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COP20: Australia tightens belt on environmental spending
Australia’s federal government has slashed funding to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) by AU$4 million ahead of UN climate talks in Lima. Australia’s environment minister, Greg Hunt, said that other issues took precedenc...
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...
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...
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 ...
COP20: Climate change at home and abroad
The United States’ recent agreement with China over carbon emissions was substantial in kick-starting negotiations. However, the Obama administration still faces many challenges on the domestic front to legitimise their commi...
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...
