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Naderev M. Saño, head of delegation for the Philippines, leans forward to the mic, his voice breaking under the weight of the emotion he is struggling to contain.
Read post →The tone adopted by U.S. negotiators is setting a low bar. Expectations were relatively low for Doha, but getting the hint that they should be even lower is a little disconcerting.
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It’s the not-so-hidden secret of the UN climate negotiations: the United States has consistently blocked progress on reaching a deal…
Read post →With just two days of talks left, the impasse in Durban grinds on, with no breakthrough on any of the…
Read post →In his second press briefing in Durban, Todd Stern stuck to many points that the US delegation has made over…
Read post →Todd Stern gave his first press briefing in Durban yesterday afternoon. He framed two main issues that he sees as…
Read post →A delay to 2020 puts us on the path for a 4 degree world, that is unacceptable. If the U.S. cannot make a contribution here they need to get out of the way. Governments need to move on without the US in order to get a final agreement which has any chance of protecting the climate.
Read post →COP17 buzzed with the news today that China is officially suggesting that it might be interested in a legally binding…
Read post →The halls and computer stations outside of the negotiations were unusually quiet this Saturday. Many of the NGO observers headed…
Read post →While some delegates in Durban work to negotiate a future climate regime, others here are fighting for their lives. Their…
Read post →Discussions around climate finance heated up yesterday at the UN climate negotiations in Durban, and countries could not agree on…
Read post →On Tuesday, the CEOs of 16 US environment NGOs sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking for…
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