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Mike Shanahan's Blog – June 2010 Archive (4)

Green Economy Coalition letter to G20 heads of state urges action on fuel subsidies and climate

The Green Economy Coalition has today sent an open letter to the heads of states who will attend next week’s G20 summit in Toronto, Canada.



It calls upon G20 leaders to:



(1) integrate the value of biodiversity into national accounts, and to encourage the disclosure of environmental and social impact through environmental, social and governance reporting systems.



(2) reform all subsidies which encourage… Continue

Added by Mike Shanahan on June 18, 2010 at 11:11 — No Comments

Climate Change Media Partnership fellowships for 2010

The Climate Change Media Partnership is pleased to announce its fourth annual fellowship programme.



We invite all journalists from the global South with an interest in climate change to apply for a 2010-11 fellowship, which will include two weeks of reporting on the UN negotiations at the COP16 meeting in Cancun, Mexico.



For details about the fellowship, requirements for applying and to begin your online application go to… Continue

Added by Mike Shanahan on June 16, 2010 at 10:00 — No Comments

How to ensure climate-change finance really is "new and additional"

Rich nations’ pledges mean nothing without baselines, say academics



Academics warn that the industrialized world’s promise of billions of “new and additional” dollars to help developing nations tackle climate change is meaningless without a baseline from which to count new funds.



In a briefing paper published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), they outline two workable options for defining a baseline… Continue

Added by Mike Shanahan on June 10, 2010 at 12:22 — No Comments

VIDEO - Rare press briefing by top climate-change negotiators

Today (9 June) top climate-change negotiators from China, India, the EU, Brazil, Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands made a rare joint appearance before media at a side event during the ongoing UN talks in Bonn.



With the UN negotiations taking place mostly behind closed doors, it is rare to get the opposing sides in the same room and speaking on record. You can watch their 90-minute media briefing… Continue

Added by Mike Shanahan on June 9, 2010 at 11:52 — No Comments

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