Paris Delegation News

N.Y. Times: Divestment of Fossil-Fuel Stocks Grows, but Numbers Tell Only Part of Story

December 2, 2015

LE BOURGET, France — There is no question that the three-year-old movement to persuade pension funds, universities, philanthropists and other groups to divest from fossil-fuel companies is gaining momentum.

But a closer look at a much-hailed announcement on Wednesday — that total divestment commitments had reached $3.4 trillion in assets under management — suggests that the figure may not be as meaningful as it would first appear.

The Christian Science Monitor: At Paris climate talks, California has a message for the world

December 2, 2015

California might not be a country, but it is acting like one, given the way its politicians are planning to hobnob with world leaders at the international climate talks in Paris. And its presence – with Gov. Jerry Brown, eight members of the legislature, and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger all there at various times this week – comes with a message: The world can take a few lessons from the Golden State.

SCPR: What can UN climate reps learn from California's climate plan?

November 30, 2015

When it comes to climate change, California has set out some of the most ambitious targets in the country for boosting renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions.

To compare the state's record on climate to some of the big issues at the UN climate conference currently taking place in Paris, we're joined by Sean Hecht, co-executive director at UCLA's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.

Senator Wieckowski discusses Paris on radio station KLIV

November 25, 2015

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CNN: After terror, should Paris climate talks go on?

November 17, 2015

"You will not have my hatred." That's the message a Parisian man, Antoine Leiris, whose wife was killed in Friday's terror attacks, sent to ISIS, and the world, via Facebook this week.

It's in that spirit of resilience and defiance that world leaders and diplomats still are planning to meet in Paris on November 30 for the most important climate change summit the world has seen. "You want me to be frightened, that I should look into the eyes of my fellow citizens with distrust, that I sacrifice my freedom for security," Leiris wrote. "You lost. I will carry on as before."