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Danke Je Wel, Yvo De Boer

As you probably know by now, the head of the UN Frameworlk Convention on Climate Change Yvo De Boer is stepping down.  Often referred to as the UN's top climate change negotiator, de Boer had the very difficult task of balancing the interests of over 180 member states while marshaling an international agreement that could curb the catastrophic effects of climate change.  Arguably his biggest triumph was the 2007 "Bali Road Map" wh

Copenhagen Reconsidered: An Interview With a Delegate

Tom Hilde is a professor at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland. He attended the Copenhagen Summit as a delegate with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and covered the conference for the Center for American Progress and Climate Progress. UN Dispatch caught up with him in early January.

Taking the Fringe to School

Ban Ki Moon’s Reaction to Copenhagen Accord

This just came in over my transom.  Ban Ki Moon's official statement on the Copenhagen Accord, issued yesterday afternoon. 

 

The Secretary-General welcomes the outcome of the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 5th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. He thanks the Government of Denmark for hosting the conference and leading the negotiations to a successful conclusions with substantive outcomes.