Paris Climate Talks Archives

Per Capita Davis: Let the sun shine on our solar panels

by John Mott-Smith July 8, 2016

By John Mott-Smith Cross Posted from the Davis Enterprise From page A10 | July 06, 2016 Each year I try to assemble data from each of the cities, and Yolo County, on the number of solar photovoltaic systems installed on homes and businesses. The quality of record-keeping varies…

Climate Impacts, Inspiration

Praying and transformation in a time of Climate Change

by Cool Davis Staff November 26, 2015

The 40,000 world leaders from 190 countries are gathered in Paris to reach an agreement to curb carbon emissions and to find ways to support vulnerable countries and communities in adapting to the impacts of climate change that are happening right now. Our prayers are…

Climate Impacts, Community

Helpful Resources for the Paris Climate Talks

by Cool Davis Staff November 25, 2015

The Paris Climate Talks make people all around the globe stop and think about this earth – our one home – and our relationship to it. Clearly we are out of sync, and our use, and sometimes abuse, of the planet is causing serious repercussions…

Climate Impacts

Climate Vigil on Eve of Paris Talks

by Lynne Nittler November 25, 2015

On November 29, the eve of the Paris Climate Talks, our prayers will join those of other citizens of the world in support of the actions of our world leaders to preserve the environment and our shared home. We’re running out of time. Now is…

Coalition, Events

Per Capita Davis: Mother Nature and the Red Queen

by John Mott-Smith January 11, 2014

This article is crossposted from the Davis Enterprise. I’m offering a couple of thoughts for the new year. One involves Mother Nature, and the other Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen. First, Mother Nature. The world’s policymakers sat down in Warsaw in 2013 to talk about climate…

Climate Impacts