climate negotiations

Leaders Event and Japanese position toward the COP 21

Makiko Yoshida December 1, 2015 0 Comments

Leaders Event and Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Government of Japan on the Japanese position toward the COP 21 from the first day of Climate Negotiation by Makiko Yoshida November 30, 2015 marked the opening of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Le Bourget in Paris, France. This meeting also serves as the eleventh meeting of the...

Opening Plenary for the Paris Agreement – False Promises on Transparency and Ambition

Sergio Cahueque November 30, 2015 0 Comments

by Sergio Cahueque and Sara Velander The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) opening session took place on Sunday, November 29th at 5 PM, starting with a minute of silence to honor all the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago. The purpose of the ADP in the next week is to consolidate a document that the parties can adopt, as a protocol or...

Al Gore, in the bag !

Omer Shamir December 12, 2014 3 Comments

It is Thursday of the second and last week at the climate negotiation in Lima. As always after a quick and minimalist breakfast in our hostel I walk the three blocks down to arrive to one of the special shuttle-bus stands, at which some of the ten thousand conference participants take the daily route to arrive at the conference's convergence space. On the bus, right before putting on my...

Will the global climate talks address the challenges for agriculture?

Sara Velander December 11, 2014 0 Comments

Originally posted on December 8, 2014, in the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Think Forward blog. The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP), a body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), started on Monday, at the General Army Headquarters in Lima, Peru. With almost 30 tents set up across the premises, and thousands of representatives...

Escuchando sus voces: La Cumbre de los Pueblos

Michelle Pazmino December 9, 2014 0 Comments

Poderes políticos en las negociaciones de la Conferencia de las Partes tienden a ignorar las demandas de la sociedad civil, la gente, el pueblo, y sus derechos sobre a lo que el cambio climático se refiere. La Cumbre de los Pueblos es un espacio en el que estos grupos marginalizados, que tienden a ser más susceptibles a los impactos climáticos, se juntan para hablar sobre su lucha. Granjeros,...