Closing the doors in Cancun, or how transparency is gone
Sergio Abranches
How the physical environment is segregating the key players of global climate politics, and decisively influencing the way negotiations take place at COP16. More »
Shifting contexts: why effective action on climate change will be delayed
Sergio Abranches
Politics and climate are often at odds with each other. The best scientific evidence shows a continuous and accelerating trend towards climate change. Each year of inaction represents higher costs in the future. More »
Will the G20 help Cancun to succeed?
Sergio Abranches
The leaders of the G20 have pledged that they “will spare no effort to reach a balanced and successful outcome in Cancun.” Will this really come through? More »
From diplomacy to realpolitik: a likely route for COP15
From diplomacy to realpolitik: a likely route for COP15
Several days of diplomatic maneuvering, lobbying and arm-wrestling could pave the way for the heads of states to seal a political deal after 12 days of strenuous conversations and off-the-record conspiring.
Sergio Abranches, from Copenhagen More »
The Big Deal: Breaking the deadlock on global climate change politics
The Copenhagen climate summit could end by breaking a decade long deadlock that has been blocking any real progress on global climate change politics and policy. If that happens, this outcome should not be underrated.
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Can the US Congress set the global climate change agenda?
APEC has become the opportunity for the US to try to recast the expectations about Copenhagen. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had already forewarned that the US was “100-percent committed to creating a framework agreement, not a legally binding treaty.”
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