Posts Tagged ‘copenhagen’
Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past
Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past World governments have committed themselves to reaching a legally binding deal. What are the chances of the process succeeding? What happened in Durban? For the first time, world governments committed themselves to write a comprehensive global agreement to reduce [...]
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies By Daniel Kammen It is sadly no secret that progress has been slow to vanishing on reaching a meaningful deal on climate protection, which many had hoped would emerge from the 2009 Climate Convention in Copenhagen, or the 2010 meeting in Cancun, Mexico. As we approach Durban and the 2011 version there is [...]
[Climate Bonds] Clmt Bnds Adv Panel recruits: CPI’s Barbara Buchner, BofML’s Abyd Karmali, Wolfgang Mostert (Venice, London, Copenhagen)
We welcome three new members of Climate Bonds Advisory Panel: Abyd Karmali, a Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He serves on Bank of America’s Environmental Council and has worked for two decades on climate change and the carbon markets. He is also President of the Carbon Markets & [...]
The Cancun Compacts: Nations of world choose hope in face of climate crisis
“Confidence is back,” announced Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon at the conclusion of climate talks in Cancun at 3 am. “Hope has returned.” Restoring hopes crushed by the collapse last year of Copenhagen’s climate negotiations, the nations of the world have rediscovered consensus on addressing global warming pollution tonight in [...]
ITUC Online – What Do We Want in Cancun? Just Transition NOW!
Brussels, 22 November 2010 (ITUC OnLine): In less than a week, negotiations around climate change will recommence, aiming at reviving the shaky flame left by the disappointing meeting in Copenhagen last year. “Climate change remains an overriding priority for all our futures; we cannot afford to let pessimism prevail”, said Sharan Burrow, [...]
New State of the Future Report from the Millennium Project
Hazel Henderson serves on the Planning Committee. Where We Are Winning - Where We Are Losing: Futurologists Publish Annual Report on Major World Problems and Opportunities Berlin 7th July 2010 - Can civilization implement solutions fast enough to keep ahead of the looming challenges? The Millennium Project, a global independent think tank [...]
2010 State of the Future from the Millennium Project. Ethical Markets editor, Hazel Henderson, serves on the Plannig Committtee
Where We Are Winning – Where We Are Losing: Futurists Publish Annual Report on Major World Problems and Opportunities Washington, D.C. 12th July 2010 – Can civilization implement solutions fast enough to keep ahead of the looming challenges? The Millennium Project, a global independent think tank of futurists and thought leaders, published [...]
