This document briefly revisits the progress made from Cancun to the last intersessional held in Panama in October 2011, and then tackles the emerging political issues that the authors believe will shape discussions in Durban and beyond, among them the fate of the Kyoto Protocol and the role of the EU, and the increasing centrality of climate finance and the emerging role of business in influencing future negotiations.

This briefing note aims to facilitate a better understanding of the different options available to the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiation process.

The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. The guide is divided into three parts: Part I considers REDD-plus in the negotiations; Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD-plus negotiators and others ; and Part III contains UNFCCC documents that are often referred to in REDD-plus negotiations.
 

The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. The guide is divided into three parts: Part I considers REDD-plus in the negotiations; Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD-plus negotiators and others; Part III contains UNFCCC documents that are often referred to in REDD-plus negotiations.

This paper aims to investigate if and to what extent litigation under public international law may help to address climate change and possibly facilitate a positive and timely outcome of the current negotiation process. It provides a snapshot analysis of the current legal discourse, and tries to ascertain whether the threat or pursuit of litigation provides a credible legal option.

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) held a Workshop on international decision making following Copenhagen from 24 - 25 March 2010 at London.

The US submission to the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) proposes an agreed outcome for the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in the form of

This paper focuses on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. It also addresses the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.