Posted on 11 December 2010 by admin
By Stephen Leahy
CANCĂN, Dec 11, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – If success is measured by delaying difficult decisions, then the CancĂșn climate meeting succeeded by deferring crucial issues over financing and new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the next Conference of the Parties meeting a year from now in Durban, South Africa. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 December 2010 by admin

La playa se hunde y la arena se va en el "paraĂso" de la zona hotelera de CancĂșn- CrĂ©dito: Diana Cariboni/IPS
Por Diana Cariboni, enviada especial *
CANCĂN, 11 dic (TierramĂ©rica/TerraViva) – âSomos el paĂs mĂĄs frĂo del mundo…, asĂ que el calentamiento global es bueno para nosotros. Cuanto mĂĄs tibio, mĂĄs cosechas⊠Se habla de detener la deforestaciĂłn de las selvas tropicales para combatir el cambio climĂĄtico, pero nosotros no tenemos selvas tropicalesâ. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 December 2010 by admin

Manifestantes indĂgenas en el lobby del hotel Moon Palace. CrĂ©dito: Nastasya Tay/IPS
Por Emilio Godoy *
CANCĂN, MĂ©xico, 11 dic (IPS/TerraViva) – âEl pan tambiĂ©n se puede quemar en la puerta del hornoâ, fue el comentario del canciller ecuatoriano Ricardo Patiño al referirse al crucial cierre de la cumbre climĂĄtica celebrada en MĂ©xico. Continue Reading
Posted on 10 December 2010 by admin

Hammer in VĂa Campesina march. Credit: Renee Leahy/IPS
By Nastasya Tay
CANCĂN, Dec 10, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Countries must redouble their efforts, to âtravel the last mile to a successful outcome,â says U.N. climate chief Christina Figueres. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2010 by admin
By Darryl D’Monte
CANCĂN, Dec 9, 2010, (IPS/TerraViva) – A rough yardstick for identifying which Asian countries make the biggest ripples in CancĂșn is the number of journalists who crowd around the spokesperson immediately after a press conference. Continue Reading