A new study argues that replacing all the world’s coal power plants with natural gas would do little to slow global warming this century
As Eurozone Crisis Deepens, Fight to Save Emissions Trading Scheme Begins
Europe needs to take action to save its system for trading greenhouse gas emission permits, argued analysts and big businesses
Surprise Deal Emerges at United Nations Climate Talks
A worldwide coalition gradually formed that forged, essentially, to sign an agreement to make another agreement—but it is progress
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies May Be the Way to Jumpstart Climate Finance
Also in this week’s Climate Post, a grim energy forecast from the Energy Information Administration, and the growth of China’s environmental movement
Ending Oil Tax Breaks Could Pay for New Jobs—and Some May Be Green
Controversy is brewing over how many green jobs have been created so far—and at what cost
The Climate Post: Beleaguered EPA Must Take Charge of Greenhouse Gases, Supreme Court Rules
The ruling leaves the door open for other suits calling for regulations of carbon emissions, and raises the stakes for both friends and foes of the EPA
The Climate Post: OPEC Discord May Be “the Beginning of the End” of the Oil Cartel
General Motors’ CEO calls for higher gas taxes to push people to more efficient cars, and MIT researchers develop “Cambridge crude” to give electric cars more flexibility
The Climate Post: Record-breaking Greenhouse Gas Emissions, but Carbon Market Failing
In other news, Germany and Switzerland decided to abandon nuclear power, and industrial countries plead for more oil but OPEC is unlikely to supply it
The Climate Post: U.K.’s “Greenest Government Ever” Charges Ahead with Nuclear Power
Also, nuclear warnings in Japan were raised but ignored, and Exxon’s CEO got rejected by students in favor of a peak oil expert
The Climate Post: The World has Passed Peak Oil, says Top Economist
In other news, renewables hit bottlenecks, feed-in tariffs for clean energy get choked by austerity measures, and the “Battle of the Buildings” begins
