Guided tour of the Bonn Climate Change Talks
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in United Kingdom
Anna Collins linked up with the One Climate crew to give a guided tour of the Bonn Climate Change Talks at Hotel Maritim.
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 [...]
Out of Copenhagen’s ashes – the smoke begins to clear.
Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A., bits
Adopt a Negotiator Coordinator Joshua Wiese steps in to track the US delegation during the Bonn meetings hoping to find out where we go from here.
More US-China Bilaterals
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
We know Obama met with Wen Jinbao earlier. Apparently there was another with Vice Minister He. The U.S. supposedly pressed hard for a global emissions reduction goal for 2050. China, predictably, wasn’t too keen.
Now Obama is supposed to speak w/ Chinese President Hu Jintao who’s in Beijing (on the phone, I assume), and then going [...]
Updated: Reactions to Obama Speech
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
Kassie Siegel, director of the Climate Law Institute of the Center for Biological Diversity, had the following response to President Obama’s speech:
“Obama offered only ultimatums to those countries most impacted by global warming; accept our terms or we will block funding to help you survive the crisis we caused but for which we still refuse [...]
Report on US-China Bilateral
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
From the White House pool reports:
President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met for 55 minutes in a room at the Bella Center, and “made progress,” a White House official said. That meeting broke up a little after 1:35 p.m. Copenhagen time.
The official called the discussion “constructive,” and said that the two men touched on [...]
Obama Meeting with Wen
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
China Daily reports “Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is holding a meeting with US president Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. The talk will last for about an hour.”
Obama Speech Text Changes
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
From prepared to delivered, there were some telling changes:
He changed the word “agreement” from his prepared speech to “framework I just outlined,” possibly because of lack of progress in the talks?
Also–this was in the script, but an interesting change from common language: he said “common but differentiated responses” not “responsibilities”? Possibly an effort to allay [...]
Obama’s Speech in Copenhagen
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
Not his A-game, I’d say. Here it is:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama—As Prepared for Delivery
Copenhagen Summit
Copenhagen, Denmark
December 18, 2009
Good morning. It’s an honor to for me to join this distinguished group of leaders from nations around the world. We come together here in Copenhagen because [...]
Reactions to Secretary Clinton’s Finance Announcement
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
The NGO world reacts to Secretary of State Clinton’s finance announcement.