http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6957328.stm
The head of the UNFCC says that rich countries can buy their way out of cutting emissions. His personal opinion, of course. I found this outrageous until I read the article and realize that I agree somewhat. Lowering emissions in developed countries does take more time, effort and money than lowering emissions in the developing world. Of course developed countries and their emissions have to be addressed, and little of this applies to the U.S. where headway is only beginning to be made. But if a company only has a certain amount of money, isn’t it better for them to lower more emissions for their money? Still thinking about this one.
http://www.scidev.net/content/editorials/eng/simple-and-cheap-nepals-application-of-science.cfm
Nepalis are excelling in micropower and reforestation, while boosting the local economy at the same time.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070901faessay86503/elizabeth-c-economy/the-great-leap-backward.html
I’m sure it wasn’t, since China’s environmental problems are the new black, but much of the New York Times article on China I linked earlier seems to have been cribbed from this excellent and in-depth piece from Foreign Affairs on how China’s environmental problems are affecting governance.
