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10 Points of Action
6 Dec 2011
Ministers – thank goodness you are here. Your delegations may have been burning some midnight oil in the last few days – but they have left the hard decisions for you! Here’s what your agenda for the next 4 days looks like: 1. Don’t just “Mind the Gap” – do something! Ministers, at Durban you […]
Raise the Stakes!
6 Dec 2011
Dear Ministers, The disconnect between the climate talks and scientific reality is stark. In the UNFCCC process, progress is being made, but in real life your negotiators have been sleepwalking as the world burns. The past week has seen negotiations moving slowly, with the peaks and valleys that typify these talks. We have walked the […]
No vague decisions please…
6 Dec 2011
Mahlet Eyassu Climate Change Program Manager Forum for Environment Ethiopia The first week of the Durban COP has ended and it seems like things have not moved forward. Parties are not yet knuckling down in concrete discussions and it almost looks like they are just waiting for their Ministers to arrive and lend an air […]
MAMA KONATE
5 Dec 2011
Dear friends and colleagues, During this African COP we honor the life and share great sadness in the passing of Mama Konate. He served as Director-General of the Mali Meteorological Service, permanent representative of Mali with WMO, former Chair of the LDC Group and the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, Chair of the Subsidiary Body […]
JAPAN NEEDS ATTENTION
5 Dec 2011
Last year in Cancun, Japan was heavily criticized and often appeared in media breaking stories when they announced that they would never accept the 2nd commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. A year later in Durban, the Japanese delegation seems a lot more relaxed. Nobody is writing about them and they haven’t even been designated […]
Guide to De-Bracketing MRV
5 Dec 2011
ECO is here to help negotiators remove some brackets from that new MRV text that is hot off the press, and insert a few critical items that Parties have somehow forgotten. So pick up your erasers (or warm up your Delete keys) and let’s get to work! Stakeholder participation – Observer participation is still bracketed […]
The Lost Decade of Adaptation Finance
5 Dec 2011
This year marks a decade since the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) was established at COP 7 in Marrakesh to finance the most urgent adaptation needs of least developed countries. Unfortunately little is said about the LDCF and there is less to celebrate. Ten years on, and only $415 million has been pledged towards a […]
Basic Climate Equity
5 Dec 2011
If Durban is to be at least somewhat successful then Saturday’s release of the BASIC Experts paper on fair-shares global effort sharing will be recognized as a key breakthrough. That can help decide a 2nd commitment period for the KP while putting on the agenda serious consideration of a next generation mandate that’s fair enough […]
“It always seems impossible, until it is done!”
5 Dec 2011
Manjeet Dhakal Clean Energy Nepal Program Director Nepal Photos: Civil Society meeting (top), UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, showing off the CAN COP17 lanyard (bottom). Civil society lanyards proudly touting this quote by Nelson Mandela was a good choice by CAN and the perfect fit for Durban. Its timeliness resonates with many a delegate at […]
Fossil of the Day – Saturday 3 December
5 Dec 2011
#1 TURKEY ROLE CONFUSION OVER ANNEX I & MECHANISMS www.climatenetwork.org/fossil-of-the-day