Published by The Guardian Celebrities to front ambitious climate campaign, as army of diplomats is mobilized for an emissions-cutting push ahead of a crunch UN summit in Paris in December Europe is launching a major diplomatic push for an ambitious deal on global warming, mobilising A-list celebrities and...
This is a reproduction of the official press release prepared by the UNFCCC. World on Track to New Universal Climate Agreement with Lima Call for Climate Action Governments Agree Ground Rules on Contributions to Paris 2015 Agreement and Boost Adaptation Clearer Elements of New Agreement Evolved in Peruvian Capital Lima,...
Published by: Adopt a negotiator Federico Broccheiri AILAC is the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Peru, mainly middle income countries. Dominican Republic works closely with them, and also Paraguay’s been wishing to become a member....
The six member countries of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) welcome the announcement from the governments of the United States of America and China to reduce emissions by 26-28% with respect to 2005 and to reach a peak of CO2...
The six member countries of the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) called for a very substantial initial capitalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in line with the call by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres for at least US$10 billion. This is...
Latin America may have weathered the global economic slowdown, but for many, the potential impact of global warming, and the measures required to avoid its worst effects, may undermine the region’s fragile political, economic, and social balance – and roll back years of progress. But economic...
The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has announced it will fund six climate resilience projects, in Costa Rica, India, Kenya and South Africa. The decision represents a doubling in the direct access finance provided by the Fund. In addition, the Board approved almost US$150,000 in South-South...
William Ury, a recognized expert on negotiation and mediation, has the secret to negotiating difficult world conflicts. He calls it the “third side”. He reminds us that in most conflicts there are two sides angling against each other to determine who is right. But there may...
Lisa Friedman, E&E reporterClimateWire Intense midyear negotiations toward a new climate change agreement ended this weekend in disappointment, with governments and activists openly worrying that countries did not make enough progress. One bright spot in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change talks -- at least for...
David Waskow, World Resources Institute For the past week in Bonn, Germany, climate negotiators have tackled many of the core issues that are key to reaching a new international climate agreement in 2015. While the pace was slow at times, the discussions were thorough and constructive, building on...
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