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COP20: The state of the ocean in climate negotiations

“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” – Herman Melville, Moby Dick The 20th UN Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, kicks off this week in ...

by Malcolm Johnson

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COP18: Brazil deforestation highs and lows

Yesterday, the Brazilian Government announced that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest had hit a record low. Brazil has come a long way since deforestation peaked in 2004, at which time twenty percent of the Amazon rainfores...

by Sophie Trevitt

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COP19: Can COP19 be the stepping stone to success in Paris?

The 11th of November marks the commencement of the 19th Conference of Parties session to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 9th session of members to the Kyoto Protocol. The COP moves to ...

by Kamleshan Pillay

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COP18: The curious case of intergenerational justice

Imagine if world leaders were to age in reverse. Imagine if they were born with the physical maladies of an 85-year-old. Imagine it they were just like Benjamin Buttons, Brad Pitt’s title role in The Curious Case of Benjami...

by Beatrice Yeung

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COP20: Gambling on INDCs

By refusing top-down assessments of intended climate change efforts, some countries are gambling with the future of our planet. Another clunky acronym was introduced into the negotiating process at the Warsaw climate conference...

by Cleo Verkuijl

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COP20: Trickling progress on day 4

Thursday in Lima, Peru at the UN climate change negotiations saw an intensified focus on our common future. When discussing climate change, it’s hard not to think about tomorrow, and the role of future generations in shaping ...

by Cleo Verkuijl

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COP19: Australia won’t be missed

“If you are not at the table, you are probably on the menu,” said Erwin Jackson of The Climate Institute incapsulating the unusual move by the newly elected Australian government in not sending a minister to COP19. NGOs acr...

by Kahil Lloyd

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COP18: Doha Briefs – Approaching the end

It is late, very late, and the convention centre is emptying up pretty quickly. There are only a handful of us here still churning out the last snippets of energy for the day. There have been a couple of issues that still have ...

by Rubin Makomere

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COP20: An equitable understanding

Fairness and justice tend to be what comes to mind when asked for a definition of equity, a term that has haunted the discourse of climate conferences for years. Outright refusal of an agreement that is “equitable” is unhea...

by Malcolm Johnson

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COP20: The state of the ocean in climate negotiations

COP18: Brazil deforestation highs and lows

COP19: Can COP19 be the stepping stone to success in Paris?

COP18: The curious case of intergenerational justice

COP20: Gambling on INDCs

COP20: Trickling progress on day 4

COP19: Australia won’t be missed

COP18: Doha Briefs – Approaching the end

COP20: An equitable understanding

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