Delivering a Global Deal
Opinion pieces, briefing papers and research documents
By Shane Tomlinson and Pelin Zorlu
This paper identifies the key elements needed to ensure enhanced action on technology transfer and development and then evaluates the approaches taken in major country positions.
It finds a number of important convergences in these positions and identifies four types of institutions that recur in country positions: central bodies, dedicated funds, regional institutions and coordinating
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By Shane Tomlinson and Pelin Zorlu
Limiting global average temperature increases below 2ºC rise will require a step-change in global innovation and technology transfer. Copenhagen will be crucial to provide a global framework for the urgent transformational change and ensure both the advancement and transfer of climate technologies.
A new report, produced by E3G and the ECN (the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands) aims
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By Monica Araya, Matthew Findlay and Claire Langley
A critical question for Copenhagen will be the type of international framework and financial support that will catalyze mitigation actions in the developing world.
This paper explains why climate finance should not be overly focused on how to achieve “one off” emissions reductions from a handful of larger developing countries. The 2012 framework should catalyse transformational change
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By Nick Mabey
The reality of climate change will require fundamental changes in how international relations are conducted; it will alter much of the focus of international policy and require changes in a wide range of global governance institutions.
It will change strategic interests, alliances, borders, threats, economic relationships, comparative advantages and the nature of international co-operation,
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By Jennifer Morgan
Following the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, there has been a lot of coverage on the group’s G8’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 and avoid average global temperatures from rising more than two degrees Celsius. But is it all smoke and mirrors or is there real progress towards a Global Climate Deal at Copenhagen in December 2009?
Living on Earth’s
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By Nick Mabey
On 26 June the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered a speech on “The Road to Copenhagen: The Challenge of Climate Change and Development”, building on themes set out in an 80-page White Paper on the UK’s Copenhagen Position published the same day by the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband.
E3G’s Nick Mabey provides an analysis of how Prime Minister
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By Tom Burke
Tom Burke was recently invited to address The Tomorrow Project at an event held at the Royal Society. His speech is below and available to download too, calling on political will to ‘protect the future of civilisation’.
The Future of Climate Policy
An idea that has been haunting me since the beginning of the year is that this is the most important year in human history. Ideas do not seek
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By Nick Mabey and Malini Mehra
As the climate change negotiations draw to a close at Bonn, Nick Mabey, CEO of E3G and Malini Mehra, CEO of Centre of Social Markets, summarise their thoughts on the state of play. Their article, entitled ‘Blame games on climate change’ has been published as a comment piece by the Guardian.
Blame games on climate change
If nations can rise above past conflicts, why can’t they work
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By Jennifer Morgan
In response Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s submission to the UNFCCC “to reduce Australia’s emissions by 25 per cent on 2000 levels by 2020 if the world agrees to an ambitious global deal…”, Jennifer Morgan wrote an opinion piece for Crikey – Australia’s independent daily e-news service.
Building the ambition coalition towards Copenhagen: Australia’s role
Climate change is a
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By Nick Mabey, Shane Tomlinson, Jennifer Morgan
In the midst of the current global recession, bold action will be needed to stimulate the economy, generate jobs and lay the foundations of a sustainable recovery. This action could provide a new impetus for a low carbon economy that is efficient, innovative and sustainable. Some governments, on the national level, are already implementing such measures in an effort to address the range of
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