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Copenhagen blog: 18 December[free access]
18 December, 2009
Leaked documents, threats and helicopters – welcome to the last (but one?) day of the climate talks in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen 2009
Welcome to Carbon Finance’s special section dedicated to the UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Starting on 30 November, we published daily previews of the key issues, with a different theme each day. These are only available to Carbon Finance subscribers; click here for more information.
During the two-week Conference of the Parties (COP) 15, Carbon Finance was writing a daily blog.
Copenhagen blog: 17 December[free access]
17 December, 2009
Another day, another round of conflict, another bout of chaotic (dis)organisation, and yet another breakdown – nay, several – in the negotiations.
Copenhagen blog: 16 December[free access]
16 December, 2009
As the high-level segment of the climate talks gets underway, today has been filled with yet more twists and turns.
Copenhagen blog: 15 December[free access]
15 December, 2009
No international meeting is without its conflict, and COP15 certainly has its fair share.
Copenhagen blog: 14 December[free access]
14 December, 2009
Today – my first at COP15 – has been all about the numbers.
Copenhagen blog: 11 December[free access]
11 December, 2009
One of the many questions likely to remain unanswered at the end of next week – regardless of the outcome – is over the role of business and the private sector in the international climate change negotiations.
Copenhagen blog: 10 December[free access]
10 December, 2009
For Carbon Finance, today was all about looking for the financing.
Copenhagen blog: 9 December[free access]
09 December, 2009
I’m confused – and I suspect I may not be the only one. The news that the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu was demanding a legally-binding agreement from Copenhagen (not the interim political deal that most big players here expect to settle on) set the activist circus into overdrive today.
Copenhagen blog: 8 December[free access]
08 December, 2009
Just when optimism appeared to be building on a successful outcome of COP15 – Obama rescheduling his visit, a whole raft of developing country commitments – some indications have emerged of just how tough these next two weeks are going to be.
Copenhagen blog: 7 December [free access]
07 December, 2009
For the next two weeks, Carbon Finance will be blogging from COP15 in Copenhagen on the culmination of two years of negotiations designed to agree a post-2012 climate change agreement.
Copenhagen preview: Aviation & Shipping
04 December, 2009
Shipping and aviation may not be on the top of the agenda for UN climate negotiators next week in Copenhagen, but some momentum is expected to be injected into efforts to extend emissions caps to the two sectors.
Copenhagen preview: Forestry
03 December, 2009
Even if the UN climate conference in Copenhagen does not achieve a binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some progress is expected on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, which are responsible for some 15-20% of global emissions.
Copenhagen preview: CDM reform
02 December, 2009
While most attention in the run up to Copenhagen has been focused on a post-2012 climate change agreement, behind the scenes there are increasingly urgent calls for immediate reforms to the Clean Development Mechanism.
Copenhagen preview: Sectoral mechanisms
01 December, 2009
Some form of mechanism for reducing emissions at the industry sector-level is expected in a post-2012 climate deal, but investors are warning that there is not enough clarity on how such a mechanism could work.
Copenhagen preview: Key negotiating positions
30 November, 2009
Kicking off Carbon Finance’s week-long series on what to expect at UN climate talks in Copenhagen – which start on 7 December – is a recap of the negotiating positions of the key players.
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