The new ADP text, for 5-year olds Diego Arguedas Ortiz October 19, 2015 Read this for the Funnest introduction to the Negotiations in Bonn this week.
Costa Rica goes Carbon Neutral Diego Arguedas Ortiz September 23, 2015 Costa Rica today promised to be Net Carbon Neutral somewhere between 2050 and 2100, while aiming to protect its highly vulnerable population. Costa Rica's environmental and energy minister, Edgar...
Saudi Arabia: Oil will end Diego Arguedas Ortiz May 21, 2015 Saudi Arabian oil minister today hinted that the end of fossil fuels will be coming soon, even for his oil-rich nation.
Saturday ADP Review - What got in? What is out? Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 14, 2014 This post will update as plenary continue. Work by the whole Adopt a Negotiator team (who you can follow here!) UPDATE: Text got approved. So, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal finally emerged from his...
ADP Final discussion - Who likes what? Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 13, 2014 This post will update as plenary continue. Work by the whole Adopt a Negotiator team (who you can follow here!) UPDATE: 1:40 p.m. - ADP closes, coChairs hand it to Manuel Pulgar-Vidal. He'll meet with...
The Ultimate Guide for Lima’s Final ADP Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 13, 2014 This post is a collaboration by several Adopt a Negotiator trackers: Anna Pérez Catalá, Denise Fontanilla, Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Federico Brocchieri, and Santiago Ortega It’s been a long 2 weeks...
Following country positions in ADP Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 12, 2014 Last update: 7:00 p.m. 12/12 - CoChairs have closed ADP and will now report to minister Pulgar-Vidal. All parties interventions are in the chart. Last night, Peruvian Minister Manuel...
Throwback Thursday: Final Op-Ed from Warsaw Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 11, 2014 This Op-Ed was my final story from Warsaw last year, during COP19. That was my first time covering COP and you can tell my frustration in the wording. Originally in Spanish for Costa Rica's La Nación, I...
How we are losing the gender equality battle against Saudi Arabia Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 10, 2014 Last week, we lost one of the most important gender battles on this COP. For the past years, parties have been trying to create a process in which to promote gender equality in the climate negotiations, and...
Australia finally pledges to GCF, fund managers barely notice Diego Arguedas Ortiz December 9, 2014 You might have heard the big news this afternoon: Australia finally pledged to the Green Climate Fund, as they should have done weeks ago. It was $165.8 million and they didn't even say if it was apart from...