I am starting a little series today where we will introduce Asian-Pacific small (island) counties and their recent development in terms of renewable energy and efficiency, based on some articles written by Daphné Barbotte, Junior Policy and Communication Officer at the Southeast Asia and Pacific Secretariat of REEEP which contribute to the “Encyclopedia of Energy [...]
Today is the deadline under the U.N climate accord for rich countries to submit their targets in terms of GHG emissions, and for developing nations to declare their plans for reducing and slowing down emissions.
The Copenhagen Accord acknowledges the scientific view that the increase in global temperature must be limited to no more than 2 degrees in order to keep our planet the way we know it. This view is shared by most countries, rich and poor. This political accord has set a January 31 2010 deadline for rich [...]