildings and emissions of associated global-warming gases. Federal actions on building codes also feature major federal incentive initiatives.

None of the scientists in the room so much as blinked when David Keith suggested saving the world with spy planes spraying sulfuric acid. Keith, a physicist at the University [...]

Carbon trading is allowing industrialized countries and companies to avoid their emissions reduction targets. It takes two main forms: 'cap and trade' and 'carbon offsetting.' Under cap and trade schemes, [...]

Whether you're a climate change denier or doomsayer, an avid recycler or rabid consumer of plastic bottles, there is one very good but little-known reason to oppose carbon offsets: their [...]

Companies in the United Kingdom are leading international business in calling for action on climate change. Heads of state will gather for a United Nations (UN) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is believed that the United Kingdom's Climate Change Act 2008 has already set the global standard.

The American Gas Association has been pushing for the industry's participation in climate change initiatives. It said federal policy must provide support for measuring energy use to reduce energy waste and emissions. But the AGA has to invest in new technologies for clean natural gas.

Arobust agreement at next month's United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen-one that puts in place measures to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere-would be positive for the planet and [...]

The emergence of a strong youth voice for environmental action--particularly on climate change--is hardly surprising. Recent polling by the Climate Institute (1) backs up wider findings that younger people are [...]

The European Union's emission trading scheme is presented as an example to examine how domestic emission trading systems regarding climate change differ even when there exists the World Trade Organization scheme. Clean development mechanisms and project based mechanisms under the Kyoto protocol are also discussed.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two years ago, executives at Levi Strauss & Co. analyzed the effects of climate change on their business and realized the consequences could be dire. Declining water supplies [...]

More and more local governments, state governments, and corporations now report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Soon, federal agencies will be required to inventory the annual emissions from their buildings, [...]

This article describes LMI's creation of a new guide for federal leaders as they assume office in the Obama administration in January 2009. We have created A Federal Leader's Guide [...]

The United States and China need to cooperate in the addressing the issue of climate change. China has overtaken the US in carbon emission in 2007. The US has a vast collection of technologies that can help China reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Germany's economic sectors can lower greenhouse gas emissions by 31% by the year 2020. Emission reduction in Germany calls for better energy-efficiency which are profitable in the long run, the use of technology that costs as much as 20 euro a ton and power generation that involved less emission-intensive sources which cost higher. The possible emission reduction strategies for different sectors are examined.

Germany, the US, the UK, and Australia can lower their greenhouse gas emissions by their 2030 levels at relatively low or no cost. Low-cost options include promotion of second-generation biofuels, creating wind power systems in windy areas and improving the fuel efficiency of light trucks and cars. The benefits of adopting such options, which are aimed at addressing climate change, are given.

The manner in which King County is planning its policy development processes by incorporating climate change risks expected locally by 2050 is presented.

The proposed federal standard for renewable energy that could effectively alter the functioning of the power industry is discussed. It would also test lawmakers' stated determination to combat climate change.

Canadian author Naomi Klein is so well known for her blade-sharp commentary that it's easy to forget that she is, above all, a first-rate reporter. I got a glimpse into [...]

Editor's note: This article is adapted from the Worldwatch Institute report Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon Energy by 2030 (www.worldwatch.org/node/6340). Janet Sawin is a World-watch senior fellow and coordinating lead author of [...]

A new garden show in Sonoma, California, is cutting through the green hum by harmonizing issues like drought and global warming with high-concept sustainability and inspirational garden experiences. The Late [...]

India has been actively exerting effort to address the issue of climate change. The country is one of the least polluting countries in the world. The country has hosted a two-day climate conference and launched a new research center for monitoring carbon emissions.

IMAGINATION IS A WONDERFUL THING. People use it all the time--accountants as well as painters, politicians as well as astronomers. Whatever the field, you can find people making striking breakthroughs [...]