Category Archives: Copenhagen Summit
Durban climate talks: We have a voice
By Patrick Nicholson Thousands of civil society campaigners marched through Durban to protest at a failure of governments within the UN climate talks to make progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and providing financing for poor countries to adapt to … Continue reading
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Cancun Climate talks: I heart Kyoto Protocol
By Christine Campeau, Climate Change and Food Security Advisor Palazzo San Calisto We were greeted at the CancunMesse convention centre today with an offer to have our picture taken while standing in a heart, holding an ‘I love KP’ sign (KP … Continue reading
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Climate Justice: Back to work after Copenhagen
Posted by Liz Gallagher, CAFOD Head of Climate Finance Policy It’s been seven months since I last ventured by train to Bonn, where the majority of the UN climate change negotiations take place. Last August, I bid farewell to the … Continue reading
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Climate accord fails to deliver
By Christine Campeau, UN Delegate, Caritas Internationalis The Copenhagen summit on climate change brought together 115 Heads of State and Government and more than 40,000 people applying for accreditation, which far exceeded the conference center’s 15,000 capacity, to reach a … Continue reading
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Words must match deeds on emission reductions
Rich countries’ words must match deeds on emission reductions Catholic development agencies call for integrity on final day of Copenhagen climate talks CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis, the largest development alliance in the world, say that the leak late yesterday of … Continue reading
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Copenhagen Summit: Holy See Statement
By Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Head of the Holy See Delegation This conference reiterates how long it takes to create the clear and firm political will necessary to adopt common binding measures and adequate budgets for an effective mitigation … Continue reading
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Copenhagen policy update
As all will have no doubt gathered from the media coverage, the COP has taken a number of unforeseen turns since the weekend, some predictable, some less so.
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US finance for poorest a great stride forward
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement at Copenhagen today that the US will agree to $100bn per year for the poorest nations will help break the deadlock at the climate talks. Caritas England and Wales (CAFOD) Head of … Continue reading
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Copenhagen: the ngo who came in from the cold
Tensions are mounting at UN talks on climate change in Copenhagen as world leaders head to the Danish capital. Talks went late into the night with little sign of compromise. Much work now faces the Heads of State as they … Continue reading
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Bells ring out 350 times for climate justice in Copenhagen
Read this entry in French Church bells in Copenhagen and across Denmark rang Sunday as part of a Caritas supported-campaign for climate justice. The bells tolled 350 times to mark the number that refers to what scientists say is a … Continue reading
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