After the dust, or more appropriately the beach sand, settled in Durban this past Sunday, the UN climate change agreement that was reached by 194 nation-states kicks the can farther down the road: cuts in greenhouse gas emissions will be voluntary, the actual scale of those cuts is not specified, and assistance for the...
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The COP17 climate change meetings in Durban produced several interesting outcomes after the 12-days of talks over ran into the early hours of the 14th day. Top negotiators stretched their powers of endurance in the final week of the conference so that some of...
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Was the 14-day COP17 gathering in Durban a success or a failure? This direct question does not do justice to the incredibly intricate and critically important discussions that took place at the UN Conference in South Africa’s port city over recent weeks. The question...
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Developing countries and the greens have described the new text on Kyoto Protocol as a damp squib as the new Protocol (or another legally binding instrument) applies to all...
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Developing states most at risk from global warming have rebelled against a proposed deal at UN climate talks, forcing South Africa to draw up new draft documents to try...
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The hosting of the United Nations climate change negotiations COP 17 has brought economic benefits for South Africa, Home Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Dlamini-Zuma said despite the carbon footprint...
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