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Obama and Romney Agree that Global Warming is Real

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Thomas Schueneman | 2 Comments

Providing written statements to the independent website ScienceDebate, both president Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney acknowledged that human-caused global warming is happening. Partially sponsored by the National Academies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ScienceDebate has long held that questions about science be included in televised presidential debates. Realizing there is little chance of that in the next debate on…

Is the deal struck in the final marathon session at COP17 producing the Durban Platform too little, too late?

Is the Agreement in Durban Enough to Contain Climate Change?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

The participants at the U.N. sponsored COP17 climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, managed to come to an agreement on a package of measures that will eventually force all the world’s polluters to take legally binding action. One of the most significant elements of the deal concerns a replacement for the soon to expire Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto protocol is…

The Voice of Youth at COP17: Where is the Courage in These Rooms?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Speaking on behalf of the world’s youth at the COP17 climate conference in Durban South Africa on Friday, 21-year-old Anjali Appadurai, a student at the College of the Atlantic in Maine, addressed the delegates at what was intended to be the concluding session of the negotiations. Appadurai chided the delegation for their lack of real ambition and courage in dealing with the…

Polluters Dominate the Agenda at COP 17 in Durban

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

At the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17), 20,000 negotiators and stakeholders from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Durban, South Africa. Although many countries are taking steps to curb GHG emissions as part of the global fight against climate change, there is little hope of a binding international agreement this year. After COP 15 in Copenhagen, there was considerable well warranted pessimism, and…

COP17 in Durban South Africa Gets Underway

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

The COP 17 climate conference got underway today in Durban South Africa. Reminiscent of the hype surrounding the COP 15 conference in Copenhagen in 2009, many see the Durban conference as the last chance for continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, the first commitment period of which is due to expire next year . As global carbon emissions continue to spike upwards, many see…

Hints from Panama and Beyond: We Can Climate Change Negotiations Accomplish at COP17 in Durban, South Africa?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jake Schmidt | 1 Comments

The following article is reposted from Jake’s NRDC blog “Switchboard.” This is part of a three-part series on the state of the global warming negotiations in the lead-in to the Ministerial meeting in Durban, South Africa this December. This post—Part 3— covers “what really matters” – actions on the ground. Part 1 outlined the state of negotiations on the key…

Obama and Romney Agree that Global Warming is Real

Is the Agreement in Durban Enough to Contain Climate Change?

The Voice of Youth at COP17: Where is the Courage in These Rooms?

Polluters Dominate the Agenda at COP 17 in Durban

COP17 in Durban South Africa Gets Underway

Hints from Panama and Beyond: We Can Climate Change Negotiations Accomplish at COP17 in Durban, South Africa?

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