Nuclear power and the Copenhagen non-agreement

During the climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December, a proposed exclusion of nuclear power projects from national mitigation plans was removed from the texts. As a result, developing countries are able to include the use of nuclear energy in their list of mitigation actions to be sent to the UNFCCC. Decisions on whether or not nuclear or carbon capture and storage projects could be included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and JI after 2012 were deferred to later meetings.

What did, and did not, get done in Copenhagen

The Guardian's Jonathan Watts provides a breakdown on what was achieved in Copenhagen and where things fell short.

How has IRENA done in its first year?

Renewable Energy magazine sums up the first year of achievements for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Don't Nuke The Climate campaign at Department of Energy

The Don't Nuke the Climate campaign took to the streets in Washington, DC today, with a little street theatre outide the Department of Energy. "A Christmas Peril," a parody of "A Christmas Carol," was performed by representatives from Beyond Nuclear, Friends of the Earth, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Public Citizen and others. Tomorrow, December 12 is an international day of action on climate, in conjunction with the Copenhagen climate summit. Watch for more actions on the Don't Nuke the Climate Web site. See more photos from our street theater at Public Citizen's "Flkr" account. Also, more photos are posted at Jeff Crespi's gallery, our friend from WRYR Radio in Shady Side, Maryland, which sent correspondent Mike Shay to capture audio from the street theater. Here is the full script. And Public Citizen has posted video at YouTube.

Powering a Green Planet: Sustainable Energy, Made Interactive

Scientific American has posted a rich-media presentation (note the cityscape shown is Chicago on the Lake Michigan shore -- unfortunately currently 80% nuclear electrified!) of its feature article "A Path to a Sustainable Energy by 2030" (Nov. 2009). Many of these same arguments and insights were first made by Dr. Arjun Makhijani in his 2007 book Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy.