All Change

This week, are we on the threshold of the greatest shake-up of environmental regulation we've ever seen? Last December COP21 resulted in the Paris Agreement. The United Nations now say that enough nations have ratified the agreement to make it legally binding. Legally binding on whom? Maybe we'll learn more at COP22, which is now running in Marrakech. How are we actually going to achieve the emissions reductions that the Paris Treaty requires? Lord Stern says we'll need net zero emissions. Does that imply geo-engineering? We'll have a look at that.  On the energy front, Lord Turner says that ultra-low-cost renewables are at hand and Iceland is digging deeper into its geothermal reserves. Meanwhile the British government has responded to the court's demand that it should do something about air quality (not quite so bad as in India) and DIF16, the latest Disruptive Innovation Festival is in progress. Finally, hear about the amazing expanding moped. Text and references as usual at anthonyday.blogspot.com