TalkClimateChange

We’ve been preparing ourselves for a big non-story this week as the world’s biggest emitters of green-house gasses meet in Hawaii for more pre-talks about the successor to the Kyoto treaty.
However, it looks as if we are going to have to continue thinking up opinions of our own to fill the pages of TalkClimateChange after […]

 
Two letters were written by two sets of credible scientists last week and addressed to the UN. One letter urged action to combat global warming by reducing Co2 emissions, and the other urged leaders to ignore the previous letter and focus on more pressing priorities instead. (see below for links and highlights)
It is clearly a […]

With the Bali summit finally wrapped up we’ve been reading mixed messages from around the world. Some news outlets are reporting a positive conclusion with the signing of an acceptable deal at the 11th hour, with others taking a more critical view of the results.
So what happened, and what does it mean? Here is our […]

 
Latest news from Bali indicates that a deal may well be possible as the negotiations run in to extra time.
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer believes that a deal is certain. ”Absolutely. The only question is how long is it going to take to get, how long we will have to stay up to wait […]

 
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon made a rousing speech at the Bali Climate Summit yesterday, outlining the necessity for urgent action by all nations to combat climate change.
“The science is clear. Climate change is happening. The impact is real. The time to act is now.”
“By being creative, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while promoting […]

Discussions at Bali got off to a shaky start today after the United States confirmed that it will refuse any mention of emission reduction targets within a draft UN agreement. The agreement is expected to be the focus of this week’s discussion as the Bali conference enters the real negotiation phase.
The draft agreement calls on nations to […]

With some irony, between 15,000 and 20,000 politicians, officials, activists and journalists will have flown this weekend to Bali, putting serious strain on the islands resources to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

All expectations are that nothing tangible will result beyond making some vague agreements over future plans. Many people will […]

Uncontrolled logging in the Indonesian Rainforest is causing serious damage to natural habitats and local populations according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency today. Despite years of “save the rainforests” campaigning, immense environmental damage is still being inflicted on these precious world resources. We cannot decry this strongly enough.
But it got us thinking.