Mis cuatro caras post-Copenhague / My four post-Copenhagen faces
Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Ferran Esteve in E.U., Spain
Una guía visual para diferenciar un buen acuerdo de uno malo /A visual guide to identify a good deal from a bad one
Se buscan líderes / Leaders wanted
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ferran Esteve in E.U., Spain
Los delegados dan por perdido un acuerdo legal y los políticos no toman la iniciativa / Negotiators give up the hope of a legally binding treaty and politicians don’t take the initiative.
Climate Changes! Do you?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Ole Seidenberg in Adopt a Negotiator, Germany
Nach einer Bustour mit der deutschen Delegation und einem Interview mit Jan Kowalzig von Oxfam weiß ich: Wir müssen Zuhause aktiv werden, sonst tut sich gar nichts. Politisches Poker lässt sich nicht am Tisch gewinnen, wir brauchen die Hintermänner!
Is India eating its melting ice cream?
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Leela Raina in India
Although India wants other countries to take leadership, are we doing our “home” work ? Can’t we show leadership and bring this very actively on the floor of our parliament? exploring it as a progressive agenda for the politicians
Indo – Chinese Alliance@ Hotel de Moc Room 207, Bangkok
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Leela Raina in China, India
How India and China hold the key to change the face of the negotiations and whether they are doing enough or communicating there domestic actions clearly enough to the Developed World
What's on Europe's mind
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Jonathan Sundqvist in Adopt a Negotiator, E.U., Sweden
Yesterday I had a meeting with the Swedish delegation, the room was huge and when I sat down in one of the chairs I was wondering whether it would all fill up. A couple of minutes went past and NGOs and representatives from the several different countries poured into the big room. The heads of [...]
Number Crunch: Where Canada's Emission Targets Stand
Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by Zoë Caron in Canada
Canada has committed to emission reductions at home of 2.7% below 1990 levels by the year 2020. (Or 20% below 2006 levels by 2020 as the government phrases it). Remember that we committed years ago to 6% below 1990 level target by the year 2012 via the Kyoto Protocol.
I am confident that the government recognizes [...]
India in Controversy?
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Leela Raina in Uncategorized
Looks like the gossip is that India has taken a crucial step in the Long term Cooperation meetings. They are supposedly wanting to delete one whole paragraph on the sources of funding.
Ever since time existed,India has been discouraging the finance in form of bilateral Aid in the negotiations like the ODAs and US AID. But [...]
What is 'possible' and what is needed
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Jonathan Sundqvist in Sweden
In English below.
Idag har förhandlingarna satt igång på riktigt här i Bonn. De olika arbetsgrupperna har början förhandla kring texterna som utgör det första utkastet till Köpenhamnsavtalet. Men det verkar gå långsamt. Väldigt långsamt. Huvuddelen av tiden går till att prata om form och struktur, och nästan ingenting alls sägs om innehållet.
Vi Svenska ungdomar som [...]