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December 10, 2015 - 7:18pm

As ECO went to press, the Committée de Paris had just resumed its work again. The outcome of the final round of negotiations is still uncertain. That need not stand in the way of a hard-nosed analysis of the new text, though, with the really big issues still left to be decided.

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

December 10, 2015 - 7:16pm

Some countries (including Saudi Arabia) have questioned the scientific basis for the need to limit temperature increases to 1.5°C.

Carbon Markets: All Cards on the Table

December 10, 2015 - 7:14pm

The new draft text still features brackets around the sustainable development mechanism provision. Decisions to be made in the next 24 hours include whether offsetting will be allowed (please, NO!), whether developed countries will be able to play the offset generation game, accounting rules, guiding principles and a share of proceeds for climate finance purposes.

ECO suggests:...

Response Measures: Lost in Transition

December 10, 2015 - 7:12pm

Developed countries in the Convention must ‘take into consideration’ the impacts of the ‘response measures’ [in 4-2-8(h) and 4-2-10]. An interpretation is that victims of mitigation measures such as energy efficiency or alternative energy policies in the North could be compensated for decreased sales.

Checklist for 1.5°C

December 10, 2015 - 7:10pm

ECO is happy to hear so many Parties supporting a 1.5°C temperature limit. To see if these Parties are serious about 1.5°C, ECO will be looking at the following points:

Let’s Agree We’re Lost and Damaged

December 10, 2015 - 7:08pm

The negotiations on the Paris Agreement have reached crunch time, and ECO is concerned that the crucial issue of loss and damage might be crunched at the last minute, as the Thursday text contains several options on loss and damage. ECO is hearing that there have been some constructive discussions in the last days.