The applause of Cancun: A signpost of hope for a safe climate future
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia
In the final hours of a long and exhausting two weeks a firm foundation for a climate treaty was established and confidence in the UN process was renewed. It was an evening filled with drama and emotion that will be well remembered for years to come.
Australia commits to flexibility in Cancun? Time will tell.
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia
We are fast approaching the final day of negotiations at the Cancun climate talks. New meetings are being called around the clock as Heads of State and Ministers attempt to secure a strong outcome from Cancun. In the past few hours a range of press conferences and non-government organisation briefings have been cancelled. We are [...]
Video: December 8th, State of Play.
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by adoptanegotiator in Australia
Climate talks hanging in the Balance
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia
The high-level sessions of the UN climate talks in Cancun are now well under way. Ministers and heads of state from all over the world have come together to wrestle with the nuts and bolts of a future climate treaty. The pace is gradually picking up and the process is receiving more international attention. In [...]
Welcome Minister. Its time to roll up your sleeves
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Australia
The final week of critical climate negotiations in Cancun is upon us. Australia’s Minister for climate change, the Hon Greg Combet, arrived on the weekend and got straight to work. He has landed himself in the middle of tense and fragile negotiations. There remains a mixed atmosphere of both optimism for success in Cancun [...]
Video: Update on week one at COP16 in Cancun
Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Here is a video of me in an interview with oneclimate.net providing updates on some of the significant events of the first week of COP16 in Cancun.
Moving forward in Cancun
Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia
(this article was first posted on ABC’s The DRUM) Tension lingers as the crucial UN climate negotiations in Cancun unfold. One-hundred-and-ninety-four countries have come together for two weeks to put in place the essential building blocks of a climate agreement. It is not anticipated that we will get a full treaty from this meeting. However, [...]
Video: Looking forward with tears and hope with the UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia
Last week the trackers had the opportunity to meet with the UNFCCC executive Christiana Figueres. Oneclimate interviewed me to get my reflections on the meeting and the UN climate negotiating process. And here is the video of the whole meeting the the Executive Secretary - its hard hitting stuff.
Fighting for survival in Cancun
Posted on 04. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Australia
Climate change is already affecting the lives of many of our Pacific Island neighbours. Phil Ireland caught up with Pelenise Alofa from Kiribati to hear a Pacific perspective on how the UN climate negotiations are unfolding in Cancun.
Video: Day 4 update
Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 by Philip Ireland in Adopt a Negotiator, Australia