Turkey’s woefully inefficient INDC
Turkey submitted its Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) in September 2015, just a couple of months before hosting the G20 Summit in Antalya.
20/04/2016
Local coal testimonies and resistance from Turkey
Local communities who live in the regions where there are existing and planned new coal power plant projects face serious risks. These risks include chronic respiratory diseases, water and soil
23/03/2016
Our assessment of the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement will not solve the climate crisis single-handedly, but it is so far the most important step the world has taken to tackle it. It signals an end
03/01/2016
Vive le Ratchet!
Overheard in Paris: “I’m a bit caught up with a very complex ratchet mechanism. While this sounds unfortunately like an instrument of torture, the inclusion of an ‘ambition mechanism’ to
08/12/2015
Climate finance at COP21: where world views collide
After six days of negotiations at the UN climate summit in Paris, the baton has been handed over to environment ministers who will begin high-level discussions this week. As anticipated, a
07/12/2015
EU climate action after Paris: the Energy Union debate to pick up in 2016
In the climate policy world, all eyes go to the ongoing UN-led negotiations and the ucpoming COP21 in Paris. Nevertheless, 2016 will also be a crucial year for climate as
26/11/2015
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The G20 is fuelling climate injustice
A comparison between the G20’s fossil fuel subsidies and adaptation support for developing countries
13/11/2015
Will the EU support real climate action in Ukraine?
Ukraine’s dependence on imported coal has dramatically increased since last year. It results from a steep decline in coal production in the Ukrainian city of Donbass, which followed extensive damage
12/11/2015
UN Climate Negotiations EU INDC
The EU is not fulfilling its commitment to reduce emissions in line with the requirements of science and fairness. There is still a big gap between what it will take
10/11/2015
Climate Finance: supporting solutions & action in developing countries
Although wealthy developed countries hold most responsibility for creating the climate crisis, the worst impacts of climate change disproportionately affect the world’s poorest countries; for example, unmanageable and frequent disasters
09/11/2015