5th Annual Brussels Climate Change Conference
September 21st, 2009On 7 December 2009, the world will descend on Copenhagen trying to reach a global climate change deal. For the Swedish EU Presidency climate change is one of the two top priorities. Preparations have constantly been intensifying and diplomacy is accelerating. A number of negotiations sessions will be held until then. The level of GHG emission reduction commitments by developed countries and the scale of financial assistance to developing countries are at the heart of the deal because the targets and finance will become central pillars of the emerging architecture. Carbon markets will play a crucial role in scaling up investment in the energy sector in major emerging economies in coming decades. Global sectoral approaches can be seen as a tool to identify untapped mitigation potential through benchmarking and data collection and incentivise technology deployment and diffusion. Adaptation and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) are equally important areas for discussion in Copenhagen. Around 50 days before the Copenhagen conference begins, the joint Epsilon and CEPS conference will take stock of the state of negotiations. Read the rest of this entry »
This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. 