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Juan Guillermo Londono
Juan Guillermo Londoño holds a degree in Social Communication and Journalism and a Masters in Economic Journalism. He is a writer for economy and business in EL TIEMPO. He has covered international events such as multilateral entrepreneurial meetings and presidential summit meetings on macroeconomic themes. He was also presenter for the economic and business section for EL TIEMPO. Between 1994 and 2000 he worked for Reuters International News Agency. He was also Colombian Financial Service Correspondent.
Posts by Juan Guillermo Londono
Fresh oxygen for climate change conference?
No commentsEnviroment ministers meeting in Poland today will have a new opportunity to inject oxygen into the UN climate change talks during a high-level round table. UN officials also announced that there might be three more negotiation meetings next year in the lead up to December’s Copenhagen summit, where talks will try to nail down the successor deal to the Kyoto Protocol.
»What the World Bank says about climate change and Colombia
No commentsClimate change effects in Latin America will be diverse, but for Colombia, at least, they will mean an increase in diseases like dengue fever and malaria, the World Bank said. At the same time, the region is in a position to lead efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. And the region has huge potential in hydropower development and transforming urban transportation, as in Colombia, the Bank said.
»In Poland, civil society joins the climate battle
No commentsCivil society, represented by hundreds of NGOs gathered here in the Polish city of Poznan, asked the governments of the world for less diplomacy and more commitments to fight climate change.
»Is coal the black sheep of greenhouse gas emissions?
No commentsColombia will export 100 million tons of coal in the next decade. Meanwhile Europe is criticizing the use of coal to produce energy because of its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
»The Long And Short Of It
No commentsSome Colombians do not believe that climate change is close at hand. They take the view that it is a long-term issue. But scientific evidence shows that floods and strong rains are a consequence of climate change. The writer explains this history to the issue, after a conversation with Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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