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) […]
emissions
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, […]
Durban Diary: Climate Reality Check
December 9, 2011 · By Janet Redman International climate negotiations, like those now grinding through their second week in Durban, South Africa, are generally rife with spin and counter spin. […]
Ministers to address difficult issues
Durban, 8 Dec (Meena Raman) – With less than two days left for the conclusion of the Durban climate talks, Parties are still far apart on many critical issues that […]
The Stage is Set for Climate Talks Failure
by OILWATCH SOUTH EAST ASIA The stage for the failure of climate talks has been set long before the 17th Conference of Parties (COP) in Durban, South Africa. The United […]
African Anger at European Calls for A ‘New Mandate’, Civil society groups attack ‘Durban Mandate’ proposal as a ‘great escape’
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Today – Civil society leaders from across Africa, with support from global movements, launched a letter to climate negotiators that warns that focusing on launching a […]
Pressure mounts for COP President to exclude coal power projects from UN offsetting scheme
Durban, South Africa, 6 December. As countries are negotiating the global climate crisis, an open letter sent by a broad coalition of green groups including Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of […]
Durban battle on climate regime’s future
Durban, 5 Dec (Martin Khor) – The two-week UN Climate Conference taking place in Durban is at mid-point and its prospect for success is not looking bright. The political leaders […]
African Ministers Meet in Durban – African Countries to Stand Firm in Climate Negotiations
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Yesterday – Ministers from over 50 African countries met to reinforce their position, demanding an ambitious second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, effective action under […]
Memorandum from the Rural Women’s Assembly to the UNFCCC, the government of the Republic of South Africa and the Governments of Africa
We the Rural Women’s Assembly of Southern Africa, meeting in Durban on the event of the 17th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC in Durban from 30 November to 5 […]