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Prince Charles at Low Carbon Prosperity Summit – Part 1/2

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:34:22 +0000

Prince Charles addresses the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels, on 9 February 2011. Part 1/2.

Prince Charles at Low Carbon Prosperity Summit – Part 1/2

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:34:22 +0000

Prince Charles addresses the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels, on 9 February 2011. Part 1/2.

EC’s Hedegaard; Europe fighting against the clock in Cancun

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:02:38 +0000

With just 36 hours left before the Cancun Summit draws to a close in Mexico, time is running out for world leaders to eek out agreements on a range of important climate related issues. The EU’s Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard has spoken a number of times during the last week on the progress achieved by Europe, and others as the summit progresses. However with little in the way of concrete targets agreed upon, and still much political posturing Europe must work hard to make the Cancun Summit more successful than it’s predecessor in Copenhagen, even if a breakthrough comes in the Summits final hours.

Cancun Texts Not Ready Yet

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:05:13 +0000

As the COP16 climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, go into their final four days, the texts are not ready yet to finalize a deal, says European Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, the EU’s top climate negotiator. “They are still much too long. There are still much too many options, and they are still much too complicated,” Hedegaard told a press conference on Monday night. Background on EurActiv.com: twurl.nl

Cancun Climate Summit, general atmosphere (raw video)

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:49:44 +0000

Global climate talks in Cancun entered their second and decisive week on Monday. We bring you a selection of shots from Cancun Mexico.

Cancun Climate Summit, general atmosphere (raw video)

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:49:44 +0000

Global climate talks in Cancun entered their second and decisive week on Monday. We bring you a selection of shots from Cancun Mexico.

Climate Talks Start Final Week in Cancun

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:13:23 +0000

As the highly charged Cancun Summit gets underway for its second and final week amid much high level skepticism as to it’s possible outcome, NGO’s and civil society organizations have positioned themselves within earshot of world leaders, hoping they can sway the decision making process in the environment’s favour. Some NGO’s speak about their views on the Summit. Based on footage from EbS

Cancun: EU’s Hedegaard appeals for global standards

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:08:30 +0000

Connie Hedegaard the European Union’s Climate Action Commissioner, and main representative at the Cancun Summit in Mexico, has appealed to countries to work together to achieve attainable goals, and to act based upon global standards rather than in a localized way.

EU ready to deliver 30% carbon reductions at Cancun: Hedegaard

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:16:47 +0000

European Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard held a press conference in the EC Berlaymont to outline the EU approach to the Cancun Summit. Hedegaard will soon leave for Mexico where the summit will take place from the 29th of November to the 10th of December 2010. As is usual with High profile climate related summits, binding conditions regarding emissions and pollution levels are not expected to be unanimously accepted by all heads of state. Hedegaard made it clear however that the European Union maintained a serious desire for progress and is willing to outdo previous efforts, should they be matched by other countries.

EU ready to deliver 30% carbon reductions at Cancun: Hedegaard

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:16:47 +0000

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Lykke Friis, Climate & Energy Minister for Denmark: Meet the Eco-Innovators

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:10:44 +0000

Lykke Friis is Denmark’s minister for climate and energy and minister for gender equality. She discusses the prospects for a comprehensive European energy package that could be agreed by European Union member states in the Spring of 2011 and gives an update on the international talks on climate change in the wake of the COP15 talks last December in Copenhagen. To learn more about the Eco-Innovation initiative at the Lisbon Council, go to www.lisboncouncil.net Read interview with her on EurActiv.com: www.euractiv.com

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Lykke Friis, Climate & Energy Minister for Denmark: Meet the Eco-Innovators

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:10:44 +0000

Connie Hedegaard Wants Single EU Voice on Climate

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:33:52 +0000

Danish climate minister Connie Hedegaard is Denmark’s candidate for the post of European climate commissioner. She had to defend herself during an appointment hearing at the European parliament in Brussels on Friday. EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Europe risks again being sidelined, as in the final hours of the UN climate talks in December, unless the bloc speaks with one voice at future talks, the incoming climate commissioner warned on Friday (15 January). “There are very important lessons from Copenhagen. In the last hours, China, India, Russia, Japan each spoke with one voice, while Europe spoke with many different voices,” Denmark’s Connie Hedegaard, the presumptive new ‘climate action’ chief, told MEPs during her job hearing in the European Parliament. For more: euobserver.com

Janez Potocnik speaks to press on EU hearings

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:15:14 +0000

Janez Potocnik speaks to press on EU hearings Country: Slovenia Position: Environment Commissioner The EU’s incoming Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, has pledged to bring a renewed focus on biodiversity to his new job, saying it may have been sidelined in the past. During a 13 January hearing in which MEPs greeted him with repeated bursts of applause, the Prius-driving Slovenian native said, “Doubling the forces in the Commission, which will take care for climate and the environment, is a good sign for all of us. In a way, many issues which were a bit in the shadow today [...] could, by the fact that I am responsible for taking care of environment, be upgraded”. He has also promised to turn his hand to implementing existing water and soil rules, but stopped short of agreeing to a moratorium on new legislation as called for by deputy Julie Girling (ECR, UK).For more: www.europolitics.info

COP15 Talks Fail on Poor Global Leadership: EUX.TV Analysis

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:07 +0000

A weak agreement. A failure. A deception. A farce. The United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen has not become the turning point in history that many people on earth were hoping for. Despite the urgency of global warming, the worlds political leadership did not manage to step beyond its own shadows. In the end, national economic and political interests weighed more heavily than the general global interests. Our global environment, particularly in developing countries, now is the main victim. Financing innovation in green technology will remain difficult. The only issue agreed on is the need to keep global warming limited to a rise of 2 degrees celsius. Still undecided is the how and when that is to happen. Copenhagen did not only lack political will, but it also lacked organizational skills. Thats disappointing and embarrassing, certainly given the enormity of what was at stake: reducing global warming so that planet earth remains a place to live for future generations. There is broad agreement on this goal. Yet translating this into political action at this stage, despite two years of preparations among the 192 members of the United Nations, proved impossible. At a time when true global leadership, discipline and guidance were needed, the Danish government, as organizers, and the United Nations were unable to deliver an efficient infrastructure, contributing to a chaotic process that was dogged by procedural games The European Union, a self-proclaimed global …

COP15 Climate Talks in Copenhagen: EUX.TV Analysis

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:57 +0000

This is EUX.TV’s analysis and commentary on the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen: “A weak agreement. A failure. A deception. A farce. The United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen has not become the turning point in history that many people on earth were hoping for. Despite the urgency of global warming, the worlds political leadership did not manage to step beyond its own shadows. In the end, national economic and political interests weighed more heavily than the general global interests. Our global environment, particularly in developing countries, now is the main victim. Financing innovation in green technology will remain difficult. The only issue agreed on is the need to keep global warming limited to a rise of 2 degrees celsius. Still undecided is the how and when that is to happen. Copenhagen did not only lack political will, but it also lacked organizational skills. Thats disappointing and embarrassing, certainly given the enormity of what was at stake: reducing global warming so that planet earth remains a place to live for future generations. There is broad agreement on this goal. Yet translating this into political action at this stage, despite two years of preparations among the 192 members of the United Nations, proved impossible. At a time when true global leadership, discipline and guidance were needed, the Danish government, as organizers, and the United Nations were unable to deliver an efficient infrastructure, contributing to a chaotic …

UN Climate Pledges “Not Enough,” says EU Presidency

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:12:46 +0000

The agreement reached between a number of world leaders on climate change during the United Nations COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen is “not enough,” says Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.

UN Deal Will Not Help Control Climate: Sweden

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:11:17 +0000

Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, reacts to the outcome of the United Nations COP15 talks on tackling climate change in Copenhagen.

UN Climate Talks: Outcome ‘Very Disappointing,’ says MEP

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:07:38 +0000

German social-democrat Member of the European Parliament Jo Leinen reacts to the outcome of the United Nations cop15 talks on climate change.

Obama on Climate: “We Have Much Further to Go”

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:53:56 +0000

US President Barack Obama issues a statement early on Saturday on the outcome of the United Nations COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen.

Obama: Climate Change “Grave and Growing Danger”

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:30:21 +0000

US President Barack Obama on Friday delivered a statement to the full plenary meeting of the United Nations COP15 meeting in which he outlined the US position on global warming. “We’re convinced this danger is real. This is not fiction. This is science,” Obama told representatives of the world’s 192 countries.

Danish Hjemmeværnet sighted at COP15 Climate Talks

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:08:01 +0000

Their role was unclear, but this group of about eight – ten to be exact – Danish soldiers was walking just outside the Bella Centre during the COP15 climate talks. Filmed from a metro that passed the centre. Recorded on December 16, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder. They were filmed as thousands of protesters were preparing to get into the centre, a moved that was prevented by the police. The army’s role is not clear but this video clearly shows they were present. Update Dec. 22: A viewer points out these guys are most likely part of the Hjemmeværnet, a sort of national guard who are often used in various light roles. For more (in Danish): da.wikipedia.org

As UN Restricts NGOs, COP15 Side Events Draw Crowds

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:55:20 +0000

One day before the arrival of US President Barack Obama, the United Nations on Thursday decided to restrict access to the global climate talks in Copenhagen for non-governmental organisations and it confronted journalists with additional security. The measures were put in place as more than hundred world leaders began arriving in the Danish capital. This politician regretted the move. Jo Leinen So as a quiet tension took hold of the Bella Centre, side-events in the centre of town became more lively. The Klimaforum is one of these. Among the visitors… These three aspiring journalists and bloggers, from Brasil, Italy and Bulgaria. They won a trip to cover the climate talks as part of the ThinkAboutIt dot EU blogging competition. The Klimaforum mostly met the needs of those who are already convinced of the need to deal with climate change. Climate skeptics had their own event at a separate venue. The official negotiations on a comprehensive climate deal continued on Thursday, again without clear progress. Increasingly, observers, analysts and even politicians are admitting that a full-fledged agreement no longer is possible, and suggest such a deal needs to be hammered out in Mexico in six months. But even if that happens, the Copenhagen summit, according to some, will not have been a waste of time and energy. Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV, Copenhagen

Danish Police Keeps Climate Protest Under Control

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:36:15 +0000

Danish police was out in force on Wednesday in one of its biggest crowd-control efforts ever. A police spokesman said 250 people were arrested at various points in Copenhagen. Near the Bella Centre conference centre, I saw four people being arrested. At exactly midday, approximately 500 policemen began moving in on a protest that they had declared illegal. The protest at the Bella Centre was organized by the Climate Justice action network. They had announced plans for a peaceful protest that would seek to break through the barriers around the centre. The plan was to hold what it called a Peoples Summit inside the venue at one oclock, together with climate groups taking parts in the COP15 talks. But at that time, about 2000 protesters found themselves surrounded by police in riot gear. Police used pepper spray and police battons to keep the crowd under control. When it became clear that the protesters no longer were able enter the Centre, the police authorities took off their helmets to adopt a less aggressive stance. Some riot police were given time to do something else. Meanwhile, inside the Bella Centre, tensions were heating up again. Another day without real progress has passed, and, with 24 hours to go before the heads of state of a 110 countries arrive, the Danish climate minister, Connie Hedegaard, was replaced as President of the COP15 meeting. Raymond Frenken, for EUX.TV in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen Protest at COP15 Climate Talks (Raw Video – 2)

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:25:30 +0000

Copenhagen Protest at COP15 Climate Talks (Raw Video – 2)