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Emissions Punted to Durban, Breakthrough Seen on Forests

Posted on 11 December 2010 by admin

By Stephen Leahy

CANCÚN, 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

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Cambio climĂĄtico, un drama que aĂșn no entendemos

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 *

CANCÚN, 11 dic (TierramĂ©rica/TerraViva) – “Somos 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 tropicales”. Continue Reading

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En el aire nuevo tratado climĂĄtico

Posted on 11 December 2010 by admin

Manifestantes indígenas en el lobby del hotel Moon Palace. Crédito: Nastasya Tay/IPS

Por Emilio Godoy *

CANCÚN, MĂ©xico, 11 dic (IPS/TerraViva) – “El pan tambiĂ©n se puede quemar en la puerta del horno”, fue el comentario del canciller ecuatoriano Ricardo Patiño al referirse al crucial cierre de la cumbre climĂĄtica celebrada en MĂ©xico. Continue Reading

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Political Will Needed to Travel Last Mile

Posted on 10 December 2010 by terna

Hammer in VĂ­a Campesina march. Credit: Renee Leahy/IPS

By Nastasya Tay

CANCÚN, Dec 10, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Countries must redouble their efforts, to “travel the last mile to a successful outcome,” says U.N. climate chief Christina Figueres. Continue Reading

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India Ups Ante with Offer for Binding Targets

Posted on 09 December 2010 by admin

By Darryl D’Monte

CANCÚN, 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

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