Lima deal represents a fundamental change in global climate regime
The agreement removes the longstanding division of the world into developed and developing countries and paves way for a model of unity. read more »
Topic: International negotiations and agreements
UN agrees way forward on climate change – but path is unclear
A global warming pact has been struck, but now nations must not only meet targets but fund clean development. read more »
Nicholas Stern welcomes Lima climate change agreement
Nicholas Stern welcomes the agreement today (14 December 2014) at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Lima, Peru. read more »
Taming the beasts of ‘burden-sharing’: an analysis of equitable mitigation actions and approaches to 2030 mitigation pledges
Countries are now seeking to reach a new international agreement on climate change, to be signed in Paris in December 2015. A key element of the international negotiations … read more »
Nicholas Stern calls for new approach by governments to climate change talks
Governments should be ambitious, dynamic and collaborative in their negotiations over a new international agreement on climate change, according to a new report by Nicholas Stern read more »
Growth, climate and collaboration: towards agreement in Paris 2015
Paper explores 4 key elements on which an agreeement at the COP21 – Paris 2015 Climate Change talks could be based read more »
Changing role of national legislation on climate change: Recent developments
Presentation give at the GLOBE COP20 Legislators Summit on 7 December 2014 in Lima. read more »
Exploring the agency of Africa in designing REDD+ and the associated implications for national level implementation
Rules on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are globally designed by multiple actors but the outcomes are implemented in developing countries. The coherence of resulting rules with developing country policy setting depends on the agency of these countries in the global process. This paper explores Africa’s (African States) agency in the global […]
Emissions targets are biggest challenge for Lima climate talks
Avoiding dangerous climate change depends on the strength of emissions reduction targets countries collectively adopt. And this remains a major concern read more »
One year to save the planet from climate change disaster, Ed Davey warns
Agreeing global deal to cut carbon emissions next year is only way to protect “way of life we take for granted”, energy secretary says, ahead of UN climate change summit in Lima read more »