Nick Robins
Obama needs to address a cleantech cliff and a fiscal cliff. A carbon tax, which could slash the deficit in half, is on the agenda.
Doha will take place against a backdrop of high emissions and low ambition. Here are four factors that could renew momentum for climate action.
Wind energy, ethanol and environmental rules will be crunch issues in the US presidential election; the carbon tax a potential wild card.
This week's Earth Summit will be more stocktake than breakthrough. So why is it so hard for governments to take sustainability seriously?
