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#COP21: What, Why, Who, When, Where & How.

#COP21: What, Why, Who, When, Where & How.

“Sustainable development is the top priority of the United Nations and for my second term as Secretary-General. Corporate sustainability has gone mainstream. Now we must achieve critical mass. Only with your strong support and leadership we can change and shape the world we want and we can make this world better for all.” – Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations

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Comments on the Lima COP20 decision on the Durban Platform

Comments on the Lima COP20 decision on the Durban Platform

Penang, 18 Dec (Meena Raman) –The most important and most fought over outcome of the UN Climate Conference in Lima was a decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) which the Peruvian Minister in charge of the conference termed ‘The Lima call for climate action’.

This COP decision relates to the work of the Durban Platform, which is the track in the UN climate negotiations that leads…

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After two weeks of backpedalling, quarrelling, and stonewalling on some issues and constructive negotiating on others, parties attending the UNFCCC’s mid-year negotiating session in Bonn, Germany managed to move marginally forward from their last gathering in Durban. While many green groups and media reports have panned the 14-25 May meeting as a disappointment, insiders say the sluggish progress was expected, given the hesitation with which parties agreed to the so-called “Durban Platform” in December.