A Few Good Questions Climate and Energy  

Now that Obama is elected, is the question everyone asks is - what else? There is much curiosity about what he would do as president to address issues related clean energy and climate change.

The good news is that Obama has already undertaken serious steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the use of renewable energy sources. But there are still many questions to be answered. As a starting point, here the three articles that I ran across this week that are interesting questions about climate and energy policy.

• First, I saw the article in time to ask: "Is Obama energy plan is enough? This is an eye-opener. The question is - even if Obama is ready for large-scale action in the field of energy and climate change, its agenda is ambitious enough to the extent problems?

• Here is the related question of a recent article on the mill, which is a Magic Number? Oh, this is terrible. It is the ultimate safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Many prominent scientists argues that the 350 parts per million (ppm). Unfortunately, we are already 380 ppm. According to the author, Joseph room, this is a World War II level of effort to stabilize the climate. (More about this here. No surprise: it would lead to a lot of energy from renewable sources.) Big question is - is the public ready for this kind of work?

• And here is a good description of the problem on Earth Dot blog, wonders where is the world Obama is' shock and Trance 'regime? Probably in the last 60 Minutes interview with Obama suggested that declining energy prices, the world is moving from the "shock" mode "trance", or self-complacency. He said that while energy consumption is still high on his agenda, even if there is not much political support for the kind of changes that are needed. (Here's another interview.) Author of this article wonders whether there is a Katrina-level climate event to wake us from our energy trance. EEK.

But back to the good news. Not only that Obama is committed to act on climate change, is also leaving the door open for better solutions to our biggest problems. Obama is a new website asking Americans to their best ideas on various political issues. So if you have anything to say about climate change and energy, check-out in the field of energy and the environment page and let your voice be heard