May 20 2010
Following the UK elections on May 6th, the right-wing Conservative party, who secured 306 seats in the election (20 short of an outright majority), joined forces with the center-left Liberal Democrats, who secured 57 seats, to form the UK’s first coalition Government since World War II.
This briefing note looks at the key elements of the new coalition government’s climate and energy
Dec 14 2009
As we approach the endgame of the Copenhagen climate change negotiations, members of the Major Economies Forum, a group of the largest emitting nations, announced a $350m technology transfer program to support developing countries a series of action plans for key climate technologies and a US led clean
Dec 09 2009
Nick Mabey was asked to give his expert reaction to the leak of Danish text at at the Copenhagen negotiations. His view (copied below) was made as part of wider comment, available at Guardian’s Copenhagen climate conference coverage.
Jul 13 2009
Following the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, there has been a lot of coverage on the group’s G8’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 and avoid average global temperatures from rising more than two degrees Celsius. But is it all smoke and mirrors or is there real progress towards a Global Climate Deal at Copenhagen in December 2009?
Dec 15 2008
Following a meeting on transatlantic relations at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), an article written by Jennifer Morgan, E3G’s Global Climate Change Director and Simon Koschut of The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP – Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Austwartige Politik e.V.) appeared in DGAP Standpunkt.
The article is also available to download above.
Nov 29 2008
With the meeting at Poznan, Poland just hours away, Bruce Gellerman of Living on Earth Radio interviews Jennifer Morgan on what she expects will happen at the negotiations. The recording of the interview is available here and below is a transcript.
The historic city of Poznan, Poland will host talks on the future of climate change.
International leaders will meet in Poznan, Poland next week to
Nov 24 2008
Following months of research and discussion, we are pleased to announce the launch of the new E3G report: “Innovation and Technology Transfer: Framework for a Global Climate Deal”.
In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its most definitive report to date, finding that human-induced climate change is already happening and will lead to catastrophic results if not
Nov 11 2008
A new E3G paper, Climate Action in Major Emerging Economies, is now available for download.
The paper highlights the important steps being taken to address climate change by members of the ‘Plus Five’ emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa) and describes the mutual climate security benefits that would result from increased financial and technical support from
Sep 08 2008
In his interview by morning Ireland’s Cathal MacCoille & Aine Lawlor, E3G’s Nick Mabey explains why no more coal power stations should be built in case the plan to safely store emissions does not work.
Calling the new CCS plant in Germany a ‘great if it works’ technology, Morning Ireland asks Nick what the catch is:
The catch at the moment is that we haven’t got the technology to
Sep 05 2008
As the first ever coal-fired power plant ready to capture and store its CO2 emissions prepares for its opening in Northern Germany, E3G’s Nick Mabey emphasizes the importance and urgency for funding and delivery of CCS plants.
E3G has worked since 2004 to accelerate the demonstration and deployment of CCS. E3G works with Vattenfall, the plant’s owners, in the CCS Leadership Group advocacy
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