Delivering a Global Deal
Opinion pieces, briefing papers and research documents
By Taylor Dimsdale
The Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change (MEF), taking place in Washington, DC on 27-28 April, will bring together representatives from 17 major economies plus the UN Secretary General.
The goal of the Forum is to facilitate dialogue around key climate and energy issues and build the political leadership necessary to achieve a successful outcome at the UN climate change
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By Tom Burke
Summary
The effort to reach agreement on the next phase of the global regime to tackle climate change that will culminate in Copenhagen in December this year is arguably the most complex international negotiation ever attempted. Its success or failure will have very far reaching consequences for human prosperity and security.
These negotiations are taking place against a back ground of
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By Nick Mabey and Shane Tomlinson
To achieve a successful outcome in Copenhagen there is an urgent need for negotiators to focus on cooperative action around innovation, rather than narrow trade-offs between the North and South.
As negotiations progress, discussions are increasingly moving to a blinkered debate on the level of financial and technology transfers. This debate is often based on an outdated model which assumes
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By Tom Burke
As the UNFCCC meeting in Poznan (COP 14) becomes becomes a distant memory, Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor of The Independent looks onwards to the next UNFCCC meeting (COP 15) in Copenhagen, in December 2009.
In his article (below), McCarthy speaks to Tom Burke about the enormity of the task ahead and who he thinks should be leading the effort.
In 331 days’ time, 15,000 officials from
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By Nick Mabey
E3G puts the case for strong and early funding for CCS demonstration plants as critical for delivering climate security.
Hosted by ZERO (Zero Emission Resource Organisation) and Friends of the Earth Norway, in cooperation with E3G, the seminar entitled “Carbon storage below the North Sea Challenges and strategies for the North Sea Basin Task Force” was attended by a variety of environmental
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