COP21 | United nations conference on climate change
- ️Tue Dec 01 2015
Back to Lima-Paris Action Agenda and Action Day
The outcome of the Action Day and the 12 “Focuses” held from 1-8 December, at the heart of the COP21 negotiations, demonstrate massive mobilization by non-State stakeholders (need to add here tha...
10 December, 2015
Negotiations: the final sprint
The latest meeting of the Paris Committee at 8 p.m. on Wednesday 9 December was eagerly awaited, with the “La Seine” plenary room filling up quickly. The 196 Parties had to say if they would agree...
10 December, 2015
#ParisAgreement: Points that remain in suspense
Objectives and level of ambition of the agreement, financial support for countries of the South, and burden sharing between developed and developing countries are all difficult issues that remain to b...
10 December, 2015
The United States has promised to double its funding for poor countries to help them adapt to the effects of climate change
The United States has promised to double its funding for poor countries to help them adapt to the effects of climate change, announced Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday, 9 December at the C...
09 December, 2015
The children of the world call out to the COP21 delegations
196 children have written messages to the negotiators. The story....
09 December, 2015
The night could be long…
The night could be long. The Paris Committee received its roadmap from the mouth of the COP21 President himself, who instructed them to present a new draft agreement on Wednesday, 9 December at 13:00....
08 December, 2015
First fall in CO₂ emissions during a period of global economic growth
Good news at the beginning of the last week of negotiations at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). Emissions of CO₂, the main greenhouse gas, from the burning of fossil fuels stabilized in 2014 an...
07 December, 2015
The countdown has begun
Fewer than five days remain to secure the eagerly-awaited agreement. In this final week of negotiations, the Environment, Energy and Foreign Ministers take over from the delegates in order to make the...
07 December, 2015
Ban Ki-moon: “The world is expecting more from you than half-measures”
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, made a speech at the opening of the High-Level Segment on Monday, 7 December....
07 December, 2015
On Sunday, Laurent Fabius convened his team of 14 facilitators to ensure the success of COP21
The President of COP21, Laurent Fabius, convened the team of 14 facilitators responsible for helping him throughout this week in order to ensure a successful COP21....
06 December, 2015