Copenhagen News Updates and Climate Briefings (December 2009)

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Copenhagen News Updates and Climate Briefings (December 2009)

USD 10.00 Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 978-967-5412-15-8
Year: 2009
No. of pages: 88
Size of book: 21cm x 29cm
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About the Book

This is a collection of the 25 News Updates and two Briefing Papers prepared by the Third World Network for and during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7 to 18 December 2009.

Contents

CLIMATE BRIEFINGS FOR COPENHAGEN

1 World Leaders Race to Save Copenhagen

2 Copenhagen Climate Talks Begin

3 Copenhagen Talks Open with Warnings against Renegotiating convention

4 Developing Countries: No Successful Outcome Without Kyoto Protocol Commitment

5 Proposals by Developed Countries Inconsistent with Climate Convention – G77 and China

6 Developing Countries Express Concerns over Global Environmental Facility

7 Leaked Danish Text Dominates Corridor Talk at Copenhagen

8 COP 15 Meeting Suspended to Resolve Differences on Legal Outcome

9 Emission Cuts: To Be or Not To Be?

10 Meeting on Kyoto Protocol Amendments Suspended Due to Disagreements

11 Chairs Present Two Draft Texts for Negotiations

12 Deadlock at Copenhagen Climate Talks

13 Impasse over Global Climate Architecture

14 Climate Conference in Crisis as Developing Countries Press for KP

15 Informal Plenary on Kyoto Protocol Discusses Issue of the US Not Being a Party

16 Confusion Reigns over Process at Climate Conference

17 Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Cuts Not Visible

18 Developing Countries Revolt against Danish Text Attempt

19 US Seeks Weak “Comparability of Efforts”

20 Two-track Outcome amidst Confusion

21 No Danish Text, Small Drafting Groups to Meet

22 Turmoil in Copenhagen – Outcome Uncertain

23 Copenhagen Ends by Only “Noting” an Accord after Much Wrangling

24 Working Groups to Continue Work and Present Results in 2010

25 Attempts to Make Copenhagen Accord a “Plurilateral Agreement”

CLIMATE BRIEFINGS FOR COPENHAGEN

1 Why We Need to Save the Kyoto Protocol

2 Carbon Markets and Financial Risk

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