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COP20: Day two sees things heat up

It was another hot day at Cuartel General del Ejército, the military barracks where this years COP is being held. Due to a last minute venue change, many of the buildings on site have been constructed in the past six weeks and...
by Evan Weber
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COP20: Sun shines from Machu Picchu

Activists from Greenpeace have used the world-renowned Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu to publicise a pro-solar message to global leaders. As the climate world gathers in Lima, Perú, to negotiate a new agreement on climate c...
by Hamish McKenzie
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COP18: The gender dimension of climate change

The global crisis that climate change has become is already taking its toll on development and less than adequate responses have often contributed to the escalation of its impacts. Meaningful responses have been concentrated mo...
by Daniel Wasonga
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COP20: Article 6 and the changing world

Negotiations have already kicked off in Lima, but there is one Article of the convention that isn’t garnering much attention. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mande...
by Malcolm Johnson
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COP18: Where COP18 talks are at

Week one of negotiations at the United Nations climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, Qatar have drawn to a close with disappointingly little to show for it. Ministers will arrive tomorrow to continue  negotiations with th...
by Sophie Trevitt
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COP18: Conflict in climate change and Africa

Young climate change activist and women’s rights advocate Ruth Nyambura is attending the United Nations Climate Conference this year to join the voices of the global south calling for strong action on climate change. Nyambura...
by Sophie Trevitt
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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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COP18: Doha Briefs – Of apples, mangoes and gateway

Finally, COP18 has come to an end; but then, the reactions on the outcome, dubbed Doha Climate Gateway, have been mixed.  Let us sort through the apples and mangoes by looking into the nitty gritties of the Doha Climate Gat...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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COP18: Day 3 Update

Day 3 of COP18 was punctuated with news of numerous hurdles hampering the progress of the search for solutions to combat climate change. Typical of most negotiations, there were parties who were keen on making it near impossibl...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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