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COP21 is an acronym; shorthand for the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Another acronym, otherwise known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Anyone following
Despite its recent endorsement of limiting warming to 1.5°C, Australia is protecting its right to unchecked burning of fossil fuels. According to an independent assessment released during the Paris conference,
Traducción: Juan Mayorga. Lee la versión en inglés aquí. Casi 200 países se han reunido en París en busca de un acuerdo contra el cambio climático. La cumbre ha sido
The Paris climate summit is breaking records and setting milestones like none before it. Speaking to a record number of world leaders and heads of governments, UN Secretary General Ban
Ecuador is a biodiversity hotspot, with some 25,000 species of plants and 1,600 bird species – more than double the number found in Europe. It has the most biodiversity per
In October 2015, a new national government was elected. Incoming Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged that Canada’s role in the UNFCCC will be climate positive, and that its policy
Cameroon, located in central Africa, is a highly biodiverse country. The Congo Basin, home to 15% of the world’s remaining tropical forests, lies partly in Cameroon. More than 8,000 species
After 21 years of negotiations and a targeted five year work program culminating in a two week conference, of which one week has already passed, you might have thought the
To help demystify the negotiations, The Verb has produced a Negotiation Compass. This language cheat sheet will help you navigate Paris with us.