For Immediate Release: 8 December 2012 Contact: Michael Crocker, michael.crocker@aosis.org, +1 978 968 9499 Doha—At the rushed end of the 2012 UN climate conference, Foreign Minister Kieren Keke of Nauru, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, released the following statement: “This is not where we wanted to be at the end of the meeting,… Continue reading Nauru’s Foreign Minister Reacts to Doha Outcome
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Small islands welcome UNSG call for 2014 world leaders climate summit
Today at an informal ministerial roundtable, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced a plan “to convene world leaders in 2014 to mobilize the political will for a final agreement in 2015” in order to address urgent emissions reductions needed to avert a global catastrophe. Marshall Islands Minister-In-Assistance to the President Tony deBrum, welcomed the announcement as a critical… Continue reading Small islands welcome UNSG call for 2014 world leaders climate summit
3 Dec. Press Release From AOSIS Ministers
AOSIS Ministers: Our Survival Hinges on Ambition DOHA—Following the Alliance of Small Island States’ (AOSIS) High Level Meeting on Sunday, ministers and heads of delegation from the coalition of 43 countries that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, together released the following statement reaffirming the group’s positions at the start of the final… Continue reading 3 Dec. Press Release From AOSIS Ministers
Press release: AOSIS, LDCs, African Group: Talks Falling Short on Short-Term Ambition
1 December, 2012 AOSIS, LDCs, African Group: Talks Falling Short on Short-Term Ambition DOHA—As the first week of climate change negotiations in Doha concludes, the Alliance of Small Island States, Least Developed Countries and the African Group, which together represent 100 countries and over 1.4 billion people who are highly vulnerable to the impacts of… Continue reading Press release: AOSIS, LDCs, African Group: Talks Falling Short on Short-Term Ambition
Press Release: 100 Countries Stand United on Kyoto Protocol in Doha
For Immediate Release: 26 November 2012 CONTACT: Contact: Michael Crocker, michael.crocker@aosis.org, + 1 978 968 9499 AOSIS, LDCs, African Group: Kyoto Is Essential to Successful Outcome in Doha DOHA—Ahead of the climate change negotiations in Doha, the Alliance of Small Island States, Least Developed Countries and the African Group, which together represent 100 countries and 1.4 billion people… Continue reading Press Release: 100 Countries Stand United on Kyoto Protocol in Doha
Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which crippled one of the world’s largest urban centers for days and left over 200 people dead on its path from the Caribbean to the northeastern United States, has prompted many supporters of climate change action to wonder if it could be the event that finally leads to a tipping… Continue reading Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change
Kyoto to Face Destiny in Doha
The Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding international agreement with quantifiable targets for reducing the emissions responsible for climate change, will face its destiny at COP 18 in Doha. The landmark treaty named for the Japanese city where it was signed established many of the primary rules and standards for the multilateral response to the… Continue reading Kyoto to Face Destiny in Doha
ADP: Pre-2020 To Stay Alive
In the bureaucratic ecosystem that is international climate agreements, the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) is one of the most complex. The deal that came out of South Africa had four main components and they are inextricably connected. Central to the agreement was the recognition that it is essential… Continue reading ADP: Pre-2020 To Stay Alive
Nauru asks UN to fight climate change
Press Release: Leaders of Small Islands Adopt Climate Change Declaration at UNGA
New York—Last night, leaders from the Alliance of Small Island States’ (AOSIS), a group of 43 low-lying and coastal states that are highly vulnerable to climate change, adopted a Declaration on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly that calls for urgent action to address the climate change crisis. “Climate change is progressing… Continue reading Press Release: Leaders of Small Islands Adopt Climate Change Declaration at UNGA