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The Clash of Paradigms and Durban [Disaster]

COA Admin December 27, 2011 0 Comments
by Samuli Sinisalo In the UNFCCC, and especially in Durban, there are two major forces in play. The obvious surface is of course that of saving the planet and the climate system from disastrous anthropogenic interference. That is why these meetings are organized in the first place, and it is even inscribed in article two of the convention. The other force in play is how is this to be done? Who...

Time to come up with solutions

COA Admin December 10, 2011 0 Comments
by Samuli Sinisalo The final negotitations in Durban just began. The different negotiating bodies will meet in this order: Ad-hod working group on Kyoto Protocol, Ad-hoc working group on Long Term Cooperative Action, Conference of Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to Kyoto Protocol and finally the closing plenary of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. It’s 9pm on Saturday,...

Negotiations drag onwards..

COA Admin December 10, 2011 0 Comments
by Samuli Sinisalo The ministerial consultations went on last night. The announcement after 11pm was that no plenaries will convene before 10am on Saturday. It is no about 4pm on Saturday, and no negotiations have begun. Consultations continue. The situation is too unclear to give a comprehensive update at the moment. But, I have come across the transcript of a speech held by the minister of...

Pablo Solon: Durban=Kyoto Zombie

COA Admin December 9, 2011 0 Comments
The infamous and unbelievably brilliant ex-Bolivian negotiator commenting on the earlier version of the KP text and the overall Durban disaster. The climate regime is crumbling around us.. From Pablo Solon (a rush translation): A few moments ago we found out the decisions that they have been cooking behind the scenes. In Durban they won't approve a second period of commitments of the Kyoto...