18 DOHA - SIDE EVENTS

COP18 - Doha: representing 7 billion people, 1 challenge…1 chance

Here we are at a new COP again, in Doha this time. The first week of the UN climate talks is now slowly coming to an end, and sadly none of the developed countries have shown willigness to go beyond their usual arguments defending their climate inaction. From next Tuesday onwards, all eyes will be on high-level ministers who are slowly arriving in the Qatari capital. The Greens/EFA hope that much more positive announcements will be made in next 7 days and that this year again, the EU will be determined to have a constructive approach.  

UN climate talks: the longer you wait, the hotter it gets

The next round of the UN climate negotiations is just round the corner and several key studies have highlighted the deperate need for more serious global climate action. The whole European Parliament will vote on its position on the COP18 this lunchtime. The Greens call for the EU to lead by example in order to give momuntum to the UN climate talks...  

UN climate talks: EU must prevent this decade from becoming a period of climate inaction!

From 26 November - 7 December 2012, the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Doha, Qatar. The Environment Committee has prepared a draft motion for a resolution, which will be voted in this morning...