New York, 25 June–In response to the details of the U.S. climate plan released this morning, Ambassador Marlene Moses, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Nauru and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States released the following statement: “U.S. President Obama’s announcement represents a positive step on climate change and we hope it translates into even… Continue reading For immediate release: Ambassador Moses Responds to U.S. Climate Plan
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Solomon Islands Amb. Colin Beck on Climate Change
AOSIS Rep Challenges Voluntary Targets
Amb. Beck – Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Ambassador challenges US voluntary targets plan
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Amb. Colin Beck of the Solomon Islands calls for binding targets in video interview
Ambassador Colin Beck of the Solomon Islands told RTCC that the possibility of the new global treaty to be agreed in 2015 being made up of emission reduction pledges set by nations themselves, risked the effectiveness of the process. “When we take voluntary targets, what that really means is that we are doing nothing,” he said at… Continue reading Amb. Colin Beck of the Solomon Islands calls for binding targets in video interview
Small Island Press Release on Conclusion of Climate Talks
14 June 2013, Bonn, Germany—At the closing of the latest round of U.N. climate talks, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44 low-lying and coastal countries that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, released the following statement: “After losing two weeks to needless procedural wrangling, it is worth recalling the… Continue reading Small Island Press Release on Conclusion of Climate Talks
AOSIS Proposal ‘Wins Support’ At UN Climate Talks
A story posted today on RTCC quoted delegates from the EU, USA, Norway, Japan and Mali on behalf of the Africa Group welcoming AOSIS’s proposal to advance work under Workstream 2 of the ADP: “‘We have heard the proposal from AOSIS and we support it. It is clear we need the technical input to get… Continue reading AOSIS Proposal ‘Wins Support’ At UN Climate Talks
AOSIS Plan For Launching Rapid Cimate Action
Amb. Marlene Moses, writing in Reuters AlertNet, describes the AOSIS plan to introduce focused, results-oriented discussions on rapid implementation of proven climate policies and technologies. Click here for full article
Press Release: AOSIS and LDCs Urge Focus on Implementing Short-Term Emissions Reductions
3 June 2013, Bonn, Germany—At the opening of the June session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) groups, which together represent 83 countries and over 920 million people that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate… Continue reading Press Release: AOSIS and LDCs Urge Focus on Implementing Short-Term Emissions Reductions