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The proposal put forward by the US delegation at the climate negotiatons remains the same: relying on a bottom-up approach and ignoring science. This post explore the short-comings of such an approach.
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Will universal participation be achieved at the expense of the climate in 2015?
Guess post by Luke Kemp, PhD scholar…
Short overview of the diverging views put forward by the most influential negotiating blocks in relation to the essential question of responsibility for climate action.
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The position of the Arctic in the climate change negotiations is somewhat paradoxical: while the “melting sea ice” narrative is at the core of the climate debate, the Arctic was less represented than ever at the Doha climate conference.
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After a 24 hour delay, delegates from more than 194 nations finally reached an agreement on a package of…
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The COP18 concluded with the adoption of the “Doha Gateway”, a package composed of five different decisions.
Our team shares below its first take on what this package means in their various national context…
Yesterday Friday 7th of December 2012 was supposed to have been the closing day of COP18. It’s 5:02pm on Saturday,…
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A run down of the extra few hours of the last day at COP18.
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It’s 11:00 p.m. on a Friday night and I’m sitting in the Qatar National Convention Center helplessly watching as my country blocks and bullies any real progress on a climate deal.
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Negotiations on the establishment of a mechanism to address loss and damage have provided an opportunity to discuss the impact of climate change on human dignity. In the final hours of the COP18, the US delegation is however working hard to prevent any progress on this proposal.
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There are only two days left till COP18 winds down. Yesterday night the negotiations went on till the wee hours…
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Naderev M. Saño, head of delegation for the Philippines, leans forward to the mic, his voice breaking under the weight of the emotion he is struggling to contain.
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