Climate change talks

Archives 2002 2001 2000 ETHIC$: 'Your relation to your self in the act' If developed countries want to start discussing developing country targets, they had better start behaving like they are serious about taking responsibility for their own emissions In good hope by Sunita Narain Adaptation protocol Is law the answer? 'You don't take friends to court' Enele Sopoaga, Ambassadro of Tuvalu to the UN, speaks on the complex relationship between Tuvalu and Australia UNFCCC: History of a non-issue Savage harvest: why the US is not interested in climate change negotiations Uncle Sam's cabin How to ensure Pax Americana After 2012 Diplomatic hell breaks loose Bear with me Russia's storm in a climate change teacup Who owes whom? by Andrew Simms Southern leaders: no idea When was the last time the South took a leadership position in climate talks? I declare by Sunita Narain Carbon bazaar: where?where? CDM market turns out to be a mirage Please do, say scientists The world should not only drastically cut down carbon emissions, but should do it with a greater sense of urgency A jungle out there by Moekti H Soejachmoen An uphill guide to CDM Hot pursuit - cold comfort Developing countries, instead of using CDM to their advantage, have ended up depending on it Two jeers for democracy Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol is a 'dream' Not so clean by Lucia Schild Ortiz, Mark Lutes & Rubens Born Odingo's report Why CDM needs Africa Heading nowhere by Jyoti Parikh Sink or Sting CDM: bartering the future for peanuts? Full circle by Sunita Narain Looks Black India and the carbon sinks idea, placed in perspective Carbonstocking Some 'innovative' carbon sinks and their viabilities Go by rule Money for nothing? Credits for free? Will the truth sink in? How much do we actually know about carbon sinks and their rle in checking climate change? Interview N H RAVINDRANATH of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore and K P NYATI, head, Environment Management Division, CII Stop press! Sinks are a mistake After Limbo by Tom Athanasiou Pop of the world Who needs somebody else to decide what's fair and what's foul when you're the richest and most powerful nation in the world? This Hobson can choose by Sunita Narain They aren't in. So? ...what are the implications? A brief history of bullying A timeline Going bilateral Straying into dangerous territory Reading between the lines of the the US agenda Intense pretence Our future is history by Ross Gelbspan What they're saying Scene 8 Act Now! As CoP-8 begins in India's capital, it is time to intervene and warn Too important for just governments by Sunita Narain Diplomatese Or, how not to ruffle feathers To what extent does T R Baalu's "informal paper" reflect India's official CoP-8 agenda? Terminator! Climate Change impacts India. A horror story predicted Climate Change - a timeline A guide to Climate Change What's hot at CoP-8 "The US always wins" - Michael Zammit Cutajar, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change CoP-8 wishlist Drawn into debate The argument for per capita entitlements State of Affairs 2002 A forceful endorsement In a move that is likely to clear the air on the intentions of key signatories, Japan and all the 15 member-states of the European Union (EU) have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. Uncle Sam coming around? It is for the first time that the Bush administration has linked an increase in global warming to human activities in the us. Creative accounting The US administration reneged on its earlier undertaking on the Kyoto Protocol, choosing instead to come up with its own climate change strategy: one that does not fool even the US' staunchest allies. By 2012, this strategy is likely to result in a 30 per cent increase, over the 1990 levels, in the emission of greenhouse gases March 19th, 2002 Blowing hot, blowing swiftly Global warming could result in sudden disastrous climate changes January 22nd, 2002 Never to be renewed reality The world’s highest energy consuming country, the us , has done little to promote renewable energy. January 15th, 2002 2001 All gas Negotiations over the past four years have diluted the already weak Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997. December 31st, 2001 Melting to extinction Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes December 31st, 2001 Modified by climate Global warming has resulted in genetic alternations among living beings December 15th, 2001 Green business The EU proposes to start emissions trading in 2005 November 30th, 2001 Green future The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol November 30th, 2001 China does more than the US Even as China reduces carbon dioxide emissions by reducing coal use, US policy encourages the dirty fuel November 7th, 2001 Solar power in Asia The Philippines will get a solar power plant with the largest ever capacity in southeast Asia by 2002 November 7th, 2001 First casualty Rising sea levels force Tuvaluans to find new homes November 7th, 2001 Deal or No Deal Governments are scheduled to meet in Marrakech later this month to further the Kyoto process, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industrialised countries. Will their efforts eventually control climate change?Experts from around the world assess the worth of the latest 'Bonn agreement', reached at the resumed session of the sixth conference of parties to the climate change convention (also called CoP-6 bis), in July 2001 October 16th, 2001 Deep Impact , shallow response Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of Indian policy makers and scientists. October 16th, 2001 Earth Matters Will the North decide the path of sustainable development for the rest of the world? Will the interests of the South be protected? As preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development get underway, many contentious issues boil over October 16th, 2001 Rescued or Doomed Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries August 31st, 2001 Compromise on climate Nation manages to resuscitate the Kyoto Protocol by a watered-down agreement August 10th, 2001 Pact Politics High political drama marks climate negotiations as the European Union strives to enforce the Kyoto protocol without the US. The South could play a crucial role pushing for a fair treaty, but it simply continues to squabble over a few dollars! August 10th, 2001 Fixing cheap carbon Genetically improved plants in Vietnam to help Australia meet its Kyoto target as cheaply as possible June 22nd, 2001 The logjam continues George W. Bush gets a hostile reaction from the European Union on his stubborn stand regarding the Kyoto Protocol. June 22nd, 2001 The theory sinks Two new studies quash industrialised countries hopes of meeting most of their Kyoto commitments by using carbon sinks June 15th, 2001 Carbon on sale US organisations to begin trade in carbon dioxide emissions. June 15th, 2001 Americans not very different from their president The US citizens are more concerned with cost than action to arrest climate change. April 23, 2001 The Compromise Proposal Pronk offers a compromise plan that gives away too much on sinks. April 23, 2001 Look who’s talking! The president of the world’s most polluting country blames India for global warming March 26, 2001 Battling climate change Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing March 26, 2001 The sinking debate The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications February 28, 2001 Boiling point Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns shift and polar ice melts February 28, 2001 Conditions to aid and trade World Resources Institute, a Washington-based non-government organisation, objects to criticism that Northern groups are arm-twisting developing countries into reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anju Sharma responds February 15, 2001 Wait and watch The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer? January 24, 2001 Nuclear madness Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal Even as the world abandons nuclear power, the Indian government and industry are pushing for it January 24, 2001 Climate Logjam After wrecking climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo January 5, 2001 Response: Equity is the only way Some readers disagreed with Anil Agarwal's contention that equity in climate negotiations is the best solution for global warming. January 5, 2001 2000 That sinking feeling Just like at Kyoto, the US and EU are ready to make back-room deals that leave out the concerns of the South. Its time for the G77 to speak up. November 22, 2000 Equity Primer A look at why equity is so important at the climate negotiations November 22, 2000 Time to tell them off Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal Nobody needs a fair and effective treaty more than the South, but they arent getting it. They should tell the North to listen, or go home. November 22, 2000 Cheers Chiraq! The French President called for equity during his opening speech in the Haque. November 22, 2000 Sinks: Can't convince? Confound The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions November 22, 2000 Carving the carbon cake NGOs literally cut up a carbon cake and distrbuted crumbs to the G77 president while the US delegates refused to accept their overwhelming portion. November 22, 2000 Calculated diversion The financial mechnism of the treaty is likely to be a sticking point but the US and the EU are delaying and diverting until the last minute. November 22, 2000 Miracle cure or placebo? While CDM has been touted as the solution to all climate negotiation problems the reality is much different. This free market will impose huge costs on future generations in Southern countries. November 20, 2000 Mind that CDM: Discounting the Future A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development November 20, 2000 Small step, wrong direction Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal CDM ensures that the first step taken in Kyoto towards a climate change convention was actually in the wrong direction. The Kyoto Protocol, the 'only show in town,' is a poor one! November 20, 2000 Compliance: More words After a week of negotiations the compliance working group has produced nothing but even lengthier texts and more brackets, in short, a complete farce. November 20, 2000 Mechanisms: Rough Guide What Southern delegates and NGOs should watch out for in CDM negotiations November 20, 2000 African delusion Will CDM really benefit Africa or will it end up like the largely failed AIJ program. November 20, 2000 Sinks: No principles! The working group on sinks finds principles most expendable! November 20, 2000 The far side If the world is serious about addressing climate change it will have to immediately start moving out of fossil fuel technologies. November 17, 2000 Why fossil fools will cost us the earth A fun and informative look at what harm fossil fuels cause and how renewable technologies can help stem the decline in our environment. November 17, 2000 Consenting adults in a hot world Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal Since we are all humans, and all equal, the question comes down to whether in the process of climate negotiations we are going to act like a bunch of raucous kids or a group of consenting adults November 17, 2000 Will the mother of all deals be on sinks? At CoP deals are being made behind closed doors and there is suspicion that the mega-deal will be on sinks despite the fact that it may not make good "carbon-sense" November 17, 2000 Good Governance: Who's carbon hypocrisy? Should financial institutions be asked to stop funding fossil fuel projects in developing countries? November 17, 2000 Small country, big example St. Lucia shows the way at a meeting of politicians and NGOs that was sponsored by the Global Commons Institute, GLOBE, CSE, Climate Network Africa, and Counterpart Europe November 17, 2000 Impacts: The hare and the tortoise While findings on the impacts of climate change get bleaker and bleaker, the negotiations still hobble along at a snail's pace. November 17, 2000 Negotiating the future On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague November 15, 2000 Global warming in an unequal world Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal The answer to the current dilemma in negotiations is to make emissions from every citizen of the world count equally November 15, 2000 The infection that the South must avoid Trading of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will result in a disastrous situation for the South. November 15, 2000 Contracting texts to expand emissions Southern proposals on equity mysteriously disappear amidst rampant talk of Kyoto protocol mechanisms. November 15, 2000 Touchy technology Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report on Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer. While flawed this report will assist in tech transfer negotiations. November 15, 2000 Adaptation and Vulnerability: On the receiving end Those least responsible for climate change are on the receiving end of most of its effects. The North has a responsibility to assist in adaptation. November 15, 2000 Compliance: Polluters turned monitors Many issues are still up in the air in determining a compliance system, especially who will have the ultimate control over monitoring. November 15, 2000 LULUCF: Will better science prevail? Despite uncertainties, long drawn negotiations focus on sinks as an option for carbon mitigation. November 15, 2000

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