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At UNFCCC ‘Enormous Amount of Ground to Be Covered’

Jennifer Berry, December 3rd, 2008

At the press conference reviewing the third day of deliberations for the the the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer stated that there is an "enormous amount of ground to be covered" in the following days of the Convention. De Boer also noted that during workshops on cooperative international action against climate change throughout ... read more

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At Poznań, Where Does the U.S. Stand?

Francine Hardaway, December 2nd, 2008

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which kicked off Monday, is the fourteenth meeting of the Parties to the Convention. Additionally, the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol agreed that they would have an effective response to climate change by the next time they meet in Copenhagen at the end of next year. Who is in attendance? Governments, ... read more

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UNFCCC Opening Remarks A Call To Urgent Action

Jennifer Berry, December 1st, 2008

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), opened the Poznań session with a request of the entire assembly to work swiftly to achieve the vast goals ahead of it for this session. "You have one year to go before Copenhagen, and the clock is ticking!" he said. The half-way mark leading to landmark legislation ... read more

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Poznań Climate Change Conference Begins Dec. 1

Francine Hardaway, November 29th, 2008

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be meeting for 12 days to try to nail down proposals for its 2009 Copenhagen meeting, at which an ambitious political agreement on how to deal with climate change is expected to be crafted. This will be complicated. There are 183 Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (a treaty to the ... read more

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The Beginner’s Guide to Poznań

Jennifer Berry, November 26th, 2008

On December 1, leaders from around the world will gather in Poznań, Poland, for the 2008 United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) - a significant step towards the globalization of environmental initiatives and goals. It is also the half-way mark during a two-year negotiating process to reach a post-2012 climate change deal in Copenhagen in 2009. If all ... read more

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The Goals for UNFCCC 2008

Jennifer Berry, November 26th, 2008

In Poznań, Poland, leaders from around the world will gather for the 2008 United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC). Over 192 countries have ratified the UNFCCC treaty, and will be meeting to continue to work towards dealing with the effects of global climate change. When the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, a new climate change initiative will need ... read more

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