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In the early hours of the morning on December 10th 2010 the Cancun agreements were passed at the UNFCCC. The…

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Despite Bolivia’s objection, decisions at COP16 were adopted by consensus. This short paper offers some observations on the legality of the process and possible future conflicts.

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Last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh outlined a mandate to the Indian negotiating team lead by Shyam Saran-“India should be…

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Nearly a week has passed since the unfccc finally reached some consensus and the Cancun agreements were formally accepted…

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{OFF} the record

On December 3, 2010 By Leela Raina

“Abracadabra” is a magic word. So are “salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.” Even “please,” “thank you” and “I’m sorry” have magical properties sometimes. However, “off the record” is not a magic enchantment spell with supernatural powers to change both the future and the past.

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Getting to C.H.I.N.A.

On October 3, 2010 By Leela Raina

Reaching C.H.I.N.A. in pictures and of what awaits us here…

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