Copenhagen, Climate, and California Clean
With a career emphasis of many years delivering energy efficiency programs to customers and developing renewable energy sources as part of Sacramento’s power mix, I was excited to see international policymakers considering climate change issues back in December at the Copenhagen “Conference of the Parties” sponsored by the UN.
While subsequent news coverage highlighted the disappointment of many of the participants, I came away energized and hopeful as a result of what I learned.
There is a strong, international consensus that climate change is real and must be addressed. The United States was the key player in development of the draft Copenhagen Accord, which for the first time brings major emitters China, India, Brazil and South Africa to the climate change solutions table.