climate-change
POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE / The Climate Vulnerable Forum Has Come of Age
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) just held its high officials' meeting in Manila under the chairmanship of the government of the Philippines...
Climate Agreement in December: A Miracle in Paris?
Financing of the efforts to mitigate the climate-change effects and provide resources to the affected countries is an important element of the next international agreement. Progress on commitment of resources to fund climate projects has been, as expected, sluggish.
Paris Climate Summit / Agenda for adaptation solutions
The Government of France is going to host the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris from November 30 to December 11, where it is expected that a new climate change agreement will be signed.
POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE / Tracking climate finance
AT the global level, developed countries have pledged to provide $100 Billion every year starting from 2020 to developing countries to tackle
BITTER TRUTH / Meeting the challenges of climate-induced calamities
FOR more than 40 years, the earth has been sending distress signals.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NOW / Breaking Europe's climate-change stalemate
EUROPE has a strong tradition as a leader in the fight against climate change. Lately, however, the continent has reached an ideological impasse over how to address the problem, with environmental sustainability and growth often portrayed as being mutually exclusive. If Europe is to remain an environmental leader, as well as a center of innovation and competitiveness, it will have to abandon its ideological rigidness and embrace realistic, pragmatic solutions that can deliver environmental benefits without sacrificing economic development.
The Climate Vulnerable Forum Has Come of Age
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) just held its high officials' meeting in Manila under the chairmanship of the government of the Philippines...
Climate Agreement in December: A Miracle in Paris?
Financing of the efforts to mitigate the climate-change effects and provide resources to the affected countries is an important element of the next international agreement. Progress on commitment of resources to fund climate projects has been, as expected, sluggish.
Agenda for adaptation solutions
The Government of France is going to host the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris from November 30 to December 11, where it is expected that a new climate change agreement will be signed.
Tracking climate finance
AT the global level, developed countries have pledged to provide $100 Billion every year starting from 2020 to developing countries to tackle
Meeting the challenges of climate-induced calamities
FOR more than 40 years, the earth has been sending distress signals.
Breaking Europe's climate-change stalemate
EUROPE has a strong tradition as a leader in the fight against climate change. Lately, however, the continent has reached an ideological impasse over how to address the problem, with environmental sustainability and growth often portrayed as being mutually exclusive. If Europe is to remain an environmental leader, as well as a center of innovation and competitiveness, it will have to abandon its ideological rigidness and embrace realistic, pragmatic solutions that can deliver environmental benefits without sacrificing economic development.