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The outcomes: what did the G20 achieve for Climate Change?
[caption id="attachment_2998" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="The G20 leaders standing for their "] [/caption] The G20 Summit in London has now concluded, with US President Obama filling the main press briefing room for an hour-long press session. » Read more...
From London to Bonn - will Mexico consolidate its climate change leadership position on the road to Copenhagen? (1)
The G20 summit is in full swing and the world is looking to London for a whole range of solutions. » Read more...
The G20 Summit - A Day in Review
As expected, the global economy took center stage at the G20 Summit held yesterday in London. » Read more...
G20 Live Blog
The Climatico Team will be providing a live-blog service on the climate change aspects of the G20 Summit and surrounding events in London, United Kingdom. » Read more...
No ticket to ride - Public transport in Mexico City.
The transport sector in Mexico contributes 18 percent of national CO2 emissions. » Read more...
Climatico Report on National Climate Policy published, finds significant gap in adaptation funding
On March 5 2009 Climatico released its first assessment report of national climate policy across twelve of the G20 countries. » Read more...
REDD – a view from Mexico.
REDD is controversial: some consider it essential to halt deforestation in forest rich developing countries, others, a danger to biodiversity, indigenous communities and carbon markets. » Read more...
(Un)civil society and climate change politics in Latin America
"Yesterday here in Davos I heard three heads of state from Latin America seize leadership on "green" issues." Nancy Birdsall's (former vice-president of the Inter-American Development Bank) blog was full positive surprise. » Read more...
Davos Climate Roundup
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ended yesterday. » Read more...
Good news for “South-South” technology transfer?
It was announced last week that two universities, one in Brazil and one in China, are to partner on developing climate change technologies. » Read more...
Is Mexico’s Law for Renewable Energy Generation unconstitutional?
In October 2008, Mexican Congress passed the Law for the use of Renewable Energy (Ley para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamiento de la Transición Energética) . » Read more...
The Three-Tier Challenge: Renewable Energy Policy Negotiation in Mexico
It is clear that Mexico has begun taking legislative steps towards implementing climate change policy (and greener energy policy generally) in the country. Perhaps the clearest example of this is the Ley Para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamento de la Transición Energética (Law for Renewable Energy Usage and Energy Transition Financing), which hopes to promote and support the use of renewable energies in the country. The law is ambitious in its remit, but issues of insufficient funding and inter-government interest negotiation may limit its effectiveness as it is implemented. » Read more...
Water crisis and climate change in Mexico
To hear about water crisis in Ethiopia does not surprise, but not many people would expect that Mexico, an industrializing country, is facing serious water challenges. » Read more...
Green Year Ahead? 9 things to know in 2009 about Mexican climate change policy
Mexico’s willingness to commit to voluntary emissions caps at COP-14 put it at the forefront of climate change mitigation efforts in Latin America, and made the country the example to follow for other developing nations. » Read more...
Competing priorities – an outlook for Mexico’s climate change policy in 2009
Mexico ended the year 2008 with great expectations regarding climate change action for the year to come: demonstrating leadership, it announced voluntary emissions reductions through a cap-and-trade scheme to be operational by 2012. » Read more...
India and Climate Policy? Think India and Energy Policy
India's strong position on climate change was reaffirmed this year at COP-14. » Read more...
Low Carbon, High Growth in Latin America
Last week the World Bank released a report on Latin America's responses (or possible responses) to the challenge of climate change with the promising title: Low Carbon, High Growth - yet, beyond providing some informative analysis of the costs of climate change and distribution of responsibilities in the Latin American region, the policy conclusions rest on a shaky assumption: "an appropriate international policy environment in which a critical mass of high-income countries take a global leadership role...” Just for the sake of a brief overview - the report outlines current manifestations of climate change in the Latin American region. » Read more...
Brazil launches National Climate Change Plan
Brazilian Minister for the Environment Carlos Minc launched the country's national strategy to address climate change, signed by President Lola on 1st December 2008. » Read more...
Poznan Day 12: Long-Term Targets, A Necessity or a Diversion ?
A meeting of environment ministers today in Poznan is not expected to reach an agreement on a long-term target for global emissions reductions. » Read more...
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