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Get It Done! Youth to UN on Internationally Binding Climate Treaty

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Climate Negotiations, Unep, Pablo Solon, Durban, Iea, Institute for Policy Studies, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, China, Todd Stern, Climate Change, Michael Dorsey, Kyoto Protocol, Friends of the Earth, Ldcs, Unfccc, India, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, US, Nnimmo Bassey, Aosis, Global Warming, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

As the sun had risen in Durban, the Durban Platform was passed at the COP 17. Yet in a replay of Copenhagen two years ago, backroom texts emerged at the 11th hour and the process was thrown into disarray.

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Can the Durban Climate Talks Prevent 'Betrayal of all Humanity'?

Kelly Rigg | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Aosis, Durban Climate Talks, Climate Change, Climate Talks, Kyoto Protocol, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News
Kelly Rigg

The window of opportunity to deal with climate change in a sensible way is closing quickly. We have already reached 1°C of warming and the impacts are already being felt in the form of drought, heat waves and extreme precipitation.

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UN Climate Negotiations: Denmark and Bolivia Present Their Emissions Reductions

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Unep, Cop 16, Unfccc, Bolivia, Cancun Climate Summit, Oxfam, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cop17, Denmark, Carbon Market, Aosis, Global Warming, Eu, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

Bonn, Germany -- On Thursday, specific nations presented their work to reduce emissions. Thursday morning, Canada, the EU, the Alliance of Small Islan...

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UN Climate Negotiations: EU Ramps Up Renewables and Addresses Aviation Emissions

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: EU ETS, Cancún, Carbon Trading, Cop 16, Durban, Aosis, Aviation, Climate Change, Emissions, China, Unfccc, Global Warming, Eu, Arctic, Cop 17, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

International aviation emissions grew by 66% between 1990 and 2005. They form one of the fastest growing sources of emissions. Yet they are currently excluded from the Kyoto Protocol.

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The World Bank Steps in to Save the Day??

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Undp, Cilmate Fund, Robert Zoellick, Developing Countries, World Bank, Green, Cop 16, Clean Energy, Rising Sea Level, Climate Change, Friends of the Earth, Environment, Unfccc, Vilsack, Aosis, Denmark, Global Warming, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

Cancún, Mexico - As climate change increases, the World Bank is stepping up its funding for developing nations. On the agenda at this year's COP 16, ...

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United Nations Environment Programme Launches Emissions Gap Report

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unep, Reducing Emissions, Climate Change, Copenhagen Accord, Unfccc, Emissions, Aosis, Global Warming, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

Cancún, Mexico - Yesterday afternoon, United Nations Environment Programme released the Emissions Gap Report, which seeks to assess how we are doing ...

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Cancun Climate Summit: Will Brazil Step Up to the Plate?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen Climate Talks, Aosis, Alba, Basic, Cancun Climate Summit, Dilma Rouseff, India, Gdp, Brazil, Luis Gonzales De Alba, Mexico, Marisa Silva, China, Green News
Nikolas Kozloff

Relatively defenseless in the face of global warming, developing countries are looking for a champion. Who will speak up for them in Mexico?

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Cancún Climate Summit: Time for a New Geopolitical Architecture

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alba, Dilma Rouseff, Ed Miliband, Evo Morales, Climate Change, Basic, Aosis, Cancun Climate Summit, Environmental Reform, United States, Global Warming, Green News
Nikolas Kozloff

As we approach crucial climate change negotiations in Cancún, Mexico, the key question on many people's minds is this: what nation will have the courage to stand up to the United States?

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A Party-Driven Process: Kyoto Protocol? Copenhagen Accord?

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: European Commission, Copenhagen 2009, Unfccc, Cancún, Aosis, Ipcc, Greenpeace, Global Warming, China, Eu, Climate Change, World News, Bali Action Plan, Environment, cop16, cop15, G77, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord, Friends of the Earth, Green News, Can, World News
Tina Gerhardt

Bonn, Germany -- Already at the last UNFCCC meeting in June, the majority of nations -- aside from airing their grievances over how the negotiating pr...

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Mind the Gap: Gearing up for Cancún and the COP 16

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, cop16, Cop 17, G77, Copenhagen 2009, cop15, Cancún, Aosis, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord, Green News, Unfccc, Global Warming, Climate Change, World News
Tina Gerhardt

The UNFCCC organizing meeting kicked off in Bonn, Germany as representatives from the 178 governments gathered to hammer out differences and draw up a draft text in preparation for the COP 16.

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We Need an Umpire: From UNFCCC Climate Negotiations to the World Cup

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, cop16, Copenhagen 2009, Unfccc, cop15, Cancún, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord, Green News, Cop 17, Climate Change, G77, Aosis, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

At the end of the two-week climate change negotiations in Bonn, nation groups stood up and expressed their frustration with the 22-page draft text put forward.

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Saudis Block Key Climate Study

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit, Andrew Romanoff, 350.Org, Electric Car, Saudi Arabia, Dk Greenroots, United Nations, A.O.S.I.S., Oil, Fossil Fuel, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Ekos, Denver News
Wade Norris

While there has been an orchestrated effort by Fossil Fuel lobbyists to weaken international Climate Change legislation, this is the first time a state Government has openly blocked reforms.

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Small Islands Discover their Power in Copenhagen

Anuradha Vittachi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen, Cop, Cop 15, Islands, Climate, Small Island Developing States, Aosis, Green News
Anuradha Vittachi

The UN's Copenhagen climate conference has suddenly become a thrilling place to be. It's the small islands that are making waves here - islands so small that they will drown if action is not taken.

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