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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