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By Andrew Coiley on 15 Dec 2020
Swiss/Peru offset link forged in Paris Agreement – Have we seen this all before?
It’s been dubbed a first of its kind – a new offset deal between Switzerland and Peru under the Paris Agreement. But how ground-breaking is this deal? And has there been any real change from the old offset efforts under the Kyoto Protocol of the past? Because of the postponement of COP26 in Glasgow, rules…
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By Charles Komanoff on 20 Oct 2020
If the Democrats run the table in November
This is a guest contribution for Watch This! by Charles Komanoff, the director and co-founder of the US based NGO Carbon Tax Centre. We take a deep dive into the US climate politics on the eve of the US presidential elections. This article was first written in July 2020. As in 2016, Democrats appear poised…
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By Andrew Coiley on 30 Jun 2020
What’s next for the aviation sector?
Interview with (Andrew Murphy – Manager, Aviation at NGO Transport & Environment) For decades the aviation industry has enjoyed favourable conditions to expand its operations throughout Europe with little consideration of their climate impact. At the start of 2020, few could have predicted that the sector’s carbon emissions would drop as sharply as they have…
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By Jeppe Bijker (Guest Article) on 12 Dec 2019
Activism on the high seas
Sail to the COP – COP25 from two sides of the Atlantic Ocean Sail to the COP is a think tank and campaign advocating for sustainable travel. The aviation industry, for example, is a rapidly growing sector that alone is projected to emit more than the Paris Agreement carbon budget in 2050.. To put travel…
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By Falguni Joshi (Guest Interview) on 12 Dec 2019
Indian perspective of COP25
An interview with Falguni Joshi (CMW member from Gujarat, India Q1: Can you describe what you/your organisation is working on? I have been working on environmental issues since 1997, especially strengthening people’s participation in environmental decision-making processes, creating awareness, raising material on environmental issues, disseminating knowledge about climate change among youth in India, through capacity-building…
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