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CA Gov. Schwarzenegger to hold global climate summit: How will it mesh with Obama’s climate agenda?
ClimateScienceWatch —
... This week California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be hosting at least four governors and government officials from China, India, Australia, Mexico, Canada and several other countries at a “Global Climate Summit” in Beverly Hills. Will the outcome of this summit be helpful to President-elect Obama’s new climate change negotiating team (still to be named) moving forward to the December 2009 climate treaty talks in Copenhagen? Will Obama send a transition team representative to monitor the proceedings? ...
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>> Schwarzenegger’s hosting a Governors’ Global Climate Summit starting ...
Barack Obama Commits to "New Chapter" on Climate Change
WattHead - Energy News and Commentary —
... at the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, CA, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to turn over "a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change." ...
Obama Welcomes Conferees to Schwarzenegger’s Global Climate Summit [w/video]
Red, Green, and Blue —
... On Tuesday, more than 600 environmental officials and activists, along with five U.S. governors and regional politicians from local and foreign regional entities gathered in Beverly Hills for a two-day Global Climate Summit, hosted by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...
Barack Obama Commits to “New Chapter” on Climate Change
It's Getting Hot In Here —
... at the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, CA, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to turn over “a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change.” ...
President-elect Obama Signals He Will Restore American Leadership on Global Warming
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... At a global warming summit convened today in California, President-elect Obama signaled that he will make addressing global warming the high priority it deserves. In the video statement telecast ( ...
Any Nation That Wants to Combat Climate Change Has an Ally in the US: President-Elect Obama
TreeHugger —
In case anyone had their doubts that president-elect Barack Obama’s commitment to combatting climate change (especially reengaging with the international community) and in promoting renewable energy, check out this video clip which was prepared for presentation at a Governor’s Global Climate Summit happening in California.
While he doesn’t... ...
Can Obama Fight Climate Change and a Recession?
Earth2Tech —
... ) to the Governorpalooza summit that California’s Arnold Schwarzenneger is hosting this Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the world’s climate. The message: America’s stance on climate change is about to change. ...
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>> Schwarzenegger’s 2-day Governors Global Climate Summit ends “with the adoption of a pledge by 26 governors and ...
Western Governors to Obama: Invest Billions in Clean Energy
Earth2Tech —
... sent to a participants of a climate change summit organized by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, “any governor who is willing to promote clean energy will have an ally in the White House.” And it was just one of several pledges he made. Governors from Western states have now issued a ...
Getting Preachy
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... into nothingness. It has happened before: Jimmy Carter, for example, had solar panels installed on the White House roof. Ronald Reagan instantly took them down.
What's different now? Will a worldwide economic crisis take us into a new future? Will technology make the difference? A President of my generation? All of the above?
It is my bet that it will be President Obama harnessing the opportunity of crisis and power of technology. As he told delegates to a climate meeting in California a few weeks ago:
"Now is the time to ...
Youth report from Poznań: Taking Back Our Future
Climate Progress —
... U.S. allies (Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand) to stall negotiations. These actions actively jeopardize our future. Those at the Conference fighting for a safe climate - governments, NGOs, and business alike - all await the first of the interim negotiations, beginning at the end of March in Bonn, to truly begin working with the U.S. on a strong Copenhagen agreement. Come January 20th, Barack Obama will write a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change. Barack Obama’s statement presented at the Governor’s Global Climate Summit was a groundbreaking moment in ...
Part II: Green laboratories of democracy
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... Signaling that the nexus of leadership in U.S. climate policy lies currently at the state level, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hosted the Governors' Global Climate Summit in November, ostensibly to facilitate a high-level meeting between international and American leaders that bypassed the federal government. Unsurprisingly, California has led state efforts in advancing climate policy, and is currently in the process of adopting the largest and most comprehensive ...
