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Doha Climate-2012 Conference




by moinsdewatt » 25/11/12, 12:10

The Doha conference begins tomorrow.

Climate: warning signals everywhere red

25 Nov 2012 Le Figaro

Meeting for two weeks in Doha (Qatar), 194 countries will try to lay the groundwork for a new global agreement.

"We do not want our children to live in a country threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet." Barack Obama's little phrase at his first press conference after his re-election put a little bit of pain in his hands. the hearts of thousands of participants at the 18e climate conference that opens Monday for two weeks in Doha, Qatar. "It's like the first rain after a long drought," commented a Reuters reporter. It had been months since the topic of climate change had not been addressed by the US president: the terrible drought that hit the United States during the summer and, especially, Hurricane Sandy contributed to reinstall it in the American calendar. Will this small revival of interest be enough to breathe new life into international negotiations?

At a global level, warning signs continue to arrive from all over the world: Europe, the World Bank, the United Nations Environment Program, scientists ... All are sounding the alarm that if we do not reduce drastically greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) or methane, the rise in temperatures, already noted on a global scale, will worsen. At the current rate (see graph), there is virtually no chance of limiting global warming to around 2 ° C as the international community committed itself to at the Copenhagen summit in 2009. "It is necessary to provide a faster response to climate change and it is possible," said Christiana Figueres, the UN climate officer, a few days ago. The reality seems more gloomy.

The first issue to be addressed in Doha is the start of a second period for the Kyoto Protocol which ends at the end of this year. So far, this agreement is the only legally binding international instrument for reducing GHG emissions in which the European Union and some major industrialized countries have committed themselves. But for this second round, Japan, Canada and Russia have already announced that they will not resign. Only the EU, Australia, Switzerland and Norway have at the moment responded. The commitment, therefore, seems relatively symbolic: these countries indeed represent only about 15% of global GHG emissions. Extending Kyoto remains important, however, to show emerging and developing countries that the industrialized countries continue to assume their historic responsibility for the overflow of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The success of the Doha conference will also be seen in the light of the first steps towards a global climate agreement, the principle of which was also included last year in the Durban agreement (South Africa) . A working group has been set up. He is three years old (up to 2015) to lay the groundwork for the future treaty to enter into force in 2020.

Distribution of efforts
The idea this time is to involve everyone including the United States (who have never ratified Kyoto), but also the so-called major emerging countries of China (now the largest global emitter of GHGs). ), India, Brazil ... The legal framework of the treaty and the distribution of efforts between the states will be two of the main issues at the heart of the negotiations. "Many developing countries would already like to get quantified GHG reduction commitments, but in Doha this is not realistic. We will first continue to mobilize, "commented a European negotiator. Especially since this negotiation takes place in a particularly difficult global economic context.

"Emissions reduction offers tremendous growth opportunities. The transition to a low-carbon economy has everything to start a phase of industrial revolution of creativity and innovation that will contribute greatly to the development of poor countries, "says Nicholas Stern, now a teacher at the London School of Economics in a book (Two economists face climate issues) co-signed with Roger Guesnerie, who chairs the Paris School of Economics.

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by Christophe » 25/11/12, 15:35

Pfff still a conference ????

But thin, they only do conferences?

Surely to say to the "next ones": not our fault, look, we did a lot of ... conferences ... : Mrgreen:
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by Ahmed » 25/11/12, 22:52

"Reducing emissions offers tremendous growth opportunities. The transition to a low-carbon economy has everything to trigger a phase of industrial revolution of creativity and innovation that will strongly contribute to the development of poor countries"

: Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy:
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by BobFuck » 25/11/12, 23:25

Ahmed wrote:
"Reducing emissions offers tremendous growth opportunities. The transition to a low-carbon economy has everything to trigger a phase of industrial revolution of creativity and innovation that will strongly contribute to the development of poor countries"

: Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy: : Cheesy:


+ 1, that's ridiculous.
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by Christophe » 26/11/12, 12:38

I see we have the same opinion ...
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by sen-no-sen » 26/11/12, 13:05

"Reducing emissions offers opportunities forgrowth great growth. The transition to a low-carbon economy has everything to start a phase of industrial revolution of creativity and innovation that will contribute greatly to the development of poor countries ",



Translation of Mr Sylvestre from the World Company:

The (carbon) smoke screen of emissions will provide US (the "world companion") with opportunities to growth great! ($$$$!)

We will make you believe in a transition to a sober economy (knowing that 2 lines above you are told the opposite) in carbon * which at all to start a phase of industrial revolution of creativity and innovation (of liberty of aaamour, and fraternity etc ...) that will strongly contribute to the development of our offshore activities in poor countries. : Mrgreen:

NB:Nicholas Stern is a British economist and former senior vice president of the World Bank from 2000 to 2003 ...

Read this about the World Bank:

While the World Bank is positioning itself as a central player in climate finance, the inconsistency of its lending practices is hotly contested. Despite an increase in the amounts lent in the field of renewable energies, the institution spent more on 2010 coal than on renewable energy and energy efficiency combined.

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http://eco-leblog.blogspot.fr/2010/12/la-banque-mondiale-au-charbon-ne-me.html
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by moinsdewatt » 26/11/12, 19:48

Christophe wrote:Pfff still a conference ????

But thin, they only do conferences?



Every year at the end of the year for the big climate conference.

They have other intermediate conferences that are less talked about.
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by moinsdewatt » 09/12/12, 13:19

Climate: Qatar snatches disputed deal

08 Dec 2012 Le Figaro

This text gives birth to "Act II" of the Kyoto Protocol. Industrialized countries, including the EU, are continuing their commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Russia denounces a passage in force.

Barely adopted and already contested. On Saturday, the Qatari presidency of the UN climate conference announced an agreement at the end of the Doha negotiations on the fight against climate change. This agreement, which gives rise to "Act II" of the Kyoto Protocol, is already denounced by Russia, who sees a passage in force. "This is the first time I see such a precedent," said the Russian delegate. "The decisions adopted reflect the will of the parties as a whole," retorted the UN conference chairman and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah.

While the negotiations dragged on and were already more than a day late on schedule, Abdullah al-Attiyah has risen to the podium and has adopted, in bursts, the series of texts under discussion since November 26 more of 190 country.

A symbolic scope

Act II of the Kyoto Protocol is the centerpiece of the agreement. It commits the European Union, Australia and a dozen other industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. But its scope will be essentially symbolic because the countries involved represent only 15% of GHG emissions in the world. The US delegation also said "do not accept" certain points in the texts announced as adopted.

Last-minute blockages emerged on the issue of "hot air", the excess of GHG emission allowances inherited from Kyoto 1, or 13 billion tonnes equivalent CO2. Many countries, especially developing countries, are concerned about the use of these credits, pointing out that they only reduce GHGs on paper.

"Not up to the mark"
The text submitted by Qatar does not cancel this "hot air", held mainly by Russia, Ukraine and Poland, but Australia, the EU, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway and Switzerland have publicly pledged to plenary not to buy to meet their commitments in Kyoto 2. This means that in fact, this "hot air" will not flow until 2020.

For his part, Nauru Foreign Minister Kieren Keke, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis), said the agreement was "not up to par with the issues of financial aid". To the countries of the South. "This process produces only words and no action," he said, bitterly regretting that the countries of the North have not committed to new amounts of aid, without denouncing the adoption of the text. Southern countries expected developed countries to pledge $ 60 billion by 2015, to bridge 30 billion emergency aid for 2010-2012, and pledge 100 billion annually by 2020.



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by moinsdewatt » 09/12/12, 13:20

Climate after the meager Doha agreement, negotiations turned to 2015

After the meager Doha outcome, the major UN climate talks are geared towards the 2015 rendez-vous, which has promised the most ambitious agreement to divert the world from its worrying trajectory towards a warming of 3 ° C to 5 ° C.
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"Too many powers do not have the will to question the development model which is leading the planet to its demise. We must prepare for 2015 ", the conference which will be held except for surprises in Paris, "on new bases," she said.

The international community pledged to conclude an agreement in 2015, this time involving all countries, including China and the United States, the two largest polluters, to reduce their GHG emissions. Agreement to enter into force in 2020.

"It's going to be hard work, which will require a lot of compromise," predicted Alden Meyer, from the NGO Union of concerned scientists.

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By 2015, the UN group of experts on the climate (IPCC) will have issued a new report on the state of warming. A "fundamental" step to wake up the international community, believes Mr. Lepeltier.
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by gegyx » 09/12/12, 14:56

Nauru, it's funny! Or rather funny zigotos ...

They are disappointed because the north has not committed to pay more cash ...

Are they disappointed by the attitude of Russia, China, Japan, and USA (2e Polluter) who do not participate?

Yet unlike the world consensus, recently at the UN, they voted against Palestine recently.
Perhaps because Nauru is an island lost in the ocean, surrounded by threatening waters, while Palestine has the advantage of being surrounded by walls ...
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