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COP19 – Day Ten

Andres Fuentes | November 23rd, 2013

The end of the UN climate change negotiations are approaching but there is little more than rumour as to if that will be Friday 5pm, Saturday 4am or Sunday 2am.

NGOs Abandon Warsaw Talks

Linh Do | November 22nd, 2013

Civil society organisations have staged a walkout sending clear messages to the negotiators that they are displeased with the lack of progress. Participating organisations include the Pan African Climate Justice

Governments Happy with the Future We Want

Tim Hall | June 23rd, 2012

Rio+20 has ended with world leaders approving the “Future We Want” declaration. The document, which came under intense criticism from civil society and some nations, was approved by over 100

Rio+20: Form Guide 101

Anna Rose | June 21st, 2012

Why is it called Rio+20?  Twenty years ago, an historic international gathering was held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Heads of State, government delegations and civil society organisations ascended on

Banking on Bunkers

Awa Momtazian | December 11th, 2011

The global shipping industry has joined hands with civil society organisations calling on parties at the UN climate talks in Durban to cut carbon emissions from commercial shipping in order

GCF: The hostage or the hero of Durban?

Tim Hall | November 30th, 2011

Today the Green Climate Fund makes its highly anticipated arrival at COP17. All year the financing issues begun at the 2009 Copenhagen COP15 have been a hot talking point. So

Social Media @ COP16

Linh Do | December 9th, 2010

Facebook, Twitter…and COP16? Observers of the social media space will remember Malcolm Gladwell’s article in the New Yorker about why the revolution will not be tweeted. Even if that’s true,