Deadlock at climate talks
A key debate discussing whether the Kyoto Protocol should continue, whether it should be supplemented by an additional agreement and which, if any, amendments should be made to it should it continue...
View ArticleChinese want developed countries to shoulder burden of emissions cuts
A rival draft compromise text prepared by China, Brazil and India has been leaked and published by the French daily Le Monde. (You can download what looks like a hastily scanned version of the...
View ArticleHeat is turned up in Copenhagen
As predicted, another draft text has surfaced - this one has been drafted by the UN itself. Michael Zammit Cutajar, chair of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action, this morning...
View ArticleThe world reacts to draft climate plans
The EU has dismissed a key draft text that surfaced yesterday saying it was not acceptable in its current form as it failed to provide any certainty that it would lead to real emission reductions. The...
View ArticleTalks on Kyoto Protocol break down
The Bella Centre, the vast halls where the world governments have come together to broker a new deal on climate change, is awash with rumours that negotiations on emission reduction targets broke down...
View ArticleSectoral approaches fall by the wayside in climate talks
It was on, then it was off, now it is back on again. Talks have ressumed here in Copenhagen, but there is still a great deal of mistrust between the developed and developing world. And a small comment...
View ArticleThe climate talks: a stock-take
The so-called “high-level” segment of the climate talks began today. The next 48 hours represent a crucial stage of the talks. You can feel this in the air at the Bella Centre; the atmosphere is...
View ArticleDeal or no deal?
While for 14 hours yesterday heads of state, presidents and prime ministers have been making grand speeches about the urgency of addressing climate change, their negotiators have been obfuscating....
View ArticleThe Copenhagen Accord
It was chaotic last night. Up until 11pm six different versions of the Copenhagen Accord were circulating, no one knew which followed which, if the deal was getting weaker or stronger. Then a press...
View ArticleWhat now for climate change policy?
It has now been two weeks since we found out that just 55 countries (many of these EU countries) have signed up to the Copenhagen Accord - the political deal that was struck in the dying moments of...
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