Response to RPA Open Letter

I received (indirectly) the “open letter” at the end of this email from the RPA. I want to be clear that my characterization of the UN Climate Change Conference was intended to emphasize the scale of the movement and the consequences of not acting rather than to...

Report from Paris – Part 3

Paris, Sunday, December 6, 2015 – This is the first day in a week without scheduled events and an opportunity to catch up on my reports. Two days ago (Saturday) we started with a presentation at the conference center at Le Bourget, “Community Choice Energy – Power to...

Report from Paris – Part 2

This UNFCCC COP 21 is — In a word – overwhelming. Navigating the venues is like learning your way around a small city. Dozens of events are going on simultaneously, including meetings, press conferences, films, briefings, workshops and presentations. Trying to...

Report from Paris – Part 1

Today (Tuesday) we are ground zero of the Climate negotiations. Our team, which consists of Dawn Weisz, executive director of MCE (Marin Clean Energy), Jamie Tuckey of MCE, Tom and Jane Kelly of KyotoUSA and Sequoia Foundation, and Shawn Marshall of LEAN Energy, is...

Holiday Greetings!

May your holidays be filled with joy and good cheer, And may the New Year bring you peace and happiness Sketch by Tom Butt at Plaza de San Francisco, Havana, Cuba, December 14, 2013