The closing of COP17 was supposed to be last night, but ministers and negotiators are still working into the afternoon today, scrambling to keep the talks from failing. As is always the case, the final days of the two-week conference are the busiest – and this year with the fate of the Kyoto Protocol and …
I know there’s a lot going on here today, and I don’t want to draw attention from the negotiations. But, I can’t let another day pass without someone mentioning the Avoided Deforestation Partners event we attended on Wednesday afternoon. The topic was Redd+ and Green Growth. Check out the agenda below, you’ll understand why we …
Most of the Duke delegation has been working with Islands First while in Durban. This organization, based in New York, works on capacity building for Pacific Small Island Developing States, or PSIDS. This involves policy work, research, legalities, representation at negotiations—you name it. The fearless leader of Islands First, Mark Jariabka, has been an amazing …
The key issue on everyone’s mind: the fate of the Kyoto Protocol. Will Parties emerge with some sort of a concrete agreement or will Durban be regarded as more politicking with little meaningful action? With only a few short hours left, negotiators have been working into the early hours desperately attempting to bridge the divisions …