Category Archives: Posts from Shannon Gibson
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…..Copenhagen
As the High-Level Segment begins, COP officials take informal consultations with select governments to push through ’sets of decisions’ By: Shannon Gibson Researcher Ph.D. Candidate University of Miami Sitting in on Observer Organization briefings today on the two-tracks (LCA & KP) … Continue reading
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Limited Access and Crack Downs on Civil Society
Civil Society members and guests of GJEP punished for chanting in UN Conference Center By: Shannon Gibson Researcher Ph.D. Candidate University of Miami The Secretariat issued a new Information Note to Intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organizations today which details the access … Continue reading
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Civil Society Stepping it up in Cancun
Shannon Gibson Researcher Phd. Candidate University of Miami Civil society and activist presence is ramping up in Cancun as the city prepares for the second week of the United Nations climate negotiations to begin on Monday. In addition to those … Continue reading
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“Balanced Package” or nothing at all, says lead U.S. Climate Negotiator
By Shannon Gibson Researcher Phd. Candidate University of Miami United States takes another strong stance at international climate negotiations Todd Stern, the U.S.’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, indicated in his first COP16 press conference today in the Moon Palace, … Continue reading
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Carrot, Stick or Both? – The Role of Finance in Climate Negotiations
By Shannon Gibson Researcher Phd. Candidate University of Miami Examining the quandaries of Fast Star tand Long Term Finance under the Copenhagen Accord Finance has long been an issue of contention in climate negotiations. What it basically boils down to … Continue reading
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Future of Kyoto Protocol No Laughing Matter at COP 16
Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia refuse to issue full support on future of CDM without second KP commitment period By: Shannon Gibson Researcher Ph.D. Candidate University of Miami Despite calls for goodwill and a congenial discussion by co-chairs, tensions ran high … Continue reading
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Developing Countries Demand More Funds for Adaptation
Small Island States cite project backlogs and lack of funds as barriers to adaptation By: Shannon Gibson Researcher PhD Candidate University of Miami In today’s Contact Group meeting on the Adaptation Fund, a representative from Jamaica commended the work of … Continue reading
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CMP Plenary Discussions on Clean Development Mechanism
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) all the rage in today’s CDM talks By: Shannon Gibson Researcher PhD Candidate University of Miami Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and equitable distribution of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects were the main topics of … Continue reading
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From Copenhagen to Cancun: Recapping Progress and Stumbling Blocks in 2010
North-South Divides on Mitigation, Adaptation, and Process By: Shannon Gibson Researcher PhD Candidate University of Miami It has been a year since the COP15 UNFCCC climate talks ended amid mass controversy over North-South stalemates, secret texts negotiated behind closed doors, … Continue reading
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Expanding our Minds and Making Connections
Connecting the Dots between Capitalism, Racism, Gender, Oppression and Climate Change By Shannon Gibson Researcher, Global Justice Ecology Project Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations, University of Miami Normally when people think of ‘climate change’ the stream of consciousness (particularly in … Continue reading
