Topic: Copenhagen

Lessons From Fossil-Fueled Rats

How do we pay for decarbonizing the global economy?READ»

A Hospital Design That Helps Heal

Architecture obviously can't cure patients--but it's naive to think that good design can't at least aid in well-being. And well-being, surely, is the start point in restoring anyone's health. That simple insight helped NORD ...READ»

Obama To Attend Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Barack Obama will be attending the Copenhagen climate change conference after much speculation.It is suggested that he will attend the conference on 9th December, before appearing in Oslo the following day to accept his Nobel Peace ...READ»

Would You Like Carbon Insurance With That Latte?

You can bet that this commodity will soon have carbon insurance percolating around somewhere. READ»

Nine Chairs Designed to Save the World

In advance of the Copenhagen climate summit, dozens of young designers produce chairs meant to ease the negotiation process.READ»

Timberland Campaign Asks Governments to Set Emissions Standards in Copenhagen

Government leaders, including President Obama, have officially given up on reaching a legally binding greenhouse gas treaty at next month's climate conference in Copenhagen. But Timberland is still plugging away, with its "Don't ...READ»

Next Gen Furniture in Wood

Lately we've been noticing lots of interesting designs in wood—not the super ironic, kitschy stuff that's been so common lately, but clean, understated designs that speak to the wood itself. Here's a roundup of some ...READ»

Demi-God of Art Designs Bridge

Olafur Eliasson's design for a Copenhagen footbridge hides a subtle social agenda.READ»

Infographic of the Day: The G-20 Carbon Calculator

Tracking the carbon emissions, among G-20 countriesREAD»

Hopenhagen: Turning the World's Attention to the Cop15 Summit

This December, a group of global leaders from 192 countries will converge in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), one of the most critical environmental summits in recent history. But as the U.N. ...READ»

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"We Could've Stopped Global Warming...We Didn't"

A sobering ad campaign hits Copenhagen, ahead of the pivotal 2009 climate summit.READ»

Copenhagen Update: European Countries Agree to Construct Offshore Wind Supergrid

Whether a binding climate change agreement will be reached at this week's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is still up in the air, but at least some progress has been made in the realm of renewable energy. Nine European ...READ»

How Much Will a Copenhagen Climate Deal Cost?

If a significant climate deal is struck at this month's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen--and that's a big "if"--world economies will pay the price. The bill has been tallied: $10 trillion in investments in energy ...READ»

View from Copenhagen: The Zero Sum Game

How will things shake out in Copenhagen? READ»

Season's Greediness

I gotta admit: I'm with Keith. If you don't know someone and haven't had previous contact with someone, it's somewhat odd to send them a holiday card. So far this year, I've received three. One came from a reader in Philadelphia, one ...READ»

The Myth of Battery Cars

It’s time to dump the battery-powered car in the same policy landfill as corn-based ethanol.READ»

Is Copenhagen the Best Place for the UN Climate Change Conference?

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference kicks off this week in Copenhagen, Denmark, most of the media's attention is rightfully focused on what will happen--more specifically, whether a binding international climate change ...READ»

Just in Time for Copenhagen, Green Patents Get a Boost

Have a brilliant green tech idea that you're just itching to get to store shelves? Now's the time to file a patent. The U.S. government is cutting the average review time for green technology-related patents from 40 months to 12 ...READ»

Friday Fun: The Chicest Gear for Post-Apocalypse Savages

How does a self-respecting fashionista go about catching a pigeon or fishing from a pier?READ»

Building Denmark's Design Identity, One Sale at a Time

The Crafts Collection promotes Danish designers who might otherwise get overshadowed. Their new wares include brilliant stacking mugs and gorgeous bikes.READ»

The Global Climate Wake Up Call

Did anyone really expect the United Nations to have a serious, implementable plan for climate change by mid-December's convention in Copenhagen? We were skeptical after negotiations in Bali and Bonn, and apparently we're not alone. A ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: What Seven Degrees Does to the Planet

It's hard to imagine the effects of massive warming, which is why British scientists produced this encyclopedic graphic.READ»

Blog Action Day 2009 - Climate Change

Blog Action Day   COP 15, the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, must agree at least the outline of a binding framework for global emissions reductions. It has been billed as our ...READ»

Six Innovation Insights

It’s incredible what you can find on the Internet these days. I was cruising around cyberspace the other day without any specific sense of where I was going when I stumbled upon a paper on innovation models by Professor Joe Tidd ...READ»

Preview: Architecture of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai

The grand tradition of World Expos may seem a little quaint to Americans--evoking 1950s era images of flying cars and robot butlers. But the Expos still live, and the upcoming Expo 2010 in Shanghai, promises to be worthwhile since ...READ»