May 18, 2012

Talks on Trade and Tech Transfer lead to Distrust in Process

Joe Perullo May 18, 2012 0 Comments

~by Joe Perullo The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) opened their meeting this morning on the issue of trade. The big fight was whether or not to continue discussions of trade in the LCA. The LCA is wrapping up its last year, tasked with developing a new legal outcome of some kind. The outcome will have to address the five items agreed as major...

Adaptation negotiations stall as the rift between Rich and Poor grows

greeder May 18, 2012 0 Comments

~by Graham Reeder Today's adaptation negotiations took a turn for the worse as developed and developing countries started to disagree about implementation issues. The Bonn adaptation meetings have focused on two important pieces of the Cancun Adaptation Framework: the Work Programme on Loss and Damage and the support for the National Adaptation Plans. The Loss and Damage stream is important...