Ambition of only 2 developed countries sufficient for Copenhagen Accord meeting 2°C target
02 February 2010 - Only 2 out of 10 developed countries' reduction targets submitted to the Copenhagen Accord qualify as ‘sufficient' to keep global temperature rise below 2°C, finds the update of the 'Climate Action Tracker'. The reduction targets of all countries currently associated with the Accord lead to a striking inconsistency with the 2°C goal defined in the very same Accord. The current pledges leave the world heading for a global warming of over 3°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100.
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Copenhagen must deliver emissions cuts beyond the high-end of current proposals
10 December 2009 - Recent independent analyses of current mitigation proposals on the table in Copenhagen by Nicholas Stern, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Ecofys, Climate Analytics, the Sustainability Institute (C-ROADS), the European Climate Foundation and ClimateWorks (Project Catalyst), all point to the same conclusion: the negotiations must deliver the high-end of current proposals and stretch beyond them, if the world is to have a reasonable chance of containing warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, or the 1.5°C goal of many developing nations.
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Business Course in Sustainable Energy
06 January 2010 - Maastricht University School of Business and Economics has developed a course in cooperation with Ecofys in which professionals will be enabled to get familiar with challenges in renewable energy supplies and energy saving measures. The course directly links the knowledge of the energy and economic sector with management skills and enhancing the ability to implement sustainable solutions. Companies and authorities will experience an increasing need to consult energy professionals. This course qualifies you to be one of those professionals with good career opportunities in the energy sector. The lecture sessions will start in April 2010 but the e-learning modules can be started right away.
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Copenhagen climate deal only half way to what is needed
14 December 2009 - With only five days to go before a Head of Government Agreement on climate change at Copenhagen, even the best emission reductions proposal are only half way to the limits in 2020 that would keep global average temperature rise below 2°C or 1.5°C as called for by 100 countries according to a new assessment by the “Climate Action Tracker” of Ecofys, Climate Analytics and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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