Monthly Archives: December 2011

Poland risks courting Durban failure over hot air

A common sport at COPs is watching the EU struggling to talk to anyone except themselves as they endure endless rounds of internal coordination. When push comes to shove in the final negotiations, they are often so inward focused that … Continue reading

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What about the Kyoto shipjumpers?

The potential shift in the Chinese position about the nature of a future climate deal has had everyone at the Durban COP analysing what they meant – was it just legally binding but without obligations for them? Was it an … Continue reading

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Closing the Gigatonne gap with low carbon development strategies

Closing the Gigatonne gap with low carbon development strategies An analysis released yesterday demonstrates how waiting to take on deeper greenhouse gas reduction pledges will make it far more costly to avoid dangerous global warming. This reemphasises the message of … Continue reading

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Durban update: will China do what the US refuses to do?

Since the Copenhagen climate conference delivered a tepid political statement about combating climate change, the United States has tried to argue that it has all it wants out of an international accord. That is to say, very light on international … Continue reading

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