Report from Paris Part 4

by | Dec 11, 2015 | Uncategorized

Friday, December 11, 2015, Paris – Bonjour! While we were enjoying dinner in Paris last night, negotiators at Le Bourget worked hard all night long, not relenting until nearly 7:00 AM this morning in an attempt to move the COP21 agenda to completion. The word we are...

Response to RPA Open Letter

by | Dec 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

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

by | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

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

by | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

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

by | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

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...