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Bonn Climate Talks, Day 2 wrap-up: back to the roots…

On March 11, 2014 By

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Negotiations towards a climate deal resume in Bonn - focus on adaptation & renewables…

On March 10, 2014 By

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First week of UN climate talks in Warsaw: Outlook gloomy

On November 18, 2013 By

There has been a severe lack of good news in the first week of the United Nations talks on Climate…

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Kofi Annan Urges COP19 To Step Up

On November 16, 2013 By

 
The former United Nations Secretary General and the chair of The Elders has called on the government representatives at…

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COP19: This Is Why It Matters

On November 13, 2013 By

Another round of climate change negotiations at the United Nations level began on Monday at 19th Session of the Conference…

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To reach an agreement in Paris, the climate negotiations will need to "shift gear".

“Enough talking, let’s get to work”, say the co-chairs of the climate negotiations

On August 15, 2013 By

The note released by the facilitators of the climate talks highlights the need for negotiators to adopt a more constructive approach to the negotiations. Otherwise there will be little hope for a global agreement to be adopted in 2015 in Paris as expected.

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Not all of Norwegian investments are green

Norwegian oil discourse way off course

On June 13, 2013 By

Norway, a leader on climate action? Think twice: the country actually invests heavily on fossil fuel industries and mainly exports its emissions.

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Oleg it Be!

On June 10, 2013 By

Here in Bonn, though it seems that there has been admirable progress in the Durban Platform, and critical bilateral progress…

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The great Russian circus coming in town - while the point raised by the country could have opened an important discussion, its stubbornness is preventing many important discussions to take place.

The great Russian freeze - holding the talks hostage

On June 9, 2013 By

The negotiations between Russia and others has become so polarized that it is easy to loose sight of the substantive issue at stake: improving the process of decision making in the climate change talks. This blog post provides a little of background and highlight the consequences of this dispute on the talks.

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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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What is the fair share of global efforts to mitigate climate change should rural communities in the global south?

Advancing human rights while combating climate change

On June 6, 2013 By

A comprehensive approach to integrate human rights considerations through the climate change regime could enable countries to move forward in the negotiations on the basis of obligations and principles accepted by all…

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The bottom-up approach: lacking the global vision ensuring that the contributions by single countries do contribute to a common purpose.

Taking science seriously: the short-comings of the US approach to international climate action

On May 5, 2013 By

The proposal put forward by the US delegation at the climate negotiatons remains the same: relying on a bottom-up approach and ignoring science. This post explore the short-comings of such an approach.

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