This should have been the last of our reports from the UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, but it is now in the early hours of Saturday, December 8 and it appears that the negotiations are far from over. A message frequently repeated today was the need to create a “package” outcome, […]
At the second last day of scheduled talks in Doha emotions were starting to run high. During a plenary meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), a delegate of the Philippines delivered an impassioned speech about the devastation […]
There are now less than 48 hours until negotiations in Doha are scheduled to conclude, on the evening of Friday, December 7. While the President of this 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC remains confident that the negotiations will end on schedule, the feeling in the […]
by Patrick Woolsey Connecticut has released a draft Comprehensive Energy Strategy. The strategy, prepared by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), calls for dramatically increased investment in energy efficiency and renewable power. The plan also calls for a large-scale expansion of natural gas use in the state […]
On Tuesday, December 4, the High-Level Segment of the climate change negotiations began in Doha. Various Heads of State or Government, Ministers and Heads of Delegation are here to speak and act on behalf of their nations. The opening ceremony for the High-Level Segment began with a video highlighting the […]
The negotiations in Doha have passed their halfway point, although it is still not clear whether real progress will be made on some of the major issues under negotiation. With the conclusion of the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol looming at the end of this month, there is […]
by Franck Magennis. A major topic under discussion in Doha is the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In this report, we provide some background on the creation of the fund and an update on relevant discussion in Doha. The GCF was established by the COP at its sixteenth session, with the […]
The Doha talks this week, particularly in the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA), have discussed greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. In particular, the question is whether these emissions are best addressed within the UNFCCC framework or by the relevant specialist international organizations: the […]