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Climate Institute Internal Affairs

Nancy Wilson Perkins, Climate Alert founding editor, dies. Read more

Michael McElroy and James Lee Witt join Climate Institute Board. Read More

Mexican environmental pioneer, one of Time Latin America's Leaders of the New Millennium, Luis Roberto Acosta, to head Climate Institute's Latin American regional activities. Read more

Director-General of New Delhi-based Tata Energy Research Institute, member of the Climate Institute Board of Advisors and newly elected IPCC Chair, Dr. R. K. Pachauri, looks ahead to daunting task. Read more

Institute President John C. Topping, Jr. honored with Dartmouth College Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Lifetime Achievement Award.  Read more

Gordon MacDonald Environmental Leadership Program
One of the leading atmospheric scientists of the last half-century, Gordon MacDonald, who died May 14, 2002, was a pioneer in many aspects of global environmental protection. Read More

 

Climate Institute Programs

Endangered Islands Campaign will be launched in Mauritius. More

 

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Climate

Abrupt Climate Change Key Theme of First Ever Art Exhibit at Florence's Galileo Observatory

State & Local Action

Pennsylvania Climate Day draws hundreds. Read more

The US Pacific Northwest and Canada's British Columbia appear to be emerging as the world's leading region for clean energy development.
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Mexico slated to be first nation to have urban air quality and UV data online, a pioneering initiative of SIMA. Read more

New Hampshire becomes first US state to enact carbon dioxide limits for power plants.  Read more

While Administration and Congress Balk on Kyoto Many U.S. States Move Forward on Greenhouse Emission Efforts. Read more

 

International Action

Blair's Aggressive Stance on Climate Might Help Break International Impasse. One possible early consequence of the successful conclusion of the US-UK war to topple the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq could be to nudge climate change and renewable energy back onto the international agenda. British Prime Minister Blair who staked his political career on aggressive action to address the former Iraqi regime has been the most outspoken of the G-8 leaders on climate protection and renewables development. More

Victoria, A Major Coal Producing State of Australia, Announces Sweeping Climate Protection Plan. Although the national government in Australia recently announced its refusal to support ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, sentiment seems quite different at the state level in this large coal exporting country. Read more

Caribbean Countries Set Ambitious Energy Targets. Johannesburg, September 2, 2002 - Three Caribbean Island Nations have told the World Summit in Johannes-burg that they have set themselves ambitious targets for renewable energy. Read more

Russian Ratification of Kyoto Could Spark Large Scale Renewable Energy Development. Read more

What YOU Can Do

War, Gas and the Economy. War, higher gas prices and a weak economy seem to be doing wonders for hybrid vehicles and might also signal the path to a better vehicle fuel efficiency in the US. Read more