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Media Advisory – Webcast notice: International experts from CAN NGOs will discuss the role of different countries and the outlook for COP18.
25 May 2012
NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS [Bonn, Germany] Civil society groups attending UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, will host a media briefing, webcast live, on the last day of the negotiations to assess the Bonn outcome. International experts from NGOs organized in the Climate Action Network (CAN) will discuss the role of different countries […]
USA Earns 1st Place Fossil of the Day and Australia and New Zealand get 2nd Place Fossils
24 May 2012
The 1st place Fossil goes to the US for refusing to even discuss its mitigation and finance commitments under the Bali Action Plan. In the Developed country mitigation spin-off group yesterday, the US stated its disagreement to even discuss such vital elements for developed country action in the pre-2020 period as comparability – […]
Fossil of the Day Returns at the Bonn UN Climate Negotiations with Three 1st Place Fossils Going to: the USA, Canada and China.
21 May 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bonn, Germany Contact: Wael Hmaidan whmaidan@climatenetwork.org Local mobile: +49 (0)1603195597 First Place Fossils go to the USA, Canada […]
Southern voices on climate policy choices: REPORT REVEALS KEY ROLE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN POLICYMAKING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
18 May 2012
Watch the press conference REPORT REVEALS KEY ROLE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN POLICYMAKING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE As the international climate negotiations are moving at a slow pace, developing countries are creating new policies to deal with climate change; […]
NGOs tell negotiators to agree work-plan in Bonn, not re-open Durban deals
14 May 2012
Photo Credit: Leila Mead/IISD [Bonn – Germany] International experts from NGOs organized in the Climate Action Network (CAN) and the global TckTckTck campaign today called on negotiators gathered in Bonn for another round of UN climate talks to build on agreements made at COP17 in Durban last year rather than re-opening them. An archived video […]
NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS: Civil society expectations for next round of talks as two-week conference kicks off
14 May 2012
[Bonn, Germany] Civil society groups attending the next round of UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, from 14 to 25 May will host a media briefing, webcast live, to outline civil society expectations for a successful outcome of these important negotiations ahead of COP18 in Doha at the end of the year. International experts […]
Media Advisory – Webcast Notice: Civil society reflections on outcome of negotiations on finance and the role of the EU and US
9 Dec 2011
UNFCCC CLIMATE TALKS IN DURBAN: NGO BRIEFING ON THE FINAL DAY OF NEGOTIATIONS Civil society reflections on outcome of negotiations on finance and the role of the EU and US [Durban, South Africa] Climate Action Network – International will host a media briefing, webcast live, to outline civil society expectations for a successful outcome of […]
Media Advisory – Webcast Notice: Civil society reflections on level of ambition on mitigation and on state of play of the finance negotiations.
8 Dec 2011
UNFCCC CLIMATE TALKS IN DURBAN: NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS Civil society reflections on level of ambition on mitigation and on state of play of the finance negotiations. [Durban, South Africa] Climate Action Network – International will host a media briefing, webcast live, to outline civil society expectations for a successful outcome of UN climate […]
United States Takes Two Fossils for Failing to Commit and Blocking Climate Finance
7 Dec 2011
Durban, South Africa – It was a dark day for the United States of America, as it took the first and second place Fossil of the Day awards for stalling on legally binding commitments and blocking immediate financing for climate change-vulnerable countries. The Fossils as presented read: "The United States of America wins the 2nd […]