Global Day of Action
The Global Day of Action (GDA) is a traditional and important event at UNFCCC COPs. The primary action is a mass march of international and national community, labour, women, youth, […]
CLIMATE TALKS: ALL EYES ARE ON AFRICA
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 […]
Why Durban is the Kyoto protocol’s last chance
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 […]
A Recipe for Carbon Farming
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” […]
At Stake in Durban: A Climate Deal for the 1% or the 99%?
Durban – 28 November 2011 A civil society analysis of mitigation issues in the Durban talks It’s a planetary and humanitarian emergency… The world is already reeling from major humanitarian […]
DEVELOPED NATIONS – LED BY US, UK AND JAPAN – TRY TO TURN GREEN CLIMATE FUND INTO GREEDY CORPORATE FUND
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 […]
COP discusses Green Climate Fund and other issues
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 […]
US-EU disagreement over addressing mitigation gap
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 […]
Clash of views on need for Durban mandate
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 […]
Agriculture and the Green Climate Fund: Two U.S. bargaining chips at the climate talks
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 […]