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We are addressing two of the most crucial issues which are to be discussed at the conference: Based on readers' comments, we will generate a special Atlantic Memo that will be distributed to WEF organizers and to decision makers worldwide at the start of the conference. December 8, 2009 | When Climate Change Takes OverAlthough climate activists have been successful at attracting the world’s attention to the receding ice on Mount Kilimanjaro, with an influx of tourists as a direct result, they fail to bring attention to the people of Tanzania. ++ Although scientists …More December 7, 2009 | Politicians in Copenhagen Must Rise to the Challenge“Politicians in Copenhagen can and must agree on the essential elements of a fair and effective deal and, crucially, a firm timetable for turning it into a treaty.” ++ The required transformation will demand that we all rethink …More November 26, 2009 | "Climate of Denial"A series of email-exchanges from Britain’s Climate Research Unit, that were released by a hacker, show how researchers should not respond to global warming sceptics. ++ Although none of them undercuts the scientific consensus on climate change, a call …More November 10, 2009 | Canada: Sick Man of the Environmental MovementWhilst European leaders and the US Congress are making extraordinary efforts to bridge the carbon gap, Canada has been painfully silent in the run-up to Copenhagen. ++ Canada has not developed a plausible policy, or a road map for …More November 6, 2009 | No To Border TaxesCalls for taxes on imports from countries that do not adopt stringent greenhouse gas targets, divert attention from the key issue of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and risk antagonising developing countries. ++ Developed economies’ fears of carbon leakage and …More June 4, 2009 | US Car Makers Lose out to Asia's Green CredentialsGeneral Motors, the second of the three big US car companies, filed for bankruptcy while the “rising economic might of Asia” appears differently than expected. ++ After the “industrial humiliation” of the US, the world turns its …More February 24, 2009 | A Good Dose of Regulation Solves All ProblemsEurope’s carbon markets are collapsing and this is bad news for climate change. ++ Economics dictates that if the price of a good goes down, demand goes up; this happened with carbon permits, because “if [they] are cheap, and everyone …More February 5, 2009 | Global Energy Infrastructure Needs Higher InvestmentThe financial crisis has put the brakes on a sustainable energy market for now. Investment in the last half of 2008 was only half of what it was in 2007. “Green investment” during financial crisis will be considered an ever …More January 29, 2009 | A New Climate Regime: Top-Down ChangeMemo 13: Atlantic Community members suggest the establishment of a global regulating mechanism for climate change and stress the need to ensure that everyone can live up to the technological demands of a new, climate-friendly economy. …More January 27, 2009 | A Multidimensional Approach for a Planet in PerilScott Michael Moore: The complex global environmental challenges of today require a multidimensional approach to environmental governance, one that engages all nations and levels of government and society. …More January 23, 2009 | Action On Climate Change Requires Global Technology TransferSam Vanderslott: Successful technology transfer is at the heart of finding a viable solution to the climate change challenge. Powerful private sector interests must be overcome in order to allow co-operation between developed and developing nations. …More January 22, 2009 | Socioecological Innovation: an Alternative FutureJordan Levine: As populations increase and resources become scarcer, international relations stand to deteriorate. World leaders must combine global trade liberalization with data on the relationship between ecosystem function and human well-being. Mandatory life-cycle assessments are the best way of doing this. …More |
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In line with the forthcoming World Economic Forum Conference at Davos (Jan 28 - Feb 1), atlantic-community.org is holding a World Economic Forum Focus Week in a 5 day run-up to the event.
