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Sun Yu
Yu Sun, Chief Writer with Environmental Protection magazine. Based in Beijing. Covered the UN climate conferences in Kyoto in 1997, and in Bali in 2007. Won bronze medal prize of the UN Correspondents Association in 1998 for covering the climate conference in Kyoto.
Posts by Sun Yu
Copenhagen: hope remains amid disappointment
No commentsThe COP15 climate change conference ended with the production of the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.
»Climate conference deadlocked
No commentsAs heads of states meet in Copenhagen, the climate conference is still in deadlock, as major developed countries haven’t committed to larger cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
»Sleepless in Copenhagen
No commentsNegotiators at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen worked through the night last night as today is their deadline for finalising negotiations.
»Hillary fails to give exact number for US climate funding
No commentsUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a press conference today that the United States is sticking with its pledge to reduce emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020.
»Copenhagen didn’t plan to fail but negotiation deadline looms
No commentsCopenhagen didn’t plan to fail, but can delegate reach agreement in two days when struggled to do so for two years? Can they break open the deadlock issues – of agreeing binding targets for emissions reductions and agreeing on how to finance adaptation and mitigation in developing nations?
»Copenhagen: Please don’t miss the chance to close a deal
No commentsThe negotiations are at a critical stage. The developed countries are meant to be taking a lead in reducing emissions and providing finance to for developing countries to cut emissions and adapt to climate change, whilst continuing to develop. The big gap between developing and developed countries needs to close and time is running out.
»African countries suspend climate-change talks on Monday
No commentsAfrican nations are concerned that the two formal tracks of negotiations underway could merge into a single agreement that effectively rejects new targets for industrialised countries under the Kyoto Protocol.
»Glimmer of hope in Copenhagen climate talks
No commentsAfter a week full of drama, on Friday negotiators at the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen produced official draft texts, giving faint hope that a comprehensive deal can be struck.
»Industrialised countries win ‘climate fossil award’ for lack of ambition
No commentsOn the opening day of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, industrialised countries won first place in the daily fossil awards, for their lack of ambition for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
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