Wednesday, 30 November 2011

In the News..

This week's climate change conference at Durban (COP17) is of increasing importance given the failure at Copenhagen in 2009. Coverage can be followed here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/28/durban-climate-talks-plan-b. Essentially the concern is that it has been recognised that the multilateral approach is in deadlock; with conflict between developed and developing countries on how to sustain Kyoto commitments whilst balancing immediate economic concerns. This conference (im not counting on much success) I believe, represents a key opportunity for countries to advocate and see the benefits in creating green economies. However, only time will tell....

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