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Posted By: rstrivedi
Posted On: Aug 21, 2008
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Before we get down to business with the Ghana talks, let’s kick this blog off by quickly welcoming all of you eager readers. For the policy-hungry, negotiations savvy enthusiasts who followed our blog from Bonn, we’re glad to have you back, and for those new to the game we’re delighted...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Aug 14, 2008
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What role do Labour groups play in the climate negotiations? What are the connections between workers and climate change? How can environmentalists and labour activists work together to build an effective and fair climate regime?
We talk to Eugenio Del Valle from the Trade Union Confederation...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jul 22, 2008
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This podcast with Sivan Kartha of the Stockholm Environment Institute focuses on the implications for Canada of the Greenhouse Development Rights framework.
For an introduction to the GDRs concept, check out our previous post.
Want to share your thoughts? Join the discussion at:...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jul 21, 2008
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How can fighting climate change and fighting poverty be reconciled in a global agreement strong enough to secure both? Tune in and find out!!!
Sivan Kartha of the Stockholm Environment Institute provides an introduction to the Greenhouse Development Rights framework.
For more information...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 13, 2008
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The next big big big meeting will be CoP-14 in Poznan, Poland this December. Here the big Transformer (to borrow my metaphor from last week) will come together to battle the evil forces of climate change. It's legs (AWG-KP and AWG-LCA) and it's arms (SBSTA and SBI) should be familiar components...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 13, 2008
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So, after their huddle, delegations reported that they COULD NOT reach consensus on considering CCS in the CDM. Therefore, this agenda item remains unagreed and will be forwarded to the next meeting of the SBs. (Poznan in Dec)
I'm not entirely sure how this differs from the text itself, which...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 13, 2008
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I just stepped out for a moment and all of a sudden everyone is fighting about Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This was discussed throughout the week and the Chair has presented her conclusions. Apparently some countries are NOT down with the get-down.
I'm not entirely sure what's going on...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 12, 2008
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The EU is now also expressing its slight disappointment that other developed countries didn't come ready to put numbers on the table. The Ghana meetings will be a lot of work, but the EU is committed.
Antigua and Barbuda, for the G77/China, strongly supports the Chair's call for a new spirit...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 12, 2008
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Chris Henschel, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), on behalf of CAN-I addresses the closing plenary of AWG-KP. Wow, a really powerful speech covering a lot of important points. Much ownage. We'll post it on the Project Page.
So, the texts have all been adopted. The chair has...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 12, 2008
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Haha, I was stretching my legs before the AWG-KP began and who should I find but venerable young Canadian supergenius and General Beacon of Awesome, Claire Stockwell, literally being consumed by her mountains of papers. This is how Greenpeace International gets down.
This photo was not staged...... [view]
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Posted By: cydnairobi
Posted On: Jun 12, 2008
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WOAH
Venezuela is PISSED!!! They are frustrated that developing countries have been doing work but that developed countries aren't putting anything on the table and instead just pointing the finger and creating markets to hide their domestic inaction on reducing emissions. 2050 targets are...... [view]
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