Stop sp OIL ing our future
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Leela Raina in India
Oil is thicker than blood and the disease that has hit the UNFCCC
Retour aux vieilles traditions américaines ?
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Florent Baarsch in France, bits
Depuis la conférence de Bali, en 2007 à la fin de laquelle les parties à la Convention ont adopté la « Feuille de Route de Bali », deux voies de négociations cohabitent. Il existe d’un côté LCA et de l’autre KP. Le groupe de travail LCA (Long Term Cooperative Action Under the Convention) a pour objectif de [...]
USA earns “Fossil of the day” award at Bonn Climate Change Talks
Posted on 05. Jun, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
After a fairly drama-free first week of the climate talks in Bonn, Saturday marked a change in tone. In addition to developments in the effort to eliminate loopholes from LULUCF in the Kyoto negotiations track, the US also made headlines (in the conference center, anyway).
The United States was awarded the first “Fossil of the day” [...]
Pas d’odeur, mais beaucoup de qualités !
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Florent Baarsch in France, bits
Le groupe de contact (de négociations) sur le financement de l’adaptation au changement climatique vient juste de se finir. Deux sessions d’une heure et demi chacune ont permis aux parties d’exprimer leurs positions sur le nouveau texte présenté par Margareth Mukahanana-Sangarwe (ici, tout le monde l’appelle Margareth). L’une des questions qui a été discutée aujourd’hui [...]
Washington, DC: Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A., bits
On April 15th and 16th, energy ministers from across the Western Hemisphere gathered in Washington DC for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), convened by Secretary Chu and Secretary Clinton. Here is Secretary Clinton addressing the crowd on Thursday.
During the event, the US announced a few initiatives:
* Advancing a [...]
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 [...]
Who came to Bonn in the US Delegation?
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by adoptanegotiator in U.S.A., bits
While waiting for the AWG-LCA plenary session to start on the last day of the Bonn Climate Change Talks, I thought I’d toss out a few stats & names from the UNFCCC’s provisional list of participants.
Here’s who registered to attend:
175 Parties (countries that are party to the UNFCCC), with 845 registered participants;
8 UN Secretariat units [...]
“A Big F*cking Deal”
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by adoptanegotiator in U.S.A.
Understanding the stakes of US Senate Legislation and how it shapes the post-COP15 world.
A few bits of US-related news to start the day
Posted on 10. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A., bits
The downside of traveling is that on occasion, news travels slow. Hardly timely, but relevant, here are a few bit’s I’ve picked up on in the last couple days:
THE ROLE OF THE UNFCCC: US to host major economies meeting on climate, April 18th and 19th in Washington DC.
The United States will host a meeting of [...]
A little something for everyone
Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
Today’s plenary sessions were like a buffet made to satisfy everyone’s lunchtime expectations.