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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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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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COP19: Filipino typhoon encore

For the second year in a row, UN climate change negotiations take place in the wake of a typhoon striking the Philippines. Last year at the COP18 in Doha, the Filipino climate commissioner, Naderev (otherwise known as Yeb) Sañ...
by Jeppe Fischer
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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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COP20 Fossil Of The Day: And the Swiss take the cake

Fossil of the day: Switzerland’s fear of commitment, Brazil’s struggle to count and AOSIS shines bright with ambition. Switzerland took out first place in the daily Fossil of the Day awards today, with a spin around a Lima ...
by Sydney Pead
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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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COP20: Typhoon hagupit hits the Philippines

Waves consumed villages, winds warped cities, entire communities were left powerless and destitute. A year on from Typhoon Haiyan, UN delegates present in Lima, Peru for the latest round of negotiations can still vividly recall...
by Andrés Fuentes
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COP18: Doha Briefs – Common accounting mechanism and the status quo games

Us against them? It had just hit 2am in Doha and everybody was looking at each other with a wee bit of anger. Everyone was tired, obviously. Mugs of coffee were scattered all over the table. Thus far the negotiations have centr...
by Rubin Makomere
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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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