Applying Rule-Based Ethics to Climate Policymaking

In the aftermath of COP15, the climate protection movement is facing a still more complex challenge in reaching fair and adequate goals to preserve the Holocene climate.

Posted at greenthoughts.us is a proposal for simple ethical rules that builds on Donald Brown’s post-COP15 summary.  This synthesis applies rule-based ethics to the selection of policy instruments, technologies, total cost of carbon mitigation, and the representation of facts, intentions, and statistical probabilities in the climate action movement.

PDF Version here

Web Version: http://greenthoughts.us/policy/post-copenhagen/

CDM/JI Pipeline

FYI, the resource described below is really excellent. I’ve found that it helps to bring the abstractions of the CDM and JI process alive for students by showing them information about specific sectors and projects. There’s also some great graphic materials for PowerPoint presentations.

The CDM/JI Pipeline Analysis and Database of the CDM & JI projects has been updated. It is updated every month. It contains all CDM/JI projects that have been sent for validation/determination. It also contains the new and the approved baseline & monitoring methodologies, a list of DOE’s and several analyses.

The UNEP Risoe CDM/JI Pipeline Overview has its own web-site:

www.CDMpipeline.org

This web-site contains the main graphs and tables from the CDM and the JI spreadsheets. It makes it easier for the user to find the analysis and to print them