Duke to Durban

Last Words on REDD+

Selene Castillo — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:26:49 +0000

In the last hours of COP, REDD+ unfortunately remained a weak version of what developing countries expected. REDD+ was seen as one of the success stories of COP16 in Cancun. However, as countries began trying to nail down details regarding both the technical aspects of the program as well as its financing, things got ugly. …

Day 13, Going on 14?

June Reyes — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:34:28 +0000

Time is the enemy now as negotiators scramble to get a deal done. While many ministers from developed countries have not left the negotiations, there are developing country delegates who can’t afford to change flights to be at the talks. This adds to the list of handicaps developing countries have in these negotiations and there’s …

Seeing Through the Fog of Negotiations

Jeff Gustafson — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:36:59 +0000

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 …

Will the Youth Influence the Negotiation Outcome?

Jian Huo — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:39:26 +0000

At the Joint High-level Segment on early Wednesday afternoon, six Canadian youth stood up and turned their backs on the Canadian minister when he was delivering a statement defending the country’s climate policy. As the first developed country which refused to commit to a second period of Kyoto Protocol, Canada’s stance and performance in Durban …

COP17: The Soundtrack

Jeff Gustafson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:42:49 +0000

It’s almost midnight on the last night of COP17 and we’re waiting for the next round of ministerial meetings to start. Regardless of what emerges from the fog tomorrow, it has been a truly amazing two weeks working together on the front lines of the talks. In addition to our blogs and pictures, we present …