‘Island President’ Sheds Harsh New Light On Copenhagen Accord Corbin Hiar April 24, 2012A new film by acclaimed documentarian Jon Shenk provides a new window into the historic negotiations and many new reasons to second-guess the logic that led to the Copenhagen Accord.
International Climate Negotiations Grind to a Standstill Corbin Hiar February 7, 2011Since the flurry of post-Cancun commentary, not much has been said or written about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. So what’s been happening with the climate talks?
Cancun Conference a Success In Spite of Oil Company Efforts Corbin Hiar December 11, 2010It is dangerous to allow multinational corporations a prominent role in the climate negotiations. This risk was made evident by a letter Greenpeace uncovered on the last day of the Cancun conference.
Why the City of Cancun is At Risk From Climate Change Corbin Hiar December 9, 2010Cancun is not only picturesque, it is also at tremendous risk if climate change continues unabated. The resorts hang down from the central city like a string of pearls dangling in the teal waters of the Atlantic.
How the Cancun Conference Can Succeed With — or Without — China Corbin Hiar November 30, 2010International negotiators have struggled to make progress in protecting the climate since the disappointing conclusion of the Copenhagen conference. Yet, there are a few good reasons to hope that this year’s summit may produce a more tangible, positive outcome than the last.
Will the Cancun Conference Be Copenhangen Redux? Corbin Hiar November 17, 2010The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has a plan for success at the Cancun conference. Unfortunately, it looks a lot like the one it had in Copenhagen.
US EPA Administrator Attempts to Defuse the Superpowers’ Climate Standoff Corbin Hiar October 15, 2010In the wake of the disappointing climate talks in Tianjin US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson made her first official visit to China.
Tianjin Climate Talks Recap: Little Progress on the Policies Corbin Hiar October 13, 2010Gone is talk of quickly crafting an binding successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol, which effectively expires in 2012. Yet even diminished goals, the six-day Tianjin climate talks made so little progress that some diplomats openly wondered whether continuing the UNFCCC process was even politically worthwhile.
Will Scientists’ Call For Climate Action Fall on Negotiators’ Deaf Ears? Corbin Hiar September 30, 2010With only days remaining until diplomats are due to arrive in Tianjin for the final round of climate negotiations before the Cancun summit, scientists have provided a grim reminder of how little progress governments have made in addressing the threat of climate change.
