Tag: Kyoto Protocol

José Romero on key issues and Switzerland’s position in the climate negotiations

December 9, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Dr. José Romero, the Scientific Advisor to the Swiss Federal Department of Transport, Communication, and Energy, discusses the key issues in the climate negotiations. He claims the biggest challenge is finding a balance between what developing countries and developed countries are expecting and want. He says that Switzerland has decided to go ahead with the Kyoto Protocol as well as to launch a process to negotiate a legally binding commitment treaty to go in effect over the next few years.

Interviewed by Timothy Damon on December 9, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

David Cadman on adaptation and sustainable development

December 7, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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David Cadman, the president of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, discusses his organizations beliefs that an adaptation panel should be put together with a local representative on the board and that the Kyoto Protocol should continue. He discusses the gap between current climate policy and current climate science understanding. He asks for the governments of the world to get together and recognize that fact. He also discusses how 92% of the development in cities is currently funded by the cities themselves, but how in developing countries they are going to need outside help to access resources for sustainable development. He calls for all future development to be done with sustainability in mind to avoid future costs.

Interviewed by Elena Capaldi on December 7, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

David Turnbull on key issues in the climate negotiations

December 7, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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David Turnbull, Director of CAN International, discusses the key issues of the climate negotiations, namely a second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol, long term cooperative action, and climate funding. He claims there is a more masked issue of ambition and calls for delegates to match policy with science. He believes that without a second period of the Kyoto Protocol there cannot be a good overall outcome at the conference. He then discusses USA ambition and calls for more action like the Tar sands protests of Fall 2011.

Interviewed by the Claire Tighe on December 7, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Tetteh Hormeku on African country collaboration in the climate negotiations

December 5, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Tetteh Hormeku, Programme Officer for the Third World Network’s Africa Secretariat, discusses the Africa Group and their hopes for the negotiations. These hopes include a second commitment priod for the Kyoto Protocol and greater developed country responsibility. He explains the reasons that African countries have decided to work together to push their agendas these reasons include, among others, ecosystem vulnerability as well as economic vulnerability.

Interviewed by Anna McGinn on December 5, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Kevin C. Urama on adaptation initiatives and ATPS’s conference hopes

December 5, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Dr. Kevin C. Urama, Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), voices his desire for the government’s of the world to wise up and save the planet. He calls for a legally binding agreement and praises the knowledge sharing occurring at COP 17 between countries. Urama then explains that African adaptation initiatives are coming from multiple actors, the most interesting being rural farmers who are forced to adapt out of necessity. He says funding for these activities comes from multiple relationships – mainly bilateral international and national agencies. He calls for the private sector to invest in adaptation initiatives because governments cannot fund it forever and, he claims, they could make business out of it.

Interviewed by Emily Bowie on December 5, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s position in the climate negotiations

December 1, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, Democratic Republic of Congo Negotiator and Research Coordinator for the Southern Africa Development Community, discusses what climate change means for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the importance of a second period of the Kyoto Protocol for the DR Congo and what other countries agree with that importance.

Interviewed by Christine Burns on December 1, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Saleemul Huq on the key issues at COP 17

November 30, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development Climate Change Group, names the most critical issues at the 17th Conference of the Parties to be a second period for the Kyoto Protocol and the construction of the Green Climate Fund. He names setting up the adaptation tract and working on the texts for the NAPs, REDD+ and technology transfer as the smaller and more likely to be solved issues. He then explains how likely he believes it is for conclusions to be met on these issues.

Interviewed by Esther Babson, Anna McGinn, Maggie Rees and Claire Tighe on November 30, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Abias Huongo on Angola’s position in the climate negotiations

November 29, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Abias Huongo of the Angola delegation, founder and president of Angola’s biggest environmental organization Juventude Ecologica d’ Angola, discusses Angola’s interest in a second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol, long term finance, capacity building and technology transfer. He points out other countries that have similar and differing perspectives from Angola’s.

Interviewed by Esther Babson and Christine Burns on November 29, 2011, COP 17,

Tiana Ramahaleo on Madagascar’s position in the climate negotiations

November 29, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Tiana Ramahaleo from the Madagascar delegation and World Wildlife Fund discusses Madagascar’s role within the G77 and the African Group. He also explains Madagascar’s wishes for a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and further progress on REDD. Ramahaleo also explains the different views Madagascar has compared with Canada and the United States concerning the negotiations – he believes if developed countries don’t want to participate in the Kyoto Protocol they should at least step aside and stop interfering.

Interviewed by Anna McGinn on November 29, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa