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[UPDATE] An Open Letter to the Governments of the World
An Open Letter to the Governments of the World Meeting at the UNFCCC in Cancun People and communities throughout the global South need hundreds of billions of dollars each year to deal with the impacts of climate change, build resiliency and adopt alternative development pathways. The cost of compensation for past, present, and future damages [...]
[UPDATE] We don’t want Cancun to be just another Copenhagen
December 7th 2010, Cancun We don’t want Cancun to be just another Copenhagen *Peoples’ movements and civil society groups from South countries express demands for climate justice and denounce undemocratic maneuvers in Cancun talks* CANCUN, Mexico (Dec 07, 2010) – In a press conference sponsored by the Freedom from Debt Coalition-Philippines, JS-Asia Pacific Movement on [...]
[NEWS] Climate finance: some lessons from debt relief
Guardian UK- Many of the debates around how much support should be provided for climate finance and how exactly to make it work echo another recent global effort – debt relief. While climate finance is different from aid and debt relief in certain fundamental ways, much can be learned by looking at the successes and [...]
[NEWS] Wikileaks: How U.S. Manipulated Climate Accord
Guardian UK- After the Copenhagen summit, further linking of finance and aid with political support appears. Dutch officials, initially rejecting US overtures to back the accord, make a startling statement on 25 January. According to a cable, the Dutch climate negotiator Sanne Kaasjager “has drafted messages for embassies in capitals receiving Dutch development assistance to [...]
[UPDATE] La agrupación Jubileo Sur se manifiesta en las principales calles de la cuidad
La agrupación Jubileo Sur se manifiesta en las principales calles de la cuidad Publicado por: arena15 En Viernes, 3 diciembre 2010No Comment POR ELIZABETH JIMÉNEZ CORONA CANCÚN Representantes de la agrupación Jubileo Sur, se manifestaron por las principales calles de la ciudad para exigir que el Banco Mundial salga del financiamiento para el Clima, al [...]
Pulp plantations destroying Sumatra’s rainforests
Mongabay.com- Indonesia’s push to become the world’s largest supplier of palm oil and a major pulp and paper exporter has taken a heavy toll on the rainforests and peatlands of Sumatra, reveals a new assessment of the island’s forest cover by WWF. —————————————- ———————
[NEWS] Climate change linked to 21,000 deaths in nine months
Mongabay.com- Extreme weather events linked to climate change has caused the deaths of 21,000 people worldwide in the first nine months of 2010, according to Oxfam. This is already twice the casualties of 2009. In a new report More than ever: climate talks that work for those that need them most, the organization outlines the [...]
[PAPER] Now More Than Ever: Climate talks that work for those who need them most Introduction
Oxfam- The world’s governments are gathering in Cancun, Mexico, for the next round of global climate negotiations amid much apathy and disenchantment with the process. People who hoped to see a fair, ambitious and binding global deal in Copenhagen a year ago left there sorely disappointed. Some are questioning the viability of the UN Framework [...]
[NEWS] Special Report: Making forests pay in a warming world
Special Report: Making forests pay in a warming worldBy David Fogarty SEMPIT, Indonesia | Fri Dec 3, 2010 10:45am EST Now, because of much improved standards, investors are less concerned about the risk at the project level, he told Reuters last month by telephone during a REDD conference in Malaysia. Instead, investors are looking for [...]
[NEWS] U.N. climate talks struggle to overhaul carbon trade
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Countries differed sharply on Wednesday on the future of a $20 billion carbon market after 2012, casting doubt on any overhaul of the scheme at U.N. climate talks in Cancun. ————————– ————
[UPDATE] Mexican Presidency “small group” Meets on Mitigation
Third World Network- Cancun, 2 Dec (Meena Raman) – In attempts to break the logjam over mitigation, the Mexican Presidency of the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC has formed a “small group” of selected delegations to discuss how to address the mitigation efforts of Annex I parties, that apparently involves issues of both the [...]
[PAPER] Consumer goods industry announces goal of zero deforestation in Cancun
Mongabay.com- While governments continue to stall on action to cut greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, global corporations are promising big changes to tackle their responsibilities. The Board of Consumer Goods Forum (BCGF) has approved a resolution to achieve net zero deforestation by 2020 in products such as palm oil, soy, beef, and paper. ——————————————————— —————————————-
