Where do we draw the political and ecological lines on climate change? How much carbon will the atmosphere take? Policy Innovations Managing Editor Evan O'Neil talks with Phil Aroneanu, director of creative media for 350.org, an international campaign to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Phil and Evan met last year on the inaugural Climate Ride from New York to Washington.
 
EVAN O'NEIL: Phil, the number 350 is your campaign's rallying cry. Where does it come from?
 
PHIL ARONEANU: 350 is the safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in parts per million. It's a concentration, and it's been going up for . . .(more...)

Climate Riders, I recently conducted an audio interview with representatives from Carbon Trust about their efforts to help companies clean up CO2 and cut costs. You may be familiar with their work from the recent New York Times article on calculating the carbon footprint of Tropicana orange juice. Talking with Carbon Trust left me optimistic about getting corporations to adopt product life-cycle analysis, carbon labeling, and major emissions reductions. What is your reaction to their efforts in the United Kingdom and how they relate to the U.S. market? EVAN O'NEIL: Good afternoon. I'm Evan O'Neil, Managing Editor of the Carnegie (more...)

In addition to our regular bloggers (see right sidebar), we are inviting a few Climate Riders to share their perspectives. Today's piece is from Evan O'Neil, who works at PolicyInnovations.org, the online magazine of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Also, here is his blog. The following is a little background about my motivation for doing the Climate Ride, how you can get involved and go green(er), and why it's critical that we act now. There are also some very concrete outcomes I hope to achieve (no, I'm not talking about my thighs). (more...)