Japan threatens progress at climate talks in Cancun
CANCUN, MEXICO December 1, 2010 – Japan’s recent announcement to abandon the Kyoto Protocol is a threat to vital progress needed at the UN climate talks in Cancun, warned Friends […]
Events
India proposes a monitoring system for all big emitters
India is pushing a global emissions monitoring system in Cancun talks that could become the centerpiece of a compromise with the United States if other developing countries sign on. Environment […]
First Protests at Cancún UN Climate Convention
Wastepickers protest outside of UN Negotiations Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Global Alliance of Wastepickers and Allies (GAWA) stage protest in front of the entrance to the Exposition […]
Forest Policy Fails to Address the Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Degradation
Excessive Demand for Woodand Land is the Major Cause of Deforestation, a New Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2010 – A report released by the Global […]
Climate Justice Now! Demands Social Justice at COP16
CANCUN, MEXICO– Members of Climate Justice Now!, a global network of more than 140 movements and organizations committed to the fight for social, ecological and gender justice, spoke out this […]
Mobilisations are starting ahead of the Summit on Climate Change in Mexico
With its six caravans, La Via Campesina and its allies will propose alternatives to the climate crisis and to the lack of responsible agreement between governements. The caravans will stop […]
La Vía Campesina: “COP 16 is doomed to failure”
(Ciudad de México, November 28th) «The sixth Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) is already seen as a failure that will affect […]
What to expect in Cancun?
An excellent short film on the key issues for Cancun, by Maxime Combes and Sophie Chapelle Qu’attendre de Cancun ? from Alter-Echos on Vimeo.
FOEI calls on governments to reject carbon markets
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the Earth International November 26, 2010 – Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Cancún that start on Monday, November 29th, Friends of the Earth […]
Getting to the roots of deforestation
On the eve of COP16, the Global Forest Coalition has released a new report: “Getting to the Roots. The underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, and drivers of forest […]