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Oh the US
By: Anna McGinn ’14 As expected, it seems that countries are already dividing on key issues. US negotiators confirm that the United States will continue to stay away from Kyoto. Canada has also stated that they will not sign on to a second commitment period. While these countries are trying to leave Kyoto behind, most of the delegates and NGO representative I have talked to from low emitting countries, least developed countries (LDCs), … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
It’s here! But are countries ready to negotiate and compromise?
By: Anna McGinn ’14 COP 17 begins on November 28, 7 days, 3 hours, 2 minutes and 35 seconds from now to be exact. As exciting as it is that most of the countries in the world will be coming together once again to address the issue of climate change, I am not sure if the world is prepared to make an agreement which will have an impact, once again. Looking a Kyoto alone, Bangladesh and the most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
Can local action combat a global issue?
By: Anna McGinn ’14 In her article, “Thinking globally, acting locally—institutionalizing climate change at the local government level in Durban, South Africa,” Debra Roberts discusses Durban’s recent initiative to develop as well as address climate change. This reading reminded me of our discussion in Washington DC with Dallas Burtraw from Resources for the Future. Both Roberts and Burtraw emphasize that action at a local level is required to adequately mitigate and adapt to climate change. However, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues
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