February 15, 2001 World Resources Institute, a Washington-based non-government organisation, objects to criticism that Northern groups are arm-twisting developing countries into reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anju Sharma responds
January 24, 2001
January 24, 2001 The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?
January 05, 2001 Here at the Centre for Science and Environment we have received some responses to Equity Watch and its articles. Here are some of the opposite points of view as expressed in regards to Anil Agarwal's editorial, US Tastes Cream Pie, which was featured in Equity Watch, Down to Earth magazine, and CSE's fortnightly email.
January 05, 2001 After wrecking the climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo The US led umbrella group consisting of Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand refused to attend the ministerial meeting in Oslo, Norway. The meeting was aimed at resolving differences that wrecked the UN sponsored climate change conference in November 2000. The group felt that talks were futile unless the EU changed its position on key areas.
November 22, 2000
November 22, 2000 The French President calls for equity
November 22, 2000 Back to Basics by Anil Agarwal Nobody needs a fair and effective treaty more than the South
November 22, 2000
November 20, 2000 Will CDM benefit Africa? African delegates would have done well to stop a minute and think of what went wrong with CDM’s closest cousin (or should we say clone), the pilot phase of the Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ). Of 103 AIJ projects carried out since 1995, only two were implemented in Africa.
November 20, 2000 What Southern delegates and NGOs should watch out for in CDM negotiations 1 The latest version of the CDM text (November 18) has a bracketed positive list of safe and environmentally sound projects eligible under CDM, listing options for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and demand-side management. Developing countries should push for renewable technologies, to safeguard against having to phase out CDM fossil fuel investments when they have to take on commitments in the future.
November 20, 2000
November 20, 2000 Unclean Development Mechanism Cheap Development Mechanism Clever Delay Mechanism
November 20, 2000 CDM was formulated overnight at Kyoto to offer temporary relief to Northern countries in meeting their commitments. Since then, quacks have seen its potential and packaged it into the miracle cure for all that troubles developing countries. Suffering from lack of ODA? Have some CDM. Want sustainable development? CDM could promote its growth. Adaptation funds? Technology transfer? No problem, try CDM.
November 20, 2000 The working group on sinks finds principles most expendable
November 20, 2000 A complete farce? What do you get after a week's negotiations by the joint working group on compliance? Even lengthier text with more brackets.