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The 15th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP15) took place in December 2009 and our delegation filmed as much of it as we could! Our team interviewed representatives of government, UN agencies, and civil society, business, and scientific organizations with the goal of helping YOU get an inside view of the conference!
Where to Start?
The middle of the page contains several useful starting points: a guide to using the website, a background guide to climate change issues, and pages to search for interviews by issue or country of interviewee.Tags
- accountability
- adaptation
- Africa
- Argentina
- Asia
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Cameroon
- CDM
- CDR
- Common but Differentiated Responsibilities
- developed countries
- developing countries
- equity
- ethical vs. practical
- ethics
- Europe
- Expectations
- Germany
- Global Witness
- governance
- Indigenous Rights
- Interaction of Science and Policy
- Intergenerational Equity
- Mitigation
- North America
- outcomes
- Policy
- poverty
- REDD
- Role of Developed Countries
- Role of Developing Countries
- Role of Science
- Role of the United States
- Role of Youth
- Science
- South Africa
- South America
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Technology Transfers
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Youth Movement
Tag Archives: South Africa
Bruce Hewitson on Common but Differentiated Responsibilities in LDCs
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Posted in Africa, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, equity, ethical vs. practical, Ethics, Role of Developed Countries, Role of Developing Countries, South Africa, Technology Transfers
Tagged Africa, CDR, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, equity, ethical vs. practical, ethics, Role of Developed Countries, Role of Developing Countries, South Africa, Technology Transfers
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Bruce Hewitson on Barriers Between Scientists and Policy-Makers
Want to learn more about this interviewee? About Bruce Hewitson Want more videos featuring this interviewee? Bruce Hewitson Videos At COP-15, Bruce Hewitson was a South African climatologist working with the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG).
About Bruce Hewitson, South African Climatologist
Bruce Hewitson is a self-described climatologist with a hatred of labels, and insists that his interests are eclectic. He has been a resident at the University of Cape Town in Rondebosch, South Africa, since 1992. He currently works with the Climate Systems … Continue reading
Bruce Hewitson on What Success Means at the COP
Hewitson_outcome Question asked: What would be a successful outcome for COP-15? Hewitson’s response: Hewitson argues that success means something different to every nation. He does, however, venture at a few factors that would aid in an outcomes success: the agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Ethics, Role of Developed Countries, Role of Developing Countries, South Africa
Tagged Africa, CDR, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, developed countries, developing countries, equity, ethics, role of developed, Role of Developing Countries, South Africa
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Bruce Hewitson on Research and Policy as Necessarily Separate at COP-15
Hewitson_research policy at COP Question asked: How do researchers and policy-makers interact at the COP? Hewitson’s answer: Hewitson states that scientists were necessarily divorced from the political presence by the time of Copenhagen; he felt the political process was already … Continue reading
Bruce Hewitson on Regional Climate Modeling in Africa
Hewitson_research Question asked: What area of research do you work in and how does it relate to the COP? Hewitson’s answer: Hewitson focused mainly on regional climate projections in Africa. He did not feel that it directly tied into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, developing countries, Policy, Science, South Africa
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Bruce Hewitson on Ethics vs. National Interest
Hewitson_ethical vs practical Question asked: do ethical interests gain ground in the negotiations or are practical interests more directly addressed? Hewitson’s answer: Hewitson comments that countries almost exclusively favor their national interests to altruism. He notes that certain groups, such … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, ethical vs. practical, Ethics, Intergenerational Equity, Policy, Role of Developed Countries, Role of the United States, South Africa
Tagged Africa, CDR, CO2 targets, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, ethical vs. practical, ethics, Intergenerational Equity, Policy, Role of Developed Countries, Role of the United States, South Africa
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