Amidst the battles over automobile efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards, the Senate quietly included the Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007 in the energy bill it passed last week. In doing so, the Senate took a step away from the overheated rhetoric of energy independence, and towards an energy policy capable of handling the challenges of today's interconnected world. ...

Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns Julian Borger The Guardian June 23, 2007 The conflict in Darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation, which threaten to trigger a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage, according to a UN report published yesterday. "Darfur ... holds grim lesso...

A Climate Culprit In Darfur Ban Ki Moon The Washington Post June 16, 2007 Just over a week ago, leaders of the world's industrialized nations met in Heiligendamm, Germany, for their annual summit. Our modest goal: to win a breakthrough on climate change. And we got it -- an agreement to cut greenhouse gases by 50 percent before 2050. Especially gratifying for me is that the methods will be n...

View this as a PDF Summary S.Res.30 was introduced by Senator Biden, on January 16, 2007 and originally co-sponsored by Senators Lugar, Bingaman, Boxer, Feingold, Lieberman and Snowe. The resolution calls for U.S. participation in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), leading to agreements that will commit all major emitters of greenhouse ga...

June 8, 2007 Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the compromise reached on climate change at the G8 Summit, but is disappointed by the G8 countries' failure to keep their promises in the fight against poverty and disease in Africa. This year, the G8 took an important step towards an effective international response to global climate change. President Bush...

OneWorld US Citizens for Global Solutions relayed news this morning that a climate compromise might be forthcoming from the G8 negotiations, where U.S. intransigence had been expected to hold up any sort of meaningful deal to cut global carbon emissions. Environmental Defense called the agreement "an important step forward" but focused on the need for the U.S. Congress to step into...

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5 (IPS) - When leaders of the world's most advanced economies -- also known as the Group of Eight (G8) -- tried to set new targets to fight climate change at their summit in Britain in 2005, the United States balked. Two years later, despite mountains of studies warning of dangerous consequences to the future of humanity, the world's largest polluter seems to be taki...

2007 G8 SUMMIT : “Growth and Responsibility” What is the G8? The G8 stands for the ‘Group of Eight,’ which is made up of powerful nations that collectively represent two-thirds of the global economy: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States . It was initiated as the G6 in 1975 by the President of France, who brought together leade...

June 4, 2007 Dear President Bush,   As you prepare for the upcoming Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany, we are writing to convey our serious concerns regarding climate change and its impacts on developing countries and the world’s poorest people. The United States must work collaboratively with G8 partners in support of the urgent action that is required to address critical...

PDF VERSION Summary H.R. 1886, introduced by Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) on April 17, 2007 and referred to the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, would end the use of foreign assistance funds to subsidize the overseas operations of oil and gas companies. Background Information on Oil Aid: Despite recording record profits of over $140 ...