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The Durban Deal – An initial analysis of the outcomes
If I looked up the accepted UN policies and procedure, I am pretty sure I wouldn’t find a “huddle” anywhere in there as a usual means to craft international law, but sure enough, in the wee hour…
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Locked out, but not giving up
Doing anything at the climate talks that could create even a miniscule stir is quickly silenced by UNFCCC security. In some ways, it feels like an authoritarian state. Civil society is locked out of m…
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Response to President Obama’s Keystone XL veto threat and remarks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a just-finished joint press conference with Canada’s Prime Minister Harper, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to a “rigorous” review of the Keystone XL pipeline an…
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Lessons of the Occupy movement for the climate talks
With only two days left in the Durban climate negotiations, we are frighteningly close to locking in low ambition and inaction for the next decade. The US, a consistent and major impediment to progr…
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A broken policy? Coalition calls for hearings on the renewable fuel standard
Due to an onslaught of recent critiques and a trading scandal involving the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a diverse coalition has called on Congress to hold hearings on the broken policy.
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World Bank: Clean up dirty energy financing
As negotiators from around the world gather in Durban, South Africa for the latest round of climate talks, Friends of the Earth and our allies released a report today titled Unclear on the Concept. Th…
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Dubious distinction: US banks are leading international funders of coal
As the international climate talks enter their third day, Friends of the Earth – South Africa, BankTrack, and other environmental groups released a scathing new exposé on the biggest banks funding…
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Civil Society to World Bank: Clean Up Dirty Energy Financing
New report shows institution lacking clean energy lending strategy and instead considering a new loan for coal power in Kosovo Durban, South Africa — Civil society organizations from around the worl…
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New Briefing Paper: The failed promises of forest carbon finance
Despite repeated promises that carbon markets would deliver significant sums of money to help reduce emissions from deforestation, the carbon market has largely faltered. The growth of the carbon ma…
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Durban climate talks begin with tragic deaths
The night before international climate negotiations began here in Durban on the coast of South Africa, a violent storm whipped through the city, collapsing houses and flooding buildings. In a tragic…