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Development, what of it?

Julian K | December 7th, 2011

The term ‘development’ is one that everybody uses yet, nobody understands. It splits the world in half, differentiating between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries, and broadly defines discourse on international politics,

Where are the goal posts? Day 3 at COP17

admin | December 1st, 2011

It was business time at COP on day 3, as dozens of informal meetings took place and the plot of COP17 began to take shape, with the developing/developed nation divide

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

Durban: What’s the Down Low?

admin | November 28th, 2011

Standing ovations finished the Cancun COP16 climate negotiations. The echoes of the Cancun applause have now worn off, and it’s time for hard decisions to be made at COP17 in

All the Small Things: Day 5 at COP16

Tim Hall | December 5th, 2010

Technical details and legal and procedural complexities were the focus of Day 5. They also created biggest points of difference so far seen at COP16. Negotiators continued updating texts, in