Rift Remains Between Rich, Poor on CO2 Cuts (Washington Post)
The 17 major polluting countries promised to take verifiable steps to cut carbon emissions and cooperate on funding research to develop clean-
energy technologies, but they would not set long-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions or timetables.
Africa Asks G8 to Honor Farm Aid Pledges (Reuters)
Africa takes center stage at the G8 summit today, asking rich nations to honor past aid pledges and approve a $15 billion farming program to help poor nations.
US Climate Bill Action Punted Deeper into Fall (Politico)
Senate Democrats have punted climate change deeper into the fall, a delay that underscores the steep climb the White House faces in convincing Congress — and the world — to dramatically slash emissions.
Stern Appointment Boosts CCS, and Rudd Government (Financial Times)
Respected
UK economist Nicolas Stern has joined the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, a win for the carbon capture movement and also something of a coup for
Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd.
DOD Enlists GE to Make Military Base a Smart Microgrid Model (GreenBiz)
General Electric, the world's largest industrial company, will work with the Department of Defense in a $2 million project to transform the Twentynine Palms facility, the world's largest Marine Corps base, into a model smart microgrid system.
Nanopillars Promise Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar Cells (Science Daily)
Researchers have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient
solar cells from low-cost and flexible materials. The new
design grows optically active semiconductors in arrays of nanoscale pillars, each a single crystal, with dimensions measured in billionths of a meter.
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