Author Alex Lenferna

As the life of one of the world’s great heroes draws to a close, many will hopefully use his passing not to speculate on the downfall of South Africa, nor to claim ownership of his legacy, but rather to...

The 18th Annual Circus of Global Climate Politics, COP 18, is almost upon us, and it is set to be filled with more than its usual dose of fossil-fuelled developed countries, some more than others, trying to...

As the first month of the year passed by in a flash and the New Year hype came to an end, many new year’s resolutions that were made with all the best intentions begin to seem less likely and some simply...

At 5am this morning, the final session of Durban’s COP 17 came to a close over a day and a half behind schedule, with some delegates having not slept for close on 40 hours after two weeks of grueling...

I should be on a bus home now; instead I’m sitting in the ICC waiting for the proverbial white smoke to emerge as ministers try to bring COP17 to a close. Last night was supposed to be the closing night for...

On this, the final day of COP 17, a more human side to the process is beginning to slip through the cracks, sometimes intentionally other times not. By now blog posts, articles, tweets and status updates...

Negotiating blocks, stalemates and impasses have characterized much of COP 17. The US, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and others have been blocking the road to meaningful agreement on almost every turn along the...

A wolf in sheep’s clothing, we’ll all agree, is a dangerous beast. Yet, here in the UNFCCC wolves are walking among us on a daily basis, some easier to spot than others. Politicians are meant to be the...

Yesterday was an interesting day for climate discussions, however much of it was happening behind closed doors out of the reach of the negotiator tracker team, NGO’s and media. Nonetheless, news of China’s...

An “African” COP for tourists, however, is not what I, or 1000’s of people who rallied in Durban yesterday to express their dismay at the progress of the negotiations, have in mind, even if the 15,000 delegates that have arrived in Durban have provided a local economic stimulus