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12 December 2011
Despite finding themselves near the brink of collapse in the early hours of Sunday morning, negotiators at the UNFCCC's 17th Conference of the Parties managed to find enough common ground to strike a deal. The decision puts the world on a path to negotiating a legal climate agreement - one that...
8 December 2011
With less than 48 hours left to clinch a deal at UNFCCC COP 17 in Durban, many analysts are now saying they are feeling less than optimistic. Following the arrival of ministers earlier this week, there was enough movement on key issues - most notably the Green Climate Fund - that several...
5 December 2011
This is the most difficult UNFCCC Conference of the Parties to get a read on in recent memory. That seems to be the only thing that delegates and observers will say with absolute certainty as COP 17 wraps up its first week in Durban. The fluidity of the discussions thus far, combined with the quick...
28 November 2011
One word can sum up the outlook for the Durban Conference of the Parties (COP) this year: uncertainty. But that may not be all bad. Last year’s meeting in Cancun, Mexico showed us all that sometimes low expectations may be the best way to get results at climate negotiations. Jump back a year...
14 November 2011
The substantial progress made in recent decades in human development is in jeopardy of being eroded due to threats brought on by environmental degradation, according to a new UN report. The UN's 2011 Human Development Report - entitled Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All - stresses...
