Copenhagen De-briefing:
An Analysis of COP15 for Long-term Cooperation
Climatico recently returned from the COP15 conference in Copenhagen. This report analyses key issues under discussion in Copenhagen including finance, technology transfer, REDD+, CDM and JI, as well as the ongoing conflicts between Annex I and Non Annex I countries. The Copenhagen Accord is also discussed along with its potential effect on future negotiations.
Special Features
Are there realistic ways to improve the UNFCCC? An Interview with Aubrey Meyer
One of the critics of the current UNFCCC approach and its Kyoto Protocol is, Mr. Aubrey Meyer, Director of the Global Commons Institute, a London-based think-tank, that focuses on the global solution to climate change, and most widely known as the Father of ‘Contraction and Convergence’ (C&C) principle. In this special feature, Climatico interviews Aubrey Meyer on his views on the UNFCCC.
Sharing an ethical responsibility to reduce GHG emissions
The climate change debate continues to be framed – particularly by politicians and the media in national arenas – around the science of climate change and the economic impact of mitigation strategies. These are surely important factors to consider; yet climate change is not only a scientific, economic and political issue, but an ethical issue, as well.
Is the Princeton Proposal practical?
Developed at the Princeton Environmental Institute, the ‘Princeton proposal’ addresses a particularly difficult problem of our age; that of negotiating an equitable and practical framework with which to reduce humankind’s CO2 emissions. The following discussion focuses on practicality and is based on previous climate negotiations as well as the proposal’s political implications, omissions, and administrative demands.
The Princeton Proposal: a review
A research team led by Princeton University scientists recently presented a new approach to divide the responsibility for carbon dioxide emissions among countries. This proposal came just a few months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to agree on a new international treaty on climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009. In this special feature, Climatico reviews this new proposal.
The Principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ and the UNFCCC
In this special feature, the Climatico team reviews the principle of common but differentiated responsibility and the UNFCCC.
National Reports
Assessing National Climate Policy |
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This report tracks progress in government climate policy between 1st November 2008 and 20th February 2009. Through this tracking the report draws conclusions about general trends between national policies to understand how climate policy is developing in the major greenhouse gas-emitting countries. |
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What kind of Change? Obama’s climate policy in 2009 |
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To mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president, this report provides a brief overview of the prospects for his climate change policies in 2009. |
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Poznan Debriefing - An Analysis of Outcomes |
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This is Climatico’s overview report for the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan (COP-14), Poland, which ran from 1 – 13 December 2008. It includes commentary on the key issues under discussion at the conference, including long term reduction targets, the Clean Development Mechanism, forestry and adaptation funding. |
