Crowds gathered outside the conference centre in Doha, Qatar, where government delegations discussed action to prevent climate catastrophe. The voice of campaigners was obvious to the world’s media. So what of the outcome?
Climate talks
Post-Durban: a Canadian PerspectiveCanadian climate change activists are disappointed, although hardly surprised, by the negative position taken by the Canadian government at the Durban meetings in December 2011, reports Lynn McDonald. |
Climate talksIn 1992, countries joined an international treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to cooperatively consider what they could do to limit global climate change and to cope with its impacts. In 1995, negotiations to strengthen the provisions in the Convention were launched, resulting in the Kyoto Protocol two years later. The Kyoto Protocol legally binds developed countries to emission reduction targets: its first commitment period started in 2008 and ends in 2012. |
Durban climate talks: the verdictReactions to the UN climate talks at Durban have been varied. Some have focused on the political victory - achieving an agreement that included the US, China and India. Others describe it as a failure because any deal made will not come into force until 20120, and will not be enough to prevent a 2C temperature rise. |
Durban Climate Talks: time is running outSouth Africa is host of the next round of talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will be held in Durban from 28 November - 9 December 2011. The timing is critical, as the only legally binding international agreement to limit emissions that we currently have – the Kyoto Protocol – is due to end in 2012. |
After COP15, the Way Forward15th February 2010 The South Centre (an intergovernmental policy think tank of developing countries) have released this useful analysis of the outcomes at Copenhagen. Attachments:
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COP15 countries fail to keep their promisesAt Copenhagen, countries pledged to submit their carbon-cutting plans by the end of this month. Few have done so. By Michael Northcott, 22nd January 2010 |
Ruth Jarman's Copenhagen diaryMy daughter, Helen, and I went to Copenhagen for the weekend, By Ruth Jarman, 16th December 2009 We arrived back a little tired of the 36 hours in trains and stations, but invigorated by spending so much time, and in such close quarters, with other people who know how bad things are |
COP15: the best blogs, articles, commentsLinks to some of Operation Noah's favourite articles, blogs and comments on the Copenhagen summit talks. |
Justice at CopenhagenWhy people of faith MUST stand behind the Kyoto Protocol By Michael Northcott, 15th December 2009 |
What we think about ClimateGateWhat we think about ClimateGate by Ann Pettifor, December 5th 2009 I have lived with a physicist, and know first-hand that the world of academic science is as competitive, ruthless and mean as the worlds of fashion, or banking, or football. |
What to expect from CopenhagenWhat to expect from Copenhagen? By Ann Pettifor, December 1st 2009 In the week before Copenhagen, the country with the highest coal exports and highest per capita emissions in the world – Australia – had its efforts to cut emissions unexpectedly subverted by the opposition. |
