Originally published on FGI Publishing. By Dr. Timothy Cadman Anatomy of the Negotiations As the citizens of France and the world mourned the loss of life in Paris in the wake of the November 13 attacks, it was troubling to note the apparent parallels between the inability of the global … [continued]
Yesterday, October 20, marked the second day of five comprising the eleventh part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action. That is to say, international negotiators continued their climate talks. These discussions work around a UN-proposed text to direct work on … [continued]
Last time we visited the topic of the draft treaty for December’s international talks on cutting post-2020 carbon emissions, the co-chairs of the United Nations ADP (Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action), Ahmed Djoghlaf of Algeria and Daniel Reifsnyder of the United States, promised delegates that … [continued]
Although negotiations on a draft text for December’s Paris climate talks have stalled, with very little of the 89-page document having been pared, and calls for the UN climate secretariat to winnow it further increasing, the results are in for the largest ever citizen consultation on climate change. More than … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, have released statements in support of the negotiations taking place in Bonn, Germany, this week in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, that will be held in Paris, France, in November and December of 2015. Enjoy! As COP 21 negotiations … [continued]
Originally published on WRI. By David Waskow As international climate negotiators gather in Bonn, Germany next week, the climate summit in Paris at the end of the year is no longer on the distant horizon. Their discussions should proceed with the seriousness and pace required to reach a new, international climate agreement … [continued]
[social_buttons] In a critical step to move international action on climate change forward, the United Nations (UN) just formed a climate financing taskforce. This high-level taskforce will be co-chaired by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The taskforce will investigate ways of raising $100 million … [continued]
