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Following the Copenhagen talks, the former President of Asia’s smallest country- the Maldives emerged as a spokesman for small island…
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As the first month of the year passed by in a flash and the New Year hype came to an…
Read post →The European Union presented a text yesterday afternoon which put off a new legal regime until 2020 and only weakly supported the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol. It was rejected by most parties other than Australia, Canada and the United States.
Read post →Canada – you can’t have your cake and eat it too! Approving Total’s Joslyn tar sands mine during the UN climate summit in Durban is like a slap in the face for developing countries here at the international climate change negotiations.
Read post →What are the challenges these negotiations are facing? Well, the same old challenges as last year. Annex 1 countries are accusing non-annex 1 countries of not doing enough and the other way around.
Read post →Just as Kent began his speech, six youth stood and turned away from the Minister revealing the message “Turn your back on Canada” prominently displayed on their shirts.
Read post →“Canada does not have a plan for the tar sands, Canada does not have a plan for water, Canada does not have a plan for energy, yet this government can come here and not listen to the people. You don’t have to be a wise man to see the world being destroyed!”
Read post →While Peter Kent states that “Canada came to Durban to make a real contribution toward a global solution to this global issue; this signals that,” - I am thinking that despite the fact that fast start financing is absolutely necessary we have to put the current government’s path into context.
Read post →Yesterday was an interesting day for climate discussions, however much of it was happening behind closed doors out of the…
Read post →Le renouvellement des engagements des pays développés est l’une des clés de ces négociations. Tour d’horizon de ce que l’Union Européenne pourrait faire afin de garantir que le protocole survive en bonne santé à cette conférence.
Read post →While some delegates negotiate another lose political agreement without teeth, others here are fighting for their lives. Obviously the more important things are happening outside of the conference center. On today’s Global Action Day protesters slammed government negotiators for their lack of progress to agree to an effective deal on climate change.
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As countries such as the US, Canada, Russia and Japan push to delay agreement to a legally binding framework for…
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