http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/13/climate-news-roundup-cancun-summit/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/13/climate-news-roundup-cancun-summit/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:57:26 +0000 Thomas Chen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9348 Baird to Flaunt Climate Cash at Cancun Talks Toronto Star, Dec 6. Canada has committed a $400 million package to assist developing nations reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. Canada’s environment minister John Baird highlighted the fact that while Canada is responsible for 2% of global emissions, it is paying for 4% of the [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/13/climate-news-roundup-cancun-summit/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-1121-and-1128/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-1121-and-1128/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:25:50 +0000 Thomas Chen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9090 Siberia’s Climate Bomb: Thawing Permafrost Could Spell Disaster: Associate Press, Nov. 21 Methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent per molecule than carbon dioxide, is seeping from Sibera’s frozen soil and lakes at an accelerated rate due to global warming. While the 1.5 trillion tons of carbon trapped under the permafrost may be a “ticking [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-1121-and-1128/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/what-the-u-s-midterm-shellacking-means-for-energy-policy/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/what-the-u-s-midterm-shellacking-means-for-energy-policy/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:36:40 +0000 Thomas Chen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8307 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/what-the-u-s-midterm-shellacking-means-for-energy-policy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/24/climate-news-roundup-week-of-118-and-1115/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/24/climate-news-roundup-week-of-118-and-1115/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:29:04 +0000 Thomas Chen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8518 World Should Eradicate Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Reuters, Nov. 9 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued its annual World Energy Outlook, which highlights the need for countries to completely abolish fossil fuel subsidies. While fossil fuel subsidies are projected to reach $500 billion by 2015, renewable energy subsidies are projected to be no more than [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/24/climate-news-roundup-week-of-118-and-1115/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/news-roundup-the-week-of-11052010/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/news-roundup-the-week-of-11052010/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:36:39 +0000 Thomas Chen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8209 The Arctic Shifts to a New Climate Pattern in Which ‘Normal’ Becomes Obsolete, NY Times, Oct. 22 Record high temperatures in the Arctic this year is another sign that the troubling trend of ice cap disintegration, permafrost melting, and snow cover shrinking is becoming irreversible, according to a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report. [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/news-roundup-the-week-of-11052010/feed/ 0