They came from afar to plead with us

December 16, 2009
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They came from afar to plead with us

Photo credit: Lindsay Cray The Oxfam International Hearing on Climate Change was held this morning with special guest, Nobel Prize laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu. He came with words of wisdom and brought with him individuals from around the world who offered us stories of their hardships and very personal tribulations with climate change. The...

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What’s hot at COP: Conflicts around the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

December 16, 2009
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What’s hot at COP: Conflicts around the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

The CDM is the much debated market mechanism that should bring carbon mitigation projects to developing countries and produce offsets to be sold on the market. It’s one of the hottest stones in the Bella Center, offering huge potential and risks just about as big.

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Space based climate monitoring from the year twenty o’ nine (sounds more futuristic)

December 16, 2009
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Space based climate monitoring from the year twenty o’ nine (sounds more futuristic)

On Friday, December 17th, representatives from NASA and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) held a side event to discuss several of the international collaborations existing in the field of spaced based climate observations.

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Energy firms do not respond to government climate change policy

December 16, 2009
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Energy firms do not respond to government climate change policy

A survey about the energy mix and responsiveness of 200 firms (so far) in the energy industry across 7 countries was conducted, and its results were presented in a side event last week. It studied how climate policy influenced energy companies and revealed a reactive approach from the industry.

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Getting to the Meat of Climate Change

December 15, 2009
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Getting to the Meat of Climate Change

Present meat consumption in industrialized countries is unsustainable. Taking meat as a case-study, this session will discuss how far governments can go in influencing lifestyles of their citizens. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Institute for Environmental Studies, Wetlands International Disclaimer: Calm down carnivores. This was not a session banning all meat consumption. Not all consumption...

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„The floor is open!“

December 15, 2009
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„The floor is open!“

Thank you, Chair, dear Delegates… ‘ – I have to lower the volume on the translation device – ‘… on behalf of my people I would like to ask the parties not to abandon the Kyoto Protocol’. I am sitting in the plenary room attending the debates during the 4th meeting of the Parties...

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