UN 2011 Climate Change Conference Interview Database

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

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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

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

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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

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