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Leaders Plan for Change at Climate Convention

Tim Hall | March 26th, 2012

Over two days in December 2011, while world leaders discussed global co-operation on climate change at the 17th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) climate change negotiations – also known

“We Have Not Come Here To Negotiate Ourselves Out Of Existence”

Karuna Rana | December 11th, 2011

The Joint High-Level Segment meeting of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) on Tuesday ended with a candid statement delivered by Grenada on behalf of the Alliance of

“We must not lose momentum” – Ban Ki-moon

Tim Hall | December 7th, 2011

The opening of the High-Level Segment of the 17th United Nations climate negotiations (COP17) took place in Durban on Tuesday in the presence of South African President Jacob Zuma, UN

Climate Wins

Awa Momtazian | December 7th, 2011

Tonight at the UN Climate Talks (COP17), the UNFCCC Secretariat will launch a new initiative, “Momentum for Change” as supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Capacity Building in the Pacific

Jayden Holmes | December 2nd, 2011

Small island states are amongst the first to feel the impacts of climate change, how will capacity building assist them.

Day 1: “It always seems impossible…”

Tim Hall | November 29th, 2011

COP17 climate negotiations began with a flurry of urges and recommendations, though moves to kill Kyoto soured the first day. Quoting Nelson Mandela to invoke South Africa’s difficulty in defeating