Paris on the horizon Though the focus was on domestic squabbles, a broader issue was evident in the president's remarks: the role that the United States will play in
international climate negotiations late this year in Paris.
Not exact matches
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...
As time ran out on the
latest international climate change
negotiations, an agreement was reached that includes all significant countries in the effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
The leak — a highly unusual occurrence for a papal encyclical — demonstrates the outsized significance the letter has taken on, coming in the months leading up to key
international climate change
negotiations in Paris
later this year.
Dec. 7, 1:11 a.m. Updated below With the
latest round of contentious
international climate treaty
negotiations getting under way in Durban, South Africa, it's worth revisiting what would be required to meet ambitious targets set for greenhouse gases in California, a state that already has pledged meaningful action.
We have a great opportunity to create change and encourage politicians to lead successful
negotiations at the
international climate negotiations in Paris
later this year.
Still, those who closely follow
international climate negotiations praised it, saying it could help break the impasse that threatened to stall progress toward a worldwide deal at talks in Paris
late next year.
Fifty years
later, the impending Paris
international climate negotiations represent our last chance to heed the expert counsel about the dangers posed by human - caused
climate change before we're fully committed to the deleterious consequences that
climate scientists have been warning us about for a half century.
Published by the
International Institute for Environment and Development — the study comes as countries prepare for the
latest round of intergovernmental
climate - change
negotiations, which begin next week in Doha.
The collapse of
international climate negotiations in Copenhagen last month was just the
latest evidence that efforts to regulate global pollution output can not succeed.