COP15 starts with a bang and tightly choreographed announcement from U.S. Energery Czarina Carol Browner's controlled U.S. EPA. Greenpeace is urging the Emperor that it gives him justification to move ahead with a binding agreement at Copenhagen without Congressional Cap and Trade approval.
WASHINGTON – Officials tell The Associated Press that the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated.
The EPA will announced its findings at a news conference Monday.
The announcement is timed to boost the Obama administration's arguments at an international climate conference — beginning this week — that the United States is taking actions to combat global warming, even though Congress has yet to act on climate legislation.
Under a Supreme Court ruling, the so-called endangerment finding is needed before the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases released from power plants, factories and automobiles under the federal Clean Air Act.
UN climate conference opens with pressure on US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091207/ap_on_sc/climate
excerpt...
Climate activists in Copenhagen said the decision could help the Obama administration move ahead on climate policy without waiting for action from Congress.
"The question is will they use it that way, or are they using it as a bargaining chip to threaten action, and get Congress to act instead," said Damon Moglen, of Greenpeace USA.
The EPA will announced its findings at a news conference Monday.
The announcement is timed to boost the Obama administration's arguments at an international climate conference — beginning this week — that the United States is taking actions to combat global warming, even though Congress has yet to act on climate legislation.
Under a Supreme Court ruling, the so-called endangerment finding is needed before the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases released from power plants, factories and automobiles under the federal Clean Air Act.
UN climate conference opens with pressure on US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091207/ap_on_sc/climate
excerpt...
Climate activists in Copenhagen said the decision could help the Obama administration move ahead on climate policy without waiting for action from Congress.
"The question is will they use it that way, or are they using it as a bargaining chip to threaten action, and get Congress to act instead," said Damon Moglen, of Greenpeace USA.
Earth's Next Last Chance
...But Copenhagen also is prologue for the 2010 climate change summit in Mexico City, which will be planet Earth's last chance, until the next one.
Global Warming in the hot seat
U.S. Energy Czar Says Domestic Legislation Key to Cleantech
December 7, 2009
On the eve of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, U.S. Energy and Climate Change Czar Carol Browner told a DC conference that while international agreements are important, domestic climate change legislation is crucial to greater investment in clean technologies.
Speaking at the Innovation Economy Conference in Washington, DC, Browner said:
"We need to give the private sector rules of the road and standards so we can start to see investments. It's through comprehensive reform that we will send the right signals to investors."
Browner said companies need to know about new energy consumption rules and carbon reduction targets to manage their businesses, as do entrepreneurs planning to launch new and innovative cleantech ventures.
Browner said that about $80 billion in stimulus funding has been earmarked for green and renewable energy technology, and all programs supported by these funds have been oversubscribed.
"It shows the private sector is willing to make investments, but with the economic conditions and tight capital markets, we need to create an environment where there is a guaranteed return on those investments," she said. "We haven't quite gotten there yet."
Browner is the former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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On the eve of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, U.S. Energy and Climate Change Czar Carol Browner told a DC conference that while international agreements are important, domestic climate change legislation is crucial to greater investment in clean technologies.
Speaking at the Innovation Economy Conference in Washington, DC, Browner said:
"We need to give the private sector rules of the road and standards so we can start to see investments. It's through comprehensive reform that we will send the right signals to investors."
Browner said companies need to know about new energy consumption rules and carbon reduction targets to manage their businesses, as do entrepreneurs planning to launch new and innovative cleantech ventures.
Browner said that about $80 billion in stimulus funding has been earmarked for green and renewable energy technology, and all programs supported by these funds have been oversubscribed.
"It shows the private sector is willing to make investments, but with the economic conditions and tight capital markets, we need to create an environment where there is a guaranteed return on those investments," she said. "We haven't quite gotten there yet."
Browner is the former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Five AIG Execs Say May Quit Over Pay: Report
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/07/business/business-us-aig-pay.html
The Supreme Case Against Sarbanes-Oxley
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704431804574539921864252380.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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