The New Green Economy

 The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark came to a close Saturday, as a handful of participating nations drafted an agreement known as the Copenhagen Accord.

There are few traditions that receive as much affection by the global community as the Olympic Games. Every two years the world's top athletes convene in a display of fellowship and solidarity in an effort to make the world a better place through sport. As host of the 2010 Winter Games, Vancouver aims to show that sustainability is also an essential element in such a world.

As climate change takes center stage as one of the most pressing global issues in history, the race is on to discover new technologies that will radically reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate the pending damages of rising global temperatures.  Some climate change experts believe carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to be the just the answer.