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with no emission cuts in sight since the first CDM was registered in 1994, there is a cause of worry.
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An “African” COP for tourists, however, is not what I, or 1000’s of people who rallied in Durban yesterday to express their dismay at the progress of the negotiations, have in mind, even if the 15,000 delegates that have arrived in Durban have provided a local economic stimulus
Read post →Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change, Louise Hand, raised the importance of decoupling Australia’s prosperity from pollution and intergenerational equity. Upon finishing, the room broke out into a wave of applause.
Read post →A veteran campaigner’s view from inside day 2 of the Durban Climate Change Conference. What TckTckTck partners are up to. How you can get involved.
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To a rapturous applause, Todd Stern, the US negotiator announced to the world “We’re back!” at the first UN…
Read post →No Nukes in the CDM. Japan should support Kyoto and a clean energy future. Denmark celebrated by green groups for increase in ambition.
Read post →First place Fossil of the Day is awarded to Japan. Saudi Arabia gets the 2nd place Fossil. And Danish government announcement to reduce the Danish emissions 40% by year in 2020 earns Denmark the Ray of the Day.
Read post →I smell a Pulitzer Prize. OK maybe not, but in spite of my less-than-insightful analysis (“Really strange things happening…and, um… some really interesting players”) there are important developments happening at the UNFCCC talks in Panama City. Here’s the video update.
Read post →We need a legally binding international law to protect the climate, not vague promises; 3 cheers for the E.U. and New Zealand; Japan’s ask for benefits without burden; and more…
Read post →I’ve followed international climate negotiations for 3 years. It’s my 9th session, and the slow process and pace of progress feel grindingly routine. This time, however, things have started out different
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Most countries by now have successfully mapped the space between where they are and where many aspire to go in terms of international agreement. As any good sailor knows, however, there is a big difference between a map and a chart, and governments have yet to fill in all of the policy details or plot their entire course.
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as well as a ‘Ray of the Day’ for a few countries whose efforts enviro groups celebrated
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