Carlin Economics and Science

With emphasis on climate change

Day: December 12, 2015

Toothless, Non-binding UN Agreement Reached in Paris

Today the UN COP 21 in Paris reached agreement on a new international climate agreement after many years of meetings and oceans of propaganda. Although the agreement includes a number of aspirational statements, it is essentially toothless and non-binding. It is actually weaker than the Kyoto Protocol that it is intended to replace. The result

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The Next Week May Be a Significant One in the Climate Wars

Two events currently appear likely to change the endless climate saga over the next week. The well known one is the UN COP 21 meeting now ongoing in Paris. It is difficult to see how all the problems preventing a meaningful agreement since COP 15 in Copenhagen will somehow be resolved in the next few

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