Through the fourth day of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa, national representatives heatedly debated on the issue of reopening for discussion the draft governing instrument […]
WILL AFRICA LEAD THE WORLD WHERE RICH COUNTRIES HAVE FAILED? DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, 2 December 2011 – Continued strong and united leadership by African governments is essential at the UN […]
by Annie Goodman (from The Guardian) The United Nations’ annual climate summit descended on Durban, South Africa, this week, but not in time to prevent the tragic death of Qodeni […]
by Stephen Leahy. Published in Inter Press Service. DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 2 (IPS) – Civil society has warned of the danger of turning Africa’s food-producing lands into “carbon farms” […]
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, Dec. 1, 2011— Today 163 civil society organisations from 39 countries released a letter exposing an attempt led by the US, the UK and Japan to turn […]
Durban, 1 Dec (Marjorie Williams) – The Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC met on 30 November to consider the report of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the Green Climate […]
Durban, 1 Dec (Meena Raman) – Disagreements arose between the United States and the European Union on the issue of addressing the mitigation gap in the informal group meeting on […]
Durban, 1 Dec (Meena Raman) – Parties expressed divergent views on the need for a mandate in Durban for a process to launch a new global treaty to address climate […]
A blogpost by Steve Suppan from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) A bargaining chip is usually something withheld to get consent for something bigger, not smaller. The […]
By John Parnell RTCC in Durban The US and Japan joined a chorus of objections to the $100bn Green Climate Fund’s proposed design during a heated session in Durban.