John Parnell
President Obama breaks his climate silence on MTV
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Comment: Stakes too high for foul play inside the Green Climate Fund
Allegations of financial incentives offered ahead of recent vote on GCF’s location highlight fund’s vulnerability to corruption. With the climate stakes so high, Alice Harrison says there is no scope for sleaze
Conservation or carbon sinks: Can the UN see the forest for the trees?
Forests play a key role for the UN’s climate change and biodiversity agencies. Melati Kaye investigates whether they can they serve the goals of both simultaneously.
EU divide on surplus carbon credits endangers second Kyoto commitment period
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Mayor of Seoul aims to ‘cancel out’ a nuclear power plant with climate action
City-wide energy efficiency drive announced as South Korea continues to push the climate change agenda at home and abroad.
Hawaii’s Green Blue economy tackles climate change challenges head-on
The import-dependent US State has set ambitious goals as it pursues food and energy security.
EU on track to hit Kyoto climate change target as protocol’s future faces crucial period
Bloc will exceed its Kyoto goals and its internal 2020 targets as decision time nears on new a round of international commitments.
In tweets: Ministers meet for last time before Doha climate change talks
No news is good news as a group of 48 Ministers meet in Seoul to discuss next month’s UNFCCC talks in Doha
EU proposes cancelling carbon credits of Kyoto dissenters
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UN climate talks a miserable experience says negotiator
Seychelles’ climate change ambassador Ronny Jumeau says he does not expect to leave the impending UN climate change talks in Doha with a smile on his face.
Ministers meet in South Korea to set agenda for Qatar climate change talks
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South Korea selected to host Green Climate Fund
Bid to host key climate change action fund receives consensus backing at GCF board’s second meeting, also in South Korea.
Green Climate Fund prepares to name host city but meeting dogged by civil society shut-out
Second meeting of the Fund’s board will vote on Saturday but ‘dangerous precedent’ being set as NGO access and input is severely limited.
Comment: Think you know Russia’s position on climate change? Think again
Reports of the death of Kyoto in Russia are wide of the mark and an unconventional climate hero could have emerged, writes Olga Dobrovidova.
Russia considers “waving goodbye” to Kyoto ahead of Doha climate change talks
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How the Green Climate Fund’s host city will impact future climate change action
The second meeting of the Green Climate Fund’s board will be dominated by the selection of its new permanent home. Louise Brown of the World Resources Institute, explains why the choice is more than just symbolic.
Environmental degradation holds back growth, says World Bank
CBD COP11: Group’s sustainable development chief says investment in nature is crucial for poverty eradication and greener growth.
EU ditches subsidies for unsustainable biofuel technologies
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Australian greenhouse gas emissions fall as carbon market starts up
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Canadian youth rise above dirty domestic policies and push for climate action
Youth Profile #15: The government may have walked out on the Kyoto Protocol but the country’s youth still has a strong voice pushing for climate action.