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What Is Equity in the Context of Climate Negotiations?
There are many legitimate views of what equity means in the context of the UNFCCC, reflecting sharp contrasts on how to share both the burdens and opportunities of the transition to low-carbon...
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Reflections on COP 18 in Doha: Negotiators Made Only Incremental Progress
The final plenary session at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. Photo credit: WRI/Michael OkoThis piece was written with analysis from Athena Ballesteros, Edward Cameron, Yamide Dagnet, Florence Daviet, Aarjan...
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A Time for Leadership on Climate Justice
Impoverished, developing nations will be hit first and hardest by climate change's impacts. Photo credit: Flickr/Alex ProimosI spent the recent U.N. climate negotiations in Doha trying to reconcile two...
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Reflections on Climate Justice from Santiago, Chile
Man with mules in the Andes. Photo credit: feeb, FlickrThis piece was co-authored with Tara Shine, head of research and development at the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice.We recently travelled...
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2 Big Issues to Watch at this Week’s Bonn Climate Talks
This week's UNFCCC intersessional will take place in Bonn, Germany. Photo credit" Mundus Gregorius, FlickrIt’s been almost four months since the last UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, Qatar (COP 18)....
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3 Encouraging Signs of Progress from the Bonn Climate Talks
Day 4 of the climate talks in Bonn, Germany. Photo credit: adopt a negotiator, FlickrA slight breath of fresh air entered the UNFCCC climate negotiations this week in Bonn, Germany. Held in the old...
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On Climate Change Adaptation, Put Local Communities First
A rickshaw driver pedals through the flooded streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo credit: Shawn, FlickrHow can we make climate change adaptation measures more effective? I recently traveled to Dhaka,...
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Turning Climate Action into a Reality
A farm in Chilean Patagonia. Photo credit: Vincent van Zeijst, Wikimedia CommonsThis post was written by Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile and a member of the high-level advisory panel for the...
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4 Issues to Watch: Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The MDGs focused on improving well-being in developing countries, with developed countries providing foreign aid. This time around, the agenda must be universal. Photo credit: World Bank Photo...
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