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Haiti Earthquake 1: It's like a war zone
Sarah Gillam in Port au Prince.
Monday 18th January
"It's like a war zone"
Civil society enraged but still engaged as endgame approaches
Tom Sharman, Climate Justice Coordinator writing from COP15, 17th December 2009
It is likely that any Copenhagen deal will be struck within the next 24 hours if it is to happen at all.
Africa demands climate delivery from rich world
Tom Sharman, Climate Justice Coordinator writing from COP15
11th December 2009
There were dramatic scenes here at the Bella Centre today, where the Copenhagen climate change conference is taking place.
The Africa Group signalled their frustration with the rich world’s repeated failure to supply new emissions targets for the second period of the Kyoto Protocol.
False start from EU on 2010 climate money
Tom Sharman, Climate Justice Coordinator from COP15, 11th December 2009
Amid much fanfare today (Dec 12), Europe’s leaders announced €2.4 billion a year from 2010 in a so-called ‘fast-start’ initiative to enable developing countries to begin tackling climate change within one month of the Copenhagen conference.
Climate Justice
Tom Sharman, Climate Justice Coordinator from COP1511th December 2009
Now that the row over the so-called 'Danish text' – a leaked draft Copenhagen Agreement – has subsided, it’s worth looking in a bit more detail at what kind of deal is being cooked up and who it benefits.
