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The Last Night in Durban

COA Admin December 9, 2011 0 Comments

by Samuli Sinisalo A lot has happened today, I hope. Everything that is going on takes place behind closed doors, so we have no way of accurately reporting it the play by play. The ministerial Inbada started just few minutes ago, and that will hopefully bring some clarity to the situation. So far there are two draft texts presented by the COP presidency, to conclude the work in Durban. Text from...

Possible outcomes from Durban

COA Admin December 3, 2011 0 Comments

by Samuli Sinisalo After one week of negotiations, what are some of the possible outcomes we can expect from Durban? The negotiations run on the two tracks: Kyoto Protocol and the Long term Cooperative Action. From the Kyoto track, there are at least four possible outcomes: 1) No second commitment period is signed and Kyoto Protocol is buried and forgotten 2) Negotiations for second commitment...

Russia Presented a Possible Deal Braker

COA Admin December 1, 2011 0 Comments

by Samuli Sinisalo On wednesday, the COP plenary discussed Russias proposal to amend the UN Framework Convention on Climate change. In the convention countries are divided into different cathegories - and have different responsibilities - according to their development status. These annexes are Annex 1, which includes all the developed countries. have legally binding emission reduction targets in...