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February 2010 – uncertainty and the Copenhagen Accord

Uncertainty and the Copenhagen Accord

Uncertainty around the Copenhagen Accord, and what this means in practice, is rife. The coming weeks will hopefully resolve some of the outstanding questions on status, delivery and how they feed into the UN process. Over ninety counties have responded, and are at various stages on promises over targets and mitigation. Five of these Parties have stated they do not wish to be associated with the Accord. Climate-Change.tv will be keeping you updated as and when the fog clears.

Civil Society escaping Pandora’s box

As we get underway with all the promise 2010 holds, Climate-Change.tv thought it opportune to take a look at where the action will be outside of the UN processes.

Several interviews stand out. LSE’s Professor Lord Stern explains the imperative for business to be involved in, and present at, the negotiations.

The role of civil society is indeed under examination, following the chaos in Copenhagen. Climate-Change.tv has a collection of commentary from different bodies. Tony Juniper, former director of Friends of the Earth, and Thom Yorke of Radiohead, express their concern over the process.

And human rights campaigner, Bianca Jagger, reminds us of the need to consider indigenous people in the REDD agreement.

Climate Change Solutions

It’s also worth looking at the inSide Climate Change Solutions interview series, an innovative collaboration between the UN Climate Change Secretariat and Climate-Change.tv, with interviews from some extremely relevant (and sometimes unexpected) stakeholders in the international climate change process, from the Girl Scouts to the Catholic Church.

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