Trade war looms over EU’s tax on airlines
Published in SUNS #7313 dated 21 February 2012 Geneva, 20 Feb (Martin Khor) – A trade war is looming over the European Union’s move to impose charges on airlines on […]
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BASIC Ministers reaffirm Durban process not to renegotiate Climate Convention
Bonn, 15 February, 2012 (Meena Raman)- BASIC Ministers, in a joint-statement issued at the conclusion of their 10th Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change from February 13-14, 2012 in New Delhi, […]
An Assessment of the Failure of the Durban Summit on the Climat
By Esther Vivas and Josep maria Antentas We will save the markets, not the climate. That is how we can summarize the outcome of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) […]
Going Deeper On What Happened In Durban: An Ethical Critique of Durban Outcomes
By DONALD A. BROWN I. Introduction: What Is Missing In Reporting About The Durban Outcome? It has now been two weeks since negotiations at the 17th Conference of the Parties […]
The Durban Package: “Laisser faire, laisser passer”
By Pablo Solon (December 14, 2011) The Climate Change Conference ended two days later than expected, adopting a set of decisions that were known only a few hours before their […]
AWGLCA Chair transmits report for adoption despite strong protests
Geneva, Dec 14 (Meena Raman) – Despite strong concerns raised by many developing countries over the lack of balance in the report of the outcome of the work of the […]
Climate: Disastrous “Durban Package” Accelerates Onset of Climate Catastrophe
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, 13 DECEMBER 2011 – The UN climate talks in Durban were a failure and take the world a significant step back by further undermining an already flawed, […]
Climate finance should not add to the external debt burdens of poor recipient countries, says UN expert
A news release issued by the United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner. GENEVA (8 December 2011) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human […]
Mic Check: Protesters take up camp inside COP17 conference centre
by Tim McSorley, Published in The Media Coop At 15h00 local time in Durban, SA (8am EST), dozens of protesters gathered inside the International Conference Centre where the COP17 negotiations […]
New UK climate finance package ‘will push up developing countries’ debt’
A new climate change finance package, announced today by Chris Huhne, will push up developing countries’ debt, say campaigners from the World Development Movement.