Climate activists fighting Trump by the poolside at UN Climate Summit in Morocco
by Tony Ryan Pro-vice Chancellor for Science and Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield and Duncan Cameron Professor of Plant and Soil Biology, University of Sheffield Tony Ryan receives funding from the Grantham Foundation and Tony Ryan receives funding from the Grantham Foundation. We’re here in Morocco for COP22, the […]
Trump’s victory turns UN delegates into climate ‘zombies’ at summit
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Is-Trump-s-victory-game-over-for-climate-10605356.php “A third of the people here are walking around like zombies, like the walking dead, not sure what to do,” said UC Berkeley Professor Daniel Kammen, speaking from Morocco. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to back out of last year’s landmark Paris climate accord — the same agreement the negotiators in Marrakech are trying […]
Trump Victory in ‘Stuns Climate World’
Trump Victory in Presidential Race Stuns Climate World he global climate community gathering now in Marrakech, Morocco is reeling from the news that the U.S. has elected Donald Trump, a climate denier, to be the next U.S. president. The outcome was an unwelcome surprise and bitter disappointment to many climate negotiators, experts and activists at […]
Morano headed to Marrakech to challenge UN climate pact as part of CFACT’s delegation
CFACT is sending an expert delegation to COP 22, the UN conference on climate change, which runs from November 7 – 18 in Marrakech, Morocco. The U.S. election occurs during COP 22. No matter what the outcome, the ramifications of the election for the UN climate pact will be a fascinating topic. CFACT executive director […]
Cheers! Warmists in panic: ‘The world’s hard-fought climate action could be stopped in its tracks’ if Trump wins
There are big things happening in the news, especially if you care about climate change. On Friday, the historic Paris Agreement officially went into effect, months earlier than anyone expected. And on Monday, countries from around the world convened in Marrakesh, Morocco for the beginning of the annual U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), […]
NBC News: Prospect of ‘President Trump’ Casts Cloud Over UN Climate Conference in Africa
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prospect-president-trump-casts-cloud-over-cop-22-climate-conference-n677246 Experts who spend their days plotting contingency plans to avert the effects of climate change are now confronted with another weighty scenario: what happens if Donald Trump wins the election. A dark cloud is hanging over Marrakesh, Morocco, this week as climate experts and world leaders gather for their first major summit since signing […]
10,000 Fly In For Doomed UN Climate Talks – Morano will be there in Africa!
10,000 FLY IN FOR DOOMED UN CLIMATE TALKS Date: 05/11/16 Ben Webster, The Times More than 10,000 people are flying to Marrakesh for a UN climate change conference despite officials admitting that they will make little or no progress on key issues. The two-week meeting, which begins in the Moroccan city on Monday, was declared […]
U.S. to Unveil Path to Decarbonize by 2050 in Morocco
By Dean Scott Oct. 25 — The U.S. will unveil a sweeping plan to decarbonize its economy by 2050 at the Nov. 7–18 climate summit in Morocco, giving other nations a template to draw up their own plans for quickly shifting away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources, the top U.S. climate negotiator […]