December 17, 2009
Jos Delbeke, Deputy Director General for the Environment, is leading negotiations at Copenhagen on behalf of the EU. He tells Blogactiv the current situation. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/VyOuEb55KEY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] This interview was conducted on Wednesday 16th December by Daniela Vincenti Mitchener.
Posted by Michael Wolfindale
In contrast to yesterday, getting in to the event was a gentle glide this morning. The police had actually closed the nearest Metro station, meaning that it was a glide of around a kilometer in the driving snow, but still great ‘in comparison’. For the EurActiv / Blogactiv team, today has been a busy day… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
December 16, 2009
With the focus here at the Bella Centre on the high-level negotiations between government blocks and political interests, today’s side event held by the CoR was a breath of fresh air. It seems as though every interviewer and interviewee wants to discuss China, America, financing or Obama, but the reality that slowing the impacts of… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
A truly fascinating session in the COP15 Bella Centre was staged by The Club of Madrid earlier today. As an organisation with a small galaxy of former heads of government as members, they bring significant experience, knowledge, influence and respect to an event. They didn’t let us down today. Broadly, their position can be summarised… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
Blogactiv spoke to Mark Kenber in Copenhagen about the progress made in pledges for carbon emission reductions. Mark is Policy Director for The Climate Group and a special advisor to The Office Of Tony Blair. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/flNy2CCVfpQ” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Posted by Michael Wolfindale
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December 15, 2009
Today was Day 1 for the EurActiv / Blogactiv team at the COP15 event in Copenhagen. Today is the day we had been waiting for. And wait we did! If you have read stories in your international newspapers about the time it has been taking people to get in to the event, I can confirm… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
December 11, 2009
The following article has been sent to Blogactiv by Frederic de Hemptinne of the European Water Association. Adaptation and, in particular, water are low priorities on the Copenhagen agenda. Considering the difficulties to make a firm agreement on mitigation, there is little chance it will get the attention it deserves. One could wonder whether putting… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
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December 10, 2009
Club de Madrid Members Mary Robinson and Gro Harlem Brundtland, joined by Margot Walstrom, concluded a very successful two day Road To Copenhagen conference today. The initiative, held simultaneously during the first two days of UN climate deliberations in Copenhagen, explored the necessary drivers for ensuring a Copenhagen climate change agreement based on climate justice:… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
The following Op-Ed has been sent to Blogactiv by the Club de Madrid and has been published this morning in the New York Times. Mikhail Gorbachev: We Have A Real Emergency As the climate change summit meeting moves forward in Copenhagen, it is increasingly clear that more than just the environment is at stake. The… » read more
Posted by Stuart Langridge
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December 9, 2009
This link will take you to the full draft text which was leaked from the Copenhagen Climate Conference last night. The document is being hosted on scribd.
Posted by Stuart Langridge
The UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 will be aiming to reach agreement on measures to limit climate change.
