Japan and US block Green Climate Fund progress
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.
500 Activists arrive in Durban to campaign for One Million Climate Jobs
Last night 500 activists arrived in Durban to campaign for one million climate jobs now. Climate jobs present a joint solution to the crises of unemployment and climate change, and […]
Climate Finance Falls Short of Promised $30 billion
African Climate Policy Centre Report on ‘Fast Start Finance’ DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Today – The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), the technical arm of the Climate for Development in […]
G77 and China calls for fair and equal treatment of issues
Durban, 30 Nov (Meena Raman) – The Group of 77 and China called for a fair and equal treatment of issues on the agenda of the Ad-hoc Working Group on […]
Deep disagreements as Kyoto Protocol talks begin
Durban, 30 Nov (Lim Li Lin) – The Ad hoc Working Group on further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) opened its session in Durban on […]
The African Group and Durban: The United African Position at UN Climate Talks
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held in Durban, South Africa, between 28 November and 9 December 2011, represents a critical moment in the international climate change negotiations.
COP17: Indigenous activists from North America join African activists to target Shell
Durban: In Canada and the United Kingdom, Indigenous activists and their supporters targeted Shell today for violating agreements made with Indigenous communities in Canada. In Durban, site of the ongoing […]
Climate Justice Groups Call for Binding Deep and Drastic GHG Emissions Cuts by Developed Countries
Civil society organizations from different countries and regions gathered at the “Speakers’ Corner” near the International Convention Center to demand that governments in the climate talks renew binding agreements for […]
CBDR must guide work on international transport emissions, say several developing countries
29 November, Durban, (Chee Yoke Ling) – Several developing countries stressed that work undertaken at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) must be guided […]
Open letter to Environment Ministers: Integrity of carbon markets at COP 17
Dear Ministers, We, more than hundred civil society organisations from 35 countries across all continents, call on Parties to acknowledge the urgency with which climate change needs to be addressed […]