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Bangkok News Updates and Climate Briefings

(September/October 2009)

Publisher: TWN (ISBN: 978-967-5412-09-7)

Year: 2009        No. of pages: 80

About the Book

This is a collection of 23 News Updates and two Briefing Papers prepared by the Third World Network for and during the United Nations Climate Change Talks in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28 September to 9 October 2009.

Contents

BANGKOK NEWS UPDATES

1       United States and Developing Countries in Major Clash over Mitigation            

2       Stop Delaying Progress in Climate Talks, Developing Countries Tell Developed Countries        

3       Save the Kyoto Protocol, Say Developing Countries               

4       NGO Letter to President Barack Obama      

5       ‘Shared Vision’ on Climate not Merely a ‘Political Declaration’, Says G77/China      

6       Clash on Whether There is Need for a Financial Mechanism, and Sources of Funds              

7       Intense Exchange between US and Developing Countries on Mitigation        

8       Further Division between Developed and Developing Countries in the Kyoto Protocol            

9       Negligible Changes in Emission Reduction Pledges, Conditionalities Remain

10      No Conditions on Mitigation Actions of Developing Countries - Says G77 and China            

11      Major Clash over Proposals on ‘Mitigation Actions by All Parties’              

12      KP Plenary: Kyoto Protocol under Threat, We will be ‘Laughing Stock’ on December 18    

13      No to Sealing Distorted Deal in Copenhagen - Say Developing Countries                

14      Developing Countries Challenge Dominance of Market Mechanisms for Mitigation Actions   

15      Disagreement over Long-term Global Goal for Emission Reductions           

16      Disagreement over Financial Architecture for Climate Actions       

17      Carbon Offsets: Flexible Exception that Becomes the Rule?                       

18      Differences over Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Forest Conversion in REDD-plus    

19      Developed Countries Plan their ‘Great Escape’ from Climate Commitments              

20      Copenhagen Train in Peril, UN Meeting Warned     

21      Clashes over Objectives, Scope and Guiding Principles Hinder Progress on Adaptation           

22      Kyoto Protocol Market-based Mechanisms have No Place in UNFCCC Track, Say Developing Countries      

23      Developing Countries Concerned over Proposals for New Mechanisms for Cost-effective Mitigation

CLIMATE BRIEFINGS FOR BANGKOK

1       New Report Warns of ‘Climate Genes’ Biopiracy from Africa          

2       The Rise of ‘Climate Protectionism’

Price

US$12.00 for First World Countries

US$10.00 for Third World Countries

RM14.00 for Malaysia

Prices are inclusive of postage costs by airmail. 

How to Order the Book

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Tel: 604-2266159

Fax: 604-2264505

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