You are invited to a scheduled CACOR Zoom meeting. Topic: Rick Lindgren | Climate Change and the Law: Issues and Opportunities. Time: Jan 19, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81327457245?pwd=dEowaUFuUTdGWHFZbSszSkZlN09HQT09 Meeting ID: 813 2745 7245 Passcode: 418765 Bio: Richard Lindgren is a staff lawyer at the Canadian Environmental Law Association […]
Net-zero by 2050: A dangerous illusion
This is a short (7 pages) Briefing Note written by: David Spratt & Ian Dunlop | August 2021 | National Center for Climate Restoration [Australia] SUMMARY • “Net zero 2050” emissions (NZ2050) is not just a goal, but a strategy for COP26 to lock in many decades of unnecessary fossil fuels use well past 2050, […]
New York City’s natural gas ban is a major milestone for city climate policy
By Camille Squires New York City just became the largest city in the US to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings, a step toward the city’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2050. The new law, which the city council passed 40-7 (with one abstention) on Dec. 15, prohibits new buildings from using gas for […]
There are more tools than taxes in government’s toolbox (John Hollins)
Letter to the Editor published in the Globe and Mail, 2018 December 3 Lead was used in plumbing from the time of the Romans until the middle of the 20th Century. When the neurological effects were understood, governments acted. • No, they did not tax lead in plumbing. Tetraethyl lead was used in gasoline to retard […]
A Review of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (by Bill Gates)
This is a book review provided by T. David Dougherty, a member of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, in December 2021. Recommendation I think everyone, including climate scientists, technology entrepreneurs, politicians, and ordinary citizens could benefit from reading this book. If enough of us did so, it would help create the common […]
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