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Applying the lessons of Copenhagen in Cancun

In preparing for the upcoming climate talks in Cancun less than two weeks away, I can't help but look back at where things were a year ago.…

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Added by David Turnbull on November 18, 2010 at 18:00 — No Comments

Bonn II - A Kyoto Protocol Assessment

Close the mitigation gap - New analysis demonstrates Annex I emission reduction pledges are dangerously

inadequate.

The UNFCCC Secretariat released new analysis yesterday converting Annex I Parties’ emission pledges

into Kyoto Protocol-style mitigation targets known as “quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives”

or QELROs.

The analysis builds on an earlier compilation of mitigation pledges…

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Added by Hilary Chiew on June 10, 2010 at 14:15 — No Comments

Fair, Ambitious & Binding: Essentials for a Successful Climate Deal

Working in a coalition of roughly 500 organizations from nearly 80 countries can be tough. With so many different points of view and unique perspectives and expertise, coming to agreement on something as complex as solving climate change can be difficult to say the least. But then again, isn’t that what we’re asking over 180 countries to do next month in Copenhagen?

Well, I’m happy to say that at least as far as the Climate Action… Continue

Added by David Turnbull on November 25, 2009 at 13:30 — No Comments

COP15 for journalists: a guide to the UN climate change summit

IIED has today published a four-page briefing paper for journalists about the COP15 climate change summit that will take place in Copenhagen in December.

This briefing covers COP15, its build up and its aftermath. It explains key processes, major actions to be agreed and possible outcomes.

It has been reviewed by three international lawyers who sit on national delegations during UN negotiations.

It covers things like:

• The future of the Kyoto Protocol – do… Continue

Added by Mike Shanahan on November 17, 2009 at 15:54 — 1 Comment