Despite being hosted in Germany, COP23 is the first UNFCCC summit to be presided over by a Small Island Developing State the Republic of Fiji, and many are therefore calling it “the Pacific COP”. Pacific states’ climate-related problems, however, concern a wider range of small island countries worldwide. Small islands and low-lying coastal areas share read more…
Category: Policies & Negotiations
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SPECIAL COP23: Non-state actors at COP23
There has been a growing wave of support from non-state actors to address climate change and their role is becoming increasingly relevant as evidenced in the lead up to COP 23. In setting out his vision for Fiji’s Presidency of COP23 at the UN climate change conference in May, Fijian Prime Minister Bainimarama underlined the read more…
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SPECIAL COP23: Civil society calls for climate justice ahead of COP23
The launch of the international climate talks, which started yesterday (Nov. 6) in Bonn, has been accompanied by a bunch of events organized by the civil society. The starting pistol was already fired last weekend with, inter alia, the International Climate March held in Bonn on Saturday, November 4. Thousands of people protested under the read more…
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SPECIAL COP23: The “Pacific COP” opens in Bonn
The U.N. climate summit opened on Monday (Nov. 6) in Bonn. Hosted by the government of Germany and presided over by Fiji, COP23 is a crucial step after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016 and in view of the deadline to make it operational by 2018. Although it is seen as read more…
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SPECIAL COP23: Top Topics to Watch
The 23rd Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is about to start in Bonn, Germany, on November 6, under the presidency of the Government of Fiji. The international climate change summit is a crucial step after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016 and in view read more…
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Germany faces tough coalition talks, including climate and energy issues
About one month after the federal elections, exploratory talks have started on Wednesday (Oct. 18) to build a new governing coalition for Germany. The elections in September have led to an intricate situation as there is no possibility to form one of the classic coalitions. Despite having lost a significant number of votes, the conservative read more…
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UK government sets out strategy to halve emissions by 2032
The UK Government on Thursday (Oct. 12) published the Clean Growth Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for how the UK plans to achieve its target of cutting emissions by 57 percent by 2032. The Climate Change Act, passed in 2008, committed the UK to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 with read more…
