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How Long is the Journey for EST to LDCs
8 Jun 2013
Sixbert Simon Mwanga Climate Action Network-Tanzania Climate technologies and technology transfer are very cruacial in the whole process of addressing climate change in developing countries and Africa in particular. It was recognized at the IPCC Supplementary report to Assessment Report 1 (AR1) in 1992 that there is a need to develop the most potent climate […]
Arabs are more than just oil
8 Jun 2013
Lama Ghaddar IndyACT The global campaign against climate change needs all the resources it can obtain, and the Arab world should not be an exception. The Arab world will not be safe from the impacts of climate change; in fact it will be one of the most affected regions. Arabs have to wake up and […]
To Russia with (less and less) Love:
7 Jun 2013
OK, we get the point. You are an important erstwhile superpower and won’t be pushed around. But you should know that petulance and hissy fits are signs of weakness, not of strength and global leadership.
Does Climate Affect the Climate Talks?
7 Jun 2013
This chart shows the average hours of sunlight in COP host countries in comparison to the productivity of the COP hosted there. Given this, ECO is excited for next year's negotiations, especially considering the response to its job application yesterday, and hopes to give some Rays of the Day at future negotiating sessions to […]
ADP – Set a 2014 Deadline for New Targets
7 Jun 2013
One of the reasons Copenhagen was such a mess was that countries’ commitments came at the last minute and weren’t available for any scrutiny beforehand. Some of these pledges are still unclear. Hence estimating the actual reductions that Copenhagen pledges have delivered has been a nasty and complicated chore. Therefore, ECO has been pleased […]
Fresh Breeze of Science – Bring It On!
6 Jun 2013
The shiny walls of the Maritim have a history of isolating negotiators from the troubles of the real world. While record floods have been devastating parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, forcing thousands to leave their homes, business as usual has continued undisturbed in this calm and cosy UNFCCC bubble. But yesterday […]
Now Hiring: COP20 President
6 Jun 2013
Location: Latin America Duration: one year Deadline: until suitable candidate is found The Climate Change International Policy Process is looking for an Active, Positive and Constructive COP Presidency with ambition as high as the Andes mountains, who will facilitate transparent work amongst Parties in 2014 to achieve crucial milestones for a global Fair Ambitious […]
ADP Can Finally Fix Finance Failures in Adaptation
6 Jun 2013
Today, Parties will put forward ideas for advancing adaptation in the 2015 deal under the ADP. As dangerous climate change looms closer and closer, and with little sign of increased mitigation ambition, millions of the poorest people in the world will face impacts that threaten their lives and livelihoods. Response to climate change through […]
Save the Adaptation Fund!
6 Jun 2013
ECO would like to congratulate Sweden for pledging to the Adaptation Fund (AF) for the 4th time, in a (as yet) lonely attempt to save it (and small island states) from going under. Pledging to the Adaptation Fund has never been this urgent as CER revenues have never been this low, dropping from 100 million […]
Russia:
6 Jun 2013
It is one thing to neither have a domestic climate policy nor to accept a legally binding target at the international level. It is certainly worse to prevent 191 other countries from discussing and advancing their own implementation plans for climate solutions.