International Climate Negotiations

13. Feb. 2013

Working towards a fair and ambitious global Climate deal

The EU has a leading role to play in securing an international climate agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The adoption of a negotiations roadmap at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties meeting in Bali (COP13) in December 2007 paved the way for an international deal at the meeting of the COP15 in Copenhagen in December 2009. Regrettably, COP15 did not produce an agreement and the following COPs only managed to save the negotiation process, leaving the most pressing issue - namely the necessity for the world to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions so global warming can be limited to 2°C - completely aside.

Introduction

International Climate Negotiations

22. Oct. 2013 blog

Climate summit - Huge responsibility for Europe in the next 24 months

We are now only 3 weeks ahead of a new UN Climate Summit. This year, the COP 19 will be hold in Poland from 11th to 24th of November. The Greens call on the Polish government to play a leading role to ensure that Europe pushes the negotiations forward and pave the way to an ambitious climate deal to be agreed upon in Paris in 2 years time.  

10. Oct. 2013 newsletter

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 68 - OCTOBER 2013

 

27. Sep. 2013 blog

IPCC report: CHANGE POLICIES, NOT THE CLIMATE!

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) will release its report on the latest scientific research on climate on Monday 30th September. The summary for policy makers is currently being finalised by the different government representatives in Stockholm and will be presented this morning at 10 am. For the Greens, leaders from Europe and beyond know enough now and cannot continue to ignore the overwhelming body of scientific evidence....  

10. Jul. 2013 newsletter

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 66- JULY