Category Archives: Cancun: COP 16
April 7, 2011 “A Collective Commitment”? Nailing down Climate Finance in Cancun and Durban
By J. Timmons Roberts & Martin Stadelmann*
This article was originally posted on OUTREACH
The surprisingly positive conclusion at Cancun was as much about the process as the substance of the two key texts that are now in place to advance the negotiations over the next year leading to Durban. There were standing ovations at the transparent and inclusive process that brought the year of negotiations to a close, putting some of the bad feelings of Copenhagen behind us.
However on the crucial details of climate finance, we are scarcely any further along, apart from some progress in establishing initial institutions for the new Green Climate Fund and enhancing transparency. In spite of many concerns expressed throughout the year, deeply problematic language was copied verbatim into the Cancun Agreements from the Copenhagen Accord text. An opportunity was lost to clarify what has been agreed in Copenhagen.
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April 1, 2011 Latin America and Climate Change: Regional Perspectives on a Global Problem
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On Friday 8th April Brown University will present a conference on “Latin America and Climate Change: Regional Perspectives on a Global Problem,” with key note speeches by former Chilean president and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, Ricardo Lagos and ex- Brazilian Minister for the Environment, Marina Silva.
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December 26, 2010 An Incredible Gift
By Kelly Rogers
Global natural gas supply provides incredible potential for a transportation revolution in Latin America, a message highlighted at an event in Cancun, co-hosted by the Worldwatch Institute and theInternational Gas Union.
According to BP, Latin America provides some 5.5% of the world’s natural gas and is estimated to hold at least 6% of its natural gas reserves.
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December 14, 2010 The Patient is Alive: A Turning Point for Multilateralism at Cancun?
By J. Timmons Roberts
6:23 am, the surgery is shut down, the patient, multilateralism, once given up for dead, is alive and showing signs of what might be a remarkable recovery.
A year ago in Copenhagen, nearly all faith in the United Nations system to address climate change was gone. Secret drafts of agreements by the Danish president were leaked out, and the final Copenhagen Accord was penned by an exclusive group of just five nations, who forced the other 186 nations to simply sign on to their deal.
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