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Roll up your sleeves
20 Oct 2014
ECO wants all negotiators to understand that what they are doing here really does matter to the lives and futures of billions of people and ecosystems around the world. In a little over a years time, the world needs to see an ambitious and equitable agreement which does not condemn the poorest and most vulnerable […]
Five is the magic number
20 Oct 2014
A decision in Lima that commitment periods will operate in 5-year cycles is vital to the integrity of the Paris agreement. ECO wants to remind all delegates in Bonn that a 5-year commitment period: Avoids lock in: current pledges are far from being consistent with the below 2°C goal, much less the 1.5°C required by […]
ECO Lonely Hearts Corner
20 Oct 2014
Dear ECO, I’m a 6,000-year-old woman (but a lady never reveals her true age) looking for suitors who are prepared to send me ambitious INDCs. I enjoy slow change, spinning around, long orbits around the sun, regular seasons, and cute and fluffy animals. My dislikes include comets, mass extinctions, ice ages, solar flares and fossil […]
40-Day Climate Walk to Tacloban kicks of in the Philippines
2 Oct 2014
Climate change advocates from various sectors urged world governments to “walk their climate talk” as they launched the Climate Walk, dubbed as “A People’s Walk for Climate Justice.” From the starting point at “Kilometer Zero” in Rizal Park, Manila, the groups will walk 1,000 kilometers in 40 days to arrive in Tacloban, ground zero of […]
Fasting leaders urge Heads of State to show courage on climate
18 Sep 2014
During the last week prominent fasters representing secular and religious communities all over the world have come together to write letters to Heads of States. They are challenging these Heads of State to demonstrate leadership to tackle climate change at the upcoming UN Climate Summit on 23 September 2014. The letters have been published in various news outlets and on […]
New economics report urges leaders to phase out fossil fuels
16 Sep 2014
A major new report launched today by economic experts in New York City shows how a swift transition to a low-carbon society will unlock a raft of benefits for communities, businesses and governments while reducing the risks of dangerous climate change. The report from the New Climate Economy is called “Better Growth, Better Climate”, it comprehensively dispels the […]
Climate change and poverty: why action is needed
12 Sep 2014
A set of Sustainable Development Goals to be agreed next year offer a vital opportunity for the international community to tackle the way that climate change is driving people into poverty, saysa new report. ‘The Right Climate for Development: why the SDGs must act on climate change’ released ahead of the twin UN meetings for […]
PICAN’s key priorities for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
2 Sep 2014
Pacific Islands Climate Action Network's key priorities for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Apia, Samoa. September 1-4, 2014. 1. Stronger action is needed to cut emissions, in line with a global goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C If we are to have any hope of avoiding the potentially catastrophic impacts […]