Posts tagged ‘Doha’

“The Most Obdurate Bully in the Room”: U.S. Widely Criticized For Role At Climate Talks

by , posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2012 at 8:35 pm

pf_pick_avatar_50 from Democracy Now!

“To move ahead we need a recognition that this is an issue of rights and justice, that this is an issue that involves countries which have to reduce their emissions, countries who must be given the right to development. It is also an issue that countries with the right to development must develop differently. We do not want to first pollute and then clean up. So, we need money, we need technology, to be able to do things differently. That’s the only deal that is possible for an effective deal, a meaningful deal, on climate change.”

–Sunita Narain, Indian environmentalist and director general of the Centre for Science and Environment

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Finance Rules at Doha UN Climate Summit

by , posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2012 at 8:15 pm

from The Real News Network

Janet Redman (Sustainable Energy and Economy Network): UN conference reflects lack of urgency from developed countries and focus on private finance

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“We are Running Out of Time”: Obama Urged to Match Rhetoric to Action on Climate Deal

by , posted on Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 5:05 pm

from Democracy Now!

Most major issues remain unresolved at the U.N. climate summit in Doha as negotiators enter the final stretch of the two-week summit. While the Doha talks involve nations working toward a pact to limit greenhouse gases starting in 2020, many say the world cannot wait that long. The United States has come under intense criticism at the summit from environmentalists and smaller nations who say President Obama has failed to meet his stated commitments to tackle global warming. We’re joined by Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace International; and Samantha Smith, head of the World Wildlife Fund’s Global Climate and Energy Initiative.

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