Sentences with phrase «in the climate negotiations»

While China's economic rise has been making it increasingly difficult for the G77 and China to find common ground in climate negotiations, they have demonstrated remarkable solidarity.

But it could conceivably play out in climate negotiations, whereby some nations might inadvertently proffer just the right mixture of emissions cuts and stubborn inaction, forcing other countries to take on a disproportionate share of the costs.

She visits Paula Dobriansky, the American government's representative in climate negotiations but, in a brief and disturbing interview, is unable to engage her in intelligent conversation.

(India and China have been criticized for insisting in climate negotiations on intensity targets.)

Brazil is likely to use the results to seek a bigger role in climate negotiations, especially as regards Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD).

To do so, policymakers need to establish ethics guidelines on how to account for health impacts in climate negotiations and make them a central concern.

Such wide coverage, with countries from all continents, levels of development and historic positions in the climate negotiations is in itself a major step forward for climate action and a signal of commitment to the Paris negotiations,» says Teresa Ribera, project leader and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI).

It's always been hard to get a clear view of the intentions of the 193 countries embroiled for nearly 20 years in climate negotiations, which is one reason I captured some video of a CBS radio correspondent in the cacophonous and cavernous press hall in Copenhagen last December.

A central point of debate in climate negotiations has been the extent to which established industrialized powers are obliged to act given their outsize contribution to the atmosphere's buildup of greenhouse gases so far.

The United States did not specify any target for itself at this meeting, which saw the debut of the Obama administration in climate negotiations (to applause).

Given that population has barely been mentioned in climate negotiations.

It should be acknowledged that there are very wide differences in political influence among nations engaged in climate negotiations.

The line - by - line approval sessions... ensure that there is no more discussion about the science in the climate negotiations... (p. 583)

In climate negotiations, countries have strong incentives to go for a free ride, waiting for others to act while not reducing their own emissions.

One of the most important principles in the climate negotiations is that of common but differentiated responsibilities.

Brazil has historical prominence in the climate negotiations.

This analytical report underscores the need for protecting coastal wetlands, creating incentives for avoiding their degradation and improving their restoration, and including the protection of these ecosystems in carbon emission reduction strategies and in climate negotiations.

That non-party stakeholders have a say in the Talanoa Dialogue platform highlights the growing participation by civil society organizations, sub-national actors, businesses, universities, and other communities in the climate negotiations.

Environment ministers and their representatives from 29 countries representing the entire spectrum of interests in climate negotiations will meet in Berlin for two days starting July 14 even as increasing instances of unprecedented heat waves and cold winters illuminate the urgent need for a global plan to counter climate change.

Done right, their emergence could be the biggest diplomatic breakthrough in climate negotiations since the first Rio Earth Summit in 1992.

While Bangladesh is well - known for the natural calamities that regularly leave millions of people homeless and displaced, far fewer know that it is also one of the most proactive countries in the fields of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate adaptation, as well as a leading voice among the poorest countries in climate negotiations.

This disagreement over the future of the international climate regime has been at the root of the repeated fights in the climate negotiations over the last two years.

In a dinner before leaving for negotiations, students were discussing the lack of progress in the climate negotiations.

This conclusion was confirmed in climate negotiations in Cancun in 2010, in Durban in 2011, and in Doha in 2012.

The more I've learned about the problems they confront, the more it's been a motivation to remain involved and try to provide state - of - the - art scientific advice to them on defending their interests and advancing their agendas in the climate negotiations.

It would appear that these people believe that if nations can not agree on what equity requires it is unproductive to discuss equity in climate negotiations.

For this reason C&C holds the best chance of being accepted by the international community compared to other equity frameworks provided other issues that raise legitimate equity concerns including historical emissions levels are taken into account in some way in climate negotiations.

Climate Interactive's Climate Scoreboard keeps users up - to - date and engaged in the climate negotiations.

Verification is a major stumbling block in the climate negotiations.

The opening sessions of those working groups give a little glimpse of what to expect in Doha as well as an understanding of this new phase in climate negotiations and the political landscape behind it.

However, Haiti, and all the LDCs as a whole need to be firm and reconsider their positions in climate negotiations.

For example, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's reluctance to discuss black carbon in the climate negotiations — and also U.S. interest in black carbon — may in part stem from the fact that India and China emit more black carbon than the U.S. and Europe.

The idea is to provide a practical path to emissions reductions by resolving the issue of international inequality which has been a recurring stumbling block in climate negotiations.

The statement also encouraged the Pope «to be one with them in demanding governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a deliberate large - scale intervention; fairly and equitable share the global emissions budget; ensure the welfare and rights of people amid the climate crisis; and put an end to false solutions, the expansion of carbon markets and corporate domination in climate negotiations, and translating these commitments into concrete policies.»

PARIS, FRANCE - U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern spoke today about the U.S. role in climate negotiations, including climate finance.

While all these problems are taking place, politicians and senior civil servants are living in protected areas, yet these are the people who were invited to participate in the climate negotiations and other high level conferences.

Although Turkey is the world's fourth largest investor in coal, recording the largest relative increase in annual GHG emissions between 1990 — 2010 with Ankara declaring 2012 the year of coal, Turkey is asking for more funds in the climate negotiations.

Not exact matches

China is increasingly assertive in international forums such as the G20, and at negotiations such as the recent Copenhagen climate - change summit.

The Paris Agreement — the most significant accord on the issue — will take effect next month after an intense ratification process that lasted less than a year after negotiations concluded, an unprecedented speed in the often slow - moving world of climate diplomacy.

Governments around the world are now in negotiations to extend Kyoto until a more comprehensive climate deal that includes both rich and poor countries can be reached.

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal Kvisle Published in the Hill Times — December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal KvislePublished in the Hill Times - December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, including whether to incorporate the negotiators» goals in a legally binding agreement and how...

The conference set - up favored developed countries and agribusiness corporations and illustrates the critical importance of CSO vigilance and participation that is particularly important given that the forthcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations are considering agriculture in expanded market mechanisms including the CDM.

Greg Barker updated David Cameron at the UN Summit yesterday, and it is hoped that the results of this campaign will help David Cameron and other world leaders take the Meat Free Monday idea forward, including in the momentous climate treaty negotiations at the COP 21 in Paris next year.

maybe you don't understand that Wenger's words are simply an attempt to recover some of the market value that was lost due to the way they have mishandled his contract negotiations, which means that everyone, once again, knows that we have little to no leverage when it comes to negotiating a transfer... much like we did with RVP, when we sold the EPL trophy to ManU for less than $ 25 million... any reputable team with a sporting director would never have allowed this situation to occur again and if they had heads would roll... if handled correctly the worst case scenario would have seen us get a minimum of $ 65 million for a player of his ilk in the present economic climate and we could have used those funds to purchase the best available striker in the early days of the transfer window... just imagine what outsiders must think about the state of our team if all you did was read the headlines... sadly, things might just might be worse than they think

These, and the other questions that the co-chairs have framed for discussion, are remarkable because they address deeply the core normative issues of the negotiations that have simmered away in recent years but which have been perennially dodged rather than confronted: How should the benefits and burdens of climate action be distributed in a diverse world?

Thus, now free of the procedural morass that characterised UNFCCC negotiations in 2012, the ADP process that unfolds over the next three years represent what may be seen as a contingent moment in the history of the UN climate negotiating process, where fundamental questions over the design and scope of an international agreement are up for grabs in a way and manner perhaps unseen since the beginning of the initial intergovernmental negotiations at the end of the 1980s.

We know about climate negotiations, for example where attempts have been made to break into the phones of negotiators and listen in on what other people are trying to do.

In effect, they almost resemble an effort to design the new agreement beginning with a blank sheet of paper, loosened from the norms that have guided the past two decades of the climate negotiations.