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What the BBC is saying: EU to blame for stalling in talks

greeder December 7, 2012 0 Comments

From BBC News: Science & Environment 7 December 2012 Last updated at 15:58 GMT 'Hot-air' release at Doha climate talks dispels tension By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, Doha, Qatar Details have emerged of a deal to solve the "hot air" row undermining the EU in the UN climate change talks in Doha. The term refers to unused, tradeable carbon emission permits given to...

If the Kyoto Protocol is buried in the sands of Doha…

nzidan December 6, 2012 0 Comments

by Nada Zidan "At a time when we should be getting ready for Christmas, we will be counting the dead in our country," said Bernarditas Castro-Muller, Philippines negotiator in the LCA session on agreed outcome on Monday December 3rd, 2012. Irony of fate, typhoon Bopha hit the Philippines on the exact same day Bernarditas stated the above-and just like the hundreds of other extreme...

Tuesday’s Child

Nathan Thanki December 4, 2012 0 Comments

by Nathan Thanki and Bogdan Zymka (as part of our effort to be a resource to Youth groups, the following was sent to UNFCCC youth on Tuesday night) The opening of the high level plenary began today. Nothing really dramatic yet--apart from the ridiculous opening ceremony which actually included an interview that said "one must not be ashamed of doing something unspectacular or with low...

Monday’s Child

tzundel December 4, 2012 0 Comments

by Trudi Zundel as part of our attempt to keep people up to speed, this note was sent to YOUNGO on Monday Night. It is by no means complete, and we do not claim to be "objective" (whatever that is) LCA There was a huge fight in LCA today over a new Chairs text; the text had blank pages under finance, adaptation, technology transfer, capacity building, and response measures. A...

Big Picture Overview: State of Play

Anjali Appadurai December 3, 2012 0 Comments

By Anjali Appadurai and Nathan Thanki This is our analysis -- informed by various actual experts -- of what is currently happening in these negotiations from a birds-eye view. Look at it as a stock-taking of sorts. (Please comment if we use too much jargon.) Overview We are headed towards a 6-degree warming world. We all know the impacts of this. What needs to happen is very serious emissions...