For the last year, Central and Eastern European governments have been pressuring the EU to include less restrictive criteria for biomass energy production and to recognise natural gas as a transition fuel towards climate neutrality. They may have realised their ambitions with the current draft of the EU Sustainable Taxonomy proposal. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will be … [Read more...]
Rich countries must make 40% carbon cut by 2020
China’s government says industrialised countries should commit to new 2020 emission reduction targets of 40% on 1990 levels by the end of next month. In a strongly worded submission to the UN’s climate body China also says developed countries must provide $40 billion of low carbon finance in 2014, rising by $10 billion a year to 2020. “The pre-2020 mitigation gap would … [Read more...]
We Have Faith acts for climate justice
Spirits were high last month when We Have Faith (WHF) Campaign members met in Maputo, Mozambique on their third capacity building conference for 2013. There was a good mixture of youth, men and women from Southern and East Africa who were excited to be working together. Aside from slogans, they finalised and adopted the campaign strategy and also developed a powerful policy … [Read more...]
New climate dialogue needed
“Are the right people in the climate change debating room? Evidence shows climate change hugely impacts on the health and the welfare of children, but conversations in the negotiation process seem removed from this reality and finding solutions for this suffering.” This was one of the questions raised at the jam packed COP17: What Happened and What Does it Mean discussions … [Read more...]
