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WOC - important implications for Copenhagen

Nick Dommett, 23rd May 09

There has been a huge amount of coverage of conferences so far this year, the G20 foremost among them. » Read more...

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Some flesh on the bare bones of a climate deal? Ideas from the EU

Dafydd Elis, 1st May 09

A proposal paper published this week by the EU’s Czech presidency this week has cast light on what may be some of the main features of a post-Kyoto deal. » Read more...

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From London to Bonn - will Mexico consolidate its climate change leadership position on the road to Copenhagen? (1)

Marie Karaisl, 3rd April 09

The G20 summit is in full swing and the world is looking to London for a whole range of solutions. » Read more...

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Momentum, momentum, momentum: Ed Miliband at G20

Maria del Mar Galindo, 2nd April 09

Ed Miliband's statement on climate change at the G20 was short and to the point. » Read more...

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EU Council: discussion ends in agreement to have more discussion

Dafydd Elis, 24th March 09

In line with expectations, EU leaders did not make any substantial progress on agreeing their Copenhagen negotiating position in their Council meeting last week. » Read more...

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Copenhagen Climate Congress: 6 Key Messages

Jennifer Helgeson, 21st March 09

Climatico's Jennifer Helgeson gives her impressions and conclusions from this week's Climate Congress The science that will direct the UN Climate Change Conference to be hosted by the Danish Government in December 2009 was discussed by more than 2500 delegates from almost 80 countries from 10-12 March 2009 in at the Copenhagen Climate Congress. » Read more...

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India focuses on equitable framework in months leading up to Copenhagen 2009

Aparna Sridhar, 10th March 09

While the highly anticipated summit in Copenhagen is in December, there are already international negotiations taking place amongst country representatives. » Read more...

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EU stalls on adaptation financing

Ian Ross, 2nd March 09

Like most EU talks seem to be nowadays, those today on climate change were rather fractious, specifically the debates around adaptation financing.The current EU position for Copenhagen estimates that "net global incremental investment" for tackling climate change needs to be 175 billion euros by 2020, with 100 billion euros of that spent in developing countries. » Read more...

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CDM EB names new Chair and Vice-Chair

Jean-Benoit Fournier, 25th February 09

The 45th meeting of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism was carried between Feb.12th and 13th. » Read more...

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New website monitoring climate funds

Ian Ross, 19th February 09

A few weeks ago, a new website monitoring climate funds was launched. » Read more...

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Europe sets out its stall at the beginning of 2009

Dafydd Elis, 7th February 09

Barely a month after the end of the Pozna? » Read more...

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It’s not just about the forests: Oceans are important in Indonesia too

Nick Dommett, 6th February 09

When asked to think about the relationship between climate change and Indonesia, the most likely answers would revolve around rainforests, deforestation, orangutans and loss of livelihoods. » Read more...

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China’s European tour: Common but differentiated purposes on climate

Emma Owen, 3rd February 09

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent “Journey of confidence” through the EU, including visits to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the European Commission in Brussels and Britain, was intended to demonstrate China’s international leadership and co-operation on the global economy and climate change. » Read more...

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Davos Climate Roundup

Chris Wright, 2nd February 09

The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ended yesterday. » Read more...

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Good news, bad news and local engagement in Indonesia

Nick Dommett, 31st January 09

The good news As reported in this blog last week, new rules governing the distribution of foreign donor aid under the REDD scheme had been delayed. » Read more...

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Who’s in charge of the money? Indonesia’s fractured climate change leadership

Nick Dommett, 17th January 09

At Poznan a number of developing countries - China, Mexico and Brazil - took the opportunity to announce new climate change initiatives. » Read more...

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Business Enthusiasm For Sectoral Approach

Chris Wright, 21st December 08

In Bali last year, the ICC and WBCSD, as representatives of global business at the climate talks, named their one-day side event "Tri Hita Karana", a proverb taken from a Balinese philosophy which emphasizes that happiness can only be attained if the Creator, people and nature live in harmony with each other. » Read more...

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The Game Continues: Australia's Climate Change Plan

Simon Billett, 15th December 08

Last week, from the midst of COP-14 in Poland, I reported that the major developed countries were engaged in something of a waiting game on emissions targets, each waiting to see what others would do before announcing their own. » Read more...

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CDM Review: see you in Bonn!

Jean-Benoit Fournier, 14th December 08

Talks at Poznan about a re-engineering of the Clean Development Mechanism, Kyoto Protocol’s righteous son, have been Bonn-ed. » Read more...

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CDM reform or just hot air in Poznan?

Gaurav Monga, 13th December 08

As Poznan, COP 14, an intermediate negotiations phase draws to a close and delegates from all over the world disperse, it is clear that there was very limited progress made on reforming the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the short-term. » Read more...

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