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New Zealand: Flex-i-bi-li-ty as a vision for climate policy.

Visualization of countries positions ahead of the COP-19 - industrialized countries

On October 24, 2013 By

Visualization through word clouds and analysis of the positions of industralized countries ahead of the next round of climate negotiations.

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The submission by the LDCs is the only to contain a reference to raising the global mitigation ambition to ensure an increase of temperatures of no more than 1.5C. It is also unique in addressing non-parties in the future agreement.

Visualization of countries positions ahead of the COP-19 - developing countries

On October 22, 2013 By

Over the last months, key countries and coalitions have shared their expectations on the outcomes of the ongoing negotiations towards…

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Will Rudd seize the opportunity to scale up climate action and the climate diplomacy of Australia?

What does The Australian Leadership Change mean for Climate Change?

On June 28, 2013 By

Kevin Rudd may have won the Australian Game of Thrones, but what does it mean for the climate? Is winter (the conservative Liberal party) still coming?

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The evacuation of North-Pole 40 next week will conclude an epic era of Soviet and Russian research.

Russia on thin ice

On June 6, 2013 By

Too bad if the country just had to terminate its epic Arctic research program due to climate change, Russia continues to refuse any compromise to accommodate its procedural concerns.

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Security staff of the conference centre guarding an empty hall as the session finished earlier than anticipated.

Photoblog: Day 5 - early conclusion after a drama-less negotiating week

On May 3, 2013 By

The negotiations concluded on Friday a couple of hours earlier than expected, indicated the relative satisfaction of most delegates with the outcomes of their discussions. Photoblog…

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Kenyan delegate intervening to call developed countries to increase their ambition.

Photoblog: Day 4 at the Bonn climate talks - consultations & mitigation

On May 3, 2013 By

Climate negotiators spent most of the fourth day of the Bonn climate talks discussing mitigation. The highlight of the day for observer was the consultation with the co-chairs of the negotiations.

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Have you ever wanted to understand the hidden meaning of countries' negotiating positions at the climate talks? Use this glossary...

Climate Diplomacy in plain language – glossary of key UN terms and their secret meaning

On April 28, 2013 By

Have you ever wanted to understand the hidden meaning of countries’ negotiating positions at the climate talks? Use this glossary…

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Dlaczego Polska jest ważnym graczem w globalnych negocjacjach?

On November 27, 2012 By

Polska odgrywa olbrzymią rolę podczas światowych negocjacji klimatycznych – dowodem na to może być fakt, jak wiele uwagi polskiej delegacji…

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A very destructive approach to climate negotiations

Todd Stern on the two degrees target - “not hot enough”?

On August 8, 2012 By

Todd Stern, the US Special Envoy on Climate Change, has just managed the undoable: making the climate negotiations newsworthy in the middle of an Olympic-heavy summer. If only this had been to make constructive proposals rather than question one of the few elements already agreed upon: the two degrees target.

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Morning Inquisition: All Eyes on Civil Society

On June 16, 2012 By

Chris Wright on his hopes and expectations for the day ahead.

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Green Climate Fund- report of the Transitional Committee

On December 11, 2011 By

The report of the Transitional Committee on the Green Climate Fund, as adopted on Sunday, 11th December –- one of the four main outcomes of the Durban Climate Conference - COP17.

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While the UN climate negotiations reel dangerously in Durban, NGOs are entertained by a lone pianist. I cannot help but to think that we are living the last hours of the Titanic.

Endless conference towards an agreement on never ending negotiations

On December 10, 2011 By

Insight from the negotiations hall on this last day of the climate conference in Durban. Short update on the content of the texts currently proposed and on (lack of) progress in the discussions.

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