Montag, 1. Februar 2010

Kyoto/Copenhagen vs. Montreal

Bibliography:

Greenpeace research Projects highlights the how companies such as Exxon influence politics and public view about climate destabilization. This has a negative effect upon the conferences because public view is distorted.
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/exxon-secrets

A website concentrates on the influence of exxon on the US govenment, which had pulled out of the Kyoto agreements. Great funds of the oil company flew to different sectors to deny climate change,
http://www.exxposeexxon.com/facts/gwdeniers.html

Great article about why Copenhagen and Kyoto cannot work. Criticises the ways of interaction, the number of participants, their broad goals, the free rider proble. Gives solutions that would ensure to reach the goal decreasing emissions.

http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0911/full/climate.2009.112.html

Author thinks that the problem of the "upcomming" Copenhagen conference is that there are two many people attending it. He states carbon prices as a solution to global climate destabilization.
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14994838

Article deals with why montreal worked and kyoto didn't. Montreal was a managable size and the gasses were simmilar in origin, while many gasses contribute to Kyoto and Copenhagen
He states as a solution that they should aim to decrease the level of black carbon and different agreements should deal with the levels of greenhouse gasses.
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14994848

States copenhagen's success in adressing deforestation. Wants to spend 3.5 billion to reduce deforestation but there are still organization problems and economic problems of it.
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15129518

States that the benefits of adverting this climate change catastrophe is very large compared to the costs if there is a failure and the costs of the economic crisis. He thinks that the problem with kyoto and copenhagen is to implement the deals and to deal with public uncertainty

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15017322

United States does not agree to Kyoto protocoll and thanks the company axxon for its "active involvement" in climate change poly. Shows how much influence the private oil company has on US policies.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/jun/08/usnews.climatechange

Kanada also does not want to participate in Kyoto goals and gives up. Minister announces that there are no chance in reaching the targets of Kyoto.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/04/25/ambrose060425.html

Scientists of Oxford University announce Kyoto a failure and the wrong tool to cut carbon emissions. They say it is not as easy to handle as the Montreal Accord.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/scientists-say-kyoto-protocol-is-outdated-failure-397801.html


News report from copenhagen during Conference. They are way behind schedule. It is a desaster
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/16/copenhagen-summit-miliband-farce-warning


The last day of the copenhagen conference. Announces it a "crisis". Shows that it didn't work.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8420016.stm