Gates’ group puts energy (but not funds?) toward clean-energy development

In today’s Seattle Times:

Gates wants U.S. to spend more on energy research and development

Bill Gates and a half-dozen corporate chief executives will urge President Obama to sharply increase federal spending on clean-energy research and to create centers for energy technology innovation at a White House meeting on Thursday. [Read the article]

Here we go again

The G20 will meet in Toronto this month where they will attempt to move forward with an international approach to slowing the effects of climate change. The G20 consists of countries that have contributed the most greenhouse gas emissions, including the U.S., Brazil, China, India, and the members of the European Union.

The agenda follows up on last December’s U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen and calls for G20 leaders to report on his or her country’s progress on developing renewable energy and clean energy technology, conducting collaborative research, and providing financial support to developing countries for assistance with climate change impacts.

Meanwhile, as the oil slick spreads towards the beaches of Florida, the world looks to the U.S. Congress to pass its own climate change and clean energy legislation.