Australia will be one of more than 160 nations formally signing the Paris climate agreement in New York this week. But delivering on those promises is what really counts.
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Ethiopia is a country particularly vulnerable to climate change. It will hope to attract climate finance at CoP21 to help battle the effects of climate change.
The land of Ikea and apple charlotte is hoping to sell its vision of sustainability at COP21. There are a couple of meatballs in the ointment, though.
Indonesia’s problematic climate plan will make it difficult for the country to achieve its target to reduce emissions.
Much of India’s huge population is still without electricity, perhaps making climate action a tough sell. But India’s vision for green development chimes well with the world’s climate agenda.
African delegations for the Climate Conference have met to discuss key issues they would like to see addressed in Paris. Finance and energy were among the topics raised.
Russia wants recognition for its huge forests and will ensure any climate deal doesn’t harm its economic interests.
After being quietly ignored at Copenhagen 2009, these talks are a big challenge for the EU.
New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau brings a very different face to climate talks in Paris. Will it project its oil extraction tradition or show global leadership on emissions cuts?
Behind the US pledge to cut carbon in Paris climate talks lies a bigger effort to build a durable system to verify all countries’ emission cuts.
Australia’s new emissions target is not “squarely in the middle of comparable economies”. Towards the bottom of the pack of comparable countries, on key indicators. But Australia is coming to the party, and that counts for a lot.
Top contributors
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor of International Law, University of Sydney
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Researcher in Environmental Humanities, University of Edinburgh
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Public Policy Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Energy Transition Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Doctoral Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow, European Environmental Policy, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy, University of York
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Lecturer in International Relations, Nottingham Trent University
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Economist and research scientist at the Research Centre for Climate Change, Universitas Indonesia
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Professor of pedology and land evaluation, Addis Ababa University
