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Event: 1st Jun 2011 – 3rd Jun 2011 by Madlen King
In just five years, this event, held at the heart of Southern Europe, the Mediterranean area , has established itself as the world’s leading global event for stakeholder in the Carbon Market in just five years. In 2010, 250 exhibitors from 83 countries and around 3,000 visitors from 111 countries attended the carbon market’s leading [...]
17th Feb 2011 by Madlen King
Last week the UNFCCC published a notification to parties and observer States regarding the UN Climate Change Talks, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3-8 April 2011. The meetings will include: the 16th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties the 14th session of the Ad Hoc [...]
13th Dec 2010 by Andy Ritchie
Andrew Ritchie, Climate Change Services Manager, LRQA, blogs from day 9 of COP 16. “I never thought I’d find myself drawing parallels between COP 16 here in Cancun and Shrek (and probably a host of other films), but the clichéd line, ‘It’s quiet…too quiet’ seems particularly apt as a description of Day 9.”
9th Dec 2010 by Andy Ritchie
Unfortunately, as is to be expected at this stage of the COP negotiations, hard facts are difficult to obtain and uncertainty is rife, blogs Andrew Ritchie live from COP 16 in Cancun.
6th Dec 2010
An article on Guardian.co.uk today, 5 December 2010, by Richard Branson dicusses how he thinks businesses need to play an integral part in the efforts in combating climate change.
6th Dec 2010 by Madlen King
By Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, LRQA Follow LRQA on Twitter @LRQA_CC_CSR The fifth day of week one of Cancun saw in-depth debate on the future of the Kyoto Protocol. In order to reach any kind of conclusion at the end of next week, one would have hoped that all of [...]
3rd Dec 2010 by Madlen King
Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, LRQA, reports from day four of COP 16.
3rd Dec 2010
Luis Carneiro, Climate Change Manager Latin America, LRQA Ltd blogs about his attendance at the official meeting of the SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice) yesterday on subjects relating to the CDM, at the impressive Moon Palace.
2nd Dec 2010
Speaking to the media on the third day of the conference, Christiana Figueres said that Cancun can deliver on adaptation, technology transfer, forests and funding, and can also clarify what to do about the Kyoto Protocol and how to anchor targets and actions. Compromise is the key word, she stressed, adding that she sees the [...]
2nd Dec 2010
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