Solutions – Page 5 – Climate Ground Zero

March 13, 2008

Canadian banks get credit for progress on climate change

Canada’s Big Five banks have woken up to the impact their financing has on climate change, according to a report released Wednesday by The Ethical Funds Company.

But some are doing better than others, says the report by the socially responsible mutual fund.

TD Bank and Royal Bank come out on top of the ratings, with policies and practices on lending that address climate change. Bank of Montreal is at the bottom, offering little evidence it considers the environment in its lending portfolio.

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http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=38fb2a0f-b7c6-45a3-83f6-e42199bd35a7&k=84284

March 13, 2008

Considering the Ethics of Climate Change Solutions

“Almost all of the solutions to climate change have potential drawbacks,” said Donald Brown via live videoconference at the University of Montana Tuesday night.

Brown, speaking as part of the ongoing Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, urged his audience to consider the ethical implications posed by climate change solutions.

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http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/considering_the_ethics_of_climate_change_solutions/C38/L38/

March 10, 2008

Can Global Warming Be Slowed by Complex Concept of Carbon Trading?

Environmental critics of a cap-and-trade system worry carbon traders, like other derivatives traders, will get carried away and game the system to produce excessive profits for themselves. But the biggest issue as the US contemplates its first national climate bill is the how to allocate the emissions under the cap.

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http://alternet.org/environment/78900/