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Countries Must Commit at Warsaw to put numbers on the table in 2014
14 Jun 2013
Friday, June 14, Bonn – Germany: Climate Action Network called for nations to agree a 2014 deadline for releasing their new carbon pollution reductions pledges before the close of the main climate talks in Warsaw this November. The call came as the latest round of talks closed in Bonn today having made incremental progress on […]
CAN NGO experts to comment on closure of Bonn climate negotiations, expectations for Warsaw talks
14 Jun 2013
NGO experts from Climate Action Network will hold a press briefing today at 14.30 CEST at Hotel Maritim on the closing of the UN climate negotiations in Bonn. The press conference will be webcast live. WHAT: NGO experts will brief media on the outcomes of the second UN climate negotiations of the year as well […]
CAN Side event-Equity Reference Framework: Enabler to a successful 2015 climate treaty
9 Jun 2013
Tuesday, June 11 18:30 -20:00 In Bonn, Germany in the Ministry of Environment, room WIND Less than 1000 days to the 2015 deadline. CAN is calling for a formal process to develop an Equity Reference Framework that embodies the Convention’s core equity principles, and is designed to maximize ambition and participation. Such an Equity Reference […]
Russia Agenda fight delays UN climate talks for two days, earns Moscow a fossil award
4 Jun 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2013 Bonn, Germany Contact: Ria Voorhaar rvoorhaar@climatenetwork.org +49 157 3173 5568 Today's Fossil is awarded to Russia for blocking the start of the SBI through trying to alter the agenda. In Doha, Parties made progress on improving the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol by getting […]
Climate talks open as NGOS urge nations to make every moment count between now and 2015
3 Jun 2013
Climate Action Network (CAN) urged countries to continue to make progress outlining the elements of a comprehensive, global agreement that puts us on the path to fair, sustainable development at the UN climate negotiations opening in Bonn, Germany, today. “Every moment counts,” said Enrique Maurtua Konstantinidis from Climate Action Network Latin America. “Especially given […]
Media Advisory: NGO experts briefing on the geopolitical context and expectations for the second UN climate negotiations of the year
3 Jun 2013
NGO experts from Climate Action Network will hold a press briefing THIS MORNING at 11am at Hotel Maritim on the opening of the UN climate talks. The press conference will be webcast live. WHAT: NGO experts briefing on the geopolitical context and expectations for the second UN climate negotiations of the year. WHEN: Today […]
New focus on injecting fairness into climate talks a cause for hope
3 May 2013
Bonn, Germany – May 3, 2013: Experts from Climate Action Network International welcomed a new, positive dynamic emerging from the year’s first UN negotiations in Bonn this week, but urged leaders to ensure that the 2015 climate plan is robust enough to save the planet. While many countries continued to present their same […]
NGO experts comment on close of the first climate talks of the year
3 May 2013
Bonn, Germany – May 3, 2013: NGO experts from the world’s largest network of NGOs working on climate change will brief the media on today at 14.30 on the outcomes of the year’s first session of the United Nations climate negotiations. Commenting on key developments of the week will be including growing coalescence around […]
NGO Experts to Brief Media on Major Climate Change Milestones of 2013 ahead of Next Round of Climate Negotiations
22 Apr 2013
April 22, 2013 – NGO experts from the two largest climate change networks will brief media on April 25 at 13.30GMT on the current state of play in the international climate negotiations ahead of the year's first round of UN talks. They will also preview major milestones in 2013 related to climate change, and their […]
Civil society warns UN Security Council climate change a driver of conflict, hunger and poverty
15 Feb 2013
[New York – United States] – February 15, 2013 – Climate Action Network-International (CAN-International) today warned a special event for United Nations Security Council members at the UN headquarters in New York that climate change was a critical driver of poverty, inequality, instability, and conflict which would ultimately affect us all. Wael Hmaidan, […]