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Bad advice at climate talks could increase deforestation and emissions

Posted by Sebastian Bock - 2 December 2011 at 11:08am - 0 Comments

The big question that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and rainforests.

Article tagged as: carbon emissions, climate talks, cop 17, deforestation, durban, forests, McKinsey, PNG, rainforests, REDD

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Durban: doom and gloom or the sunny uplands of a new dawn?

Posted by bens - 28 November 2011 at 4:30pm - 2 Comments

Activists raise a wind turbine on the beach in Durban

Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban

Well here we are again, several thousand people gathering in a conference centre to talk about climate change and, supposedly, work towards a deal to actually do something about it. There are good guys and bad guys: campaigners say a deal is possible while journalists sound pessimistic. We’ve been here before, right? Yes, but Durban really is important and maybe, just maybe, this time it’s a little bit different.