Pas d’odeur, mais beaucoup de qualités !
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Florent Baarsch in France, bits
Le groupe de contact (de négociations) sur le financement de l’adaptation au changement climatique vient juste de se finir. Deux sessions d’une heure et demi chacune ont permis aux parties d’exprimer leurs positions sur le nouveau texte présenté par Margareth Mukahanana-Sangarwe (ici, tout le monde l’appelle Margareth). L’une des questions qui a été discutée aujourd’hui [...]
Confidential document reveals US climate talk strategy
Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A., bits
According to reports in The Guardian, a document accidentally left on a European hotel computer and passed to the newspaper may reveal the US government’s communications strategy in the global UN climate talks. Titled “Strategic Communications Objectives and dated 11 March 2010″, it outlines the key messages that the Obama administration wants to convey to [...]
The r-e-a-l-l-y slow finish
Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
first of all, apologies for the delay on this post. I didn’t finish before having to catch an 11 hour flight back to San Francisco. Home know – hope it was worth the wait:
MY TAKE
From my perspective, the last day of talks began r-e-a-l-l-y slowly. If day one and two were about country’s delegations [...]
Who came to Bonn in the US Delegation?
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by adoptanegotiator in U.S.A., bits
While waiting for the AWG-LCA plenary session to start on the last day of the Bonn Climate Change Talks, I thought I’d toss out a few stats & names from the UNFCCC’s provisional list of participants.
Here’s who registered to attend:
175 Parties (countries that are party to the UNFCCC), with 845 registered participants;
8 UN Secretariat units [...]
“A Big F*cking Deal”
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by adoptanegotiator in U.S.A.
Understanding the stakes of US Senate Legislation and how it shapes the post-COP15 world.
A little something for everyone
Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
Today’s plenary sessions were like a buffet made to satisfy everyone’s lunchtime expectations.
U.S. Displeased with state of LCA text
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
In the LCA group (now headed up by Hedegaard, if my intel is accurate?!) that ended just now, the US negotiatiors raised some serious concerns about the structure of the document. It’s a summary of a number of things, argued Jonathan Pershing, but there are so many alternative appendices that it’s totally unrealistic to bring [...]
“Take Me To Your Climate Leader”
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
This week’s moment of levity. The Avaaz aliens storm the US delegation offices, encountering a young delegate and chanting: “Take me to your climate leader.” They asked specifically for Leader Pershing and Leader Obama. See for yourself:
Hesitate No More, It’s Time to Lead
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A.
The time for wavering, delaying, and waiting for Senate is passed. It’s time for Obama to lead.
No Senate Bill Before Copenhagen, What’s Next?
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A.
There won’t be a Senate bill before Copenhagen. What does it mean for the UNFCCC?