Amsterdam, International — Environment Ministers from the ‘BASIC’ group of the world’s main emerging economies – Brazil, China, India and South Africa – meet in New Delhi, India, on Sunday 24 January to discuss their joint strategy for the UN climate negotiations. Their session will be the first multilateral meeting following the failure of last month’s climate summit in Copenhagen.
The quartet proved to be one of the most influential groups during the summit. Greenpeace believes the challenge they face is to demonstrate they can achieve substantial international progress in combating climate change. With 41% of the world’s population, 11% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and accounting for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the four nations have a major responsibility to lead the world in finding solutions to the climate crisis. [...]
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Despite near instantaneous condemnation of his role in the culmination of the COP15 climate negotiations last week, president Obama voiced his frustration over the course those negotiations took and accord that resulted from them.
Speaking with Jim Lehrer on Wednesday, president Obama said that “people are justified in being disappointed about the outcome in Copenhagen.”
Lehrer asked about comments Obama made that Copenhagen “was a success anyhow,” despite the tepid nature of the accord. President Obama responded:
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New York – Experts warn that any international climate treaty or national climate legislation that fails to address forest and land use issues thoroughly and without delay will not be effective. To drive that point home, representatives of the nonprofit sustainability group the Rainforest Alliance will attend the Copenhagen climate treaty conference December 7-18. [...]
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Barcelona, Spain — You know the story. The clever tailors that convince a kingdom that only intelligent people can see the clothes they make. Everyone talks about how fine the emperor’s outfit is, until one audacious voice pipes up to say there’s nothing there, the king is naked. When the reality of climate change politics is stripped of rhetoric, most of the industrialised world’s leaders are seriously underdressed, and Obama isn’t wearing a stitch. [...]
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Military Experts Call for Action on Climate Change to Avoid Security Threats [...]
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Bangkok talks: less paper, more problems [...]
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