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I dag indledes en ny runde af FNs klimaforhandlinger i Bonn 14.-25. maj 2012. Her skal de spæde spirer fra Durban-aftalen i december stå deres første prøve, om verden vitterligt er på vej mod sin første samlede klimaaftale, som ifølge planerne skulle træde i kraft i 2020 men ligge klar fra 2015. Hvorfor der ikke skal ske noget i disse år er uforståeligt og dybt uforsvarligt – og hvert års tøven kommer til at koste.

Det bliver også denne gang, at en ny runde af Kyoto-aftalen skal fastlægges. Med store lande som USA, Canada og Rusland ude af Kyoto-aftalen kommer anden fase kun til at dække omkring 15% af verdens samlede udledninger. Det har således fuldt så stor betydning som signalpolitik – at der er rige industrilande, som rent faktisk vil gå foran, og som herigennem vil give de virksomheder, som arbejder for at udvikle grøn teknologi og grønne produkter, ordentlige rammebetingelser for at fortsætte deres udviklingsarbejde.

Men dette lille indlæg er først og fremmest tænkt som en løbende linkopsamling. Pressedækningen er forsvindende lille – søgninger på politiken.dk og information.dk viser stort set ingen omtale af de forestående klimaforhandlinger i Bonn. Det handler jo også kun om vores fælles fremtid, og det er der ikke noget nyt i.

Via UNFCCs hjemmeside kan man følge med i de vigtigste forhandlinger i Bonn (se on demand webcast), ligesom præsentationer og forhandlingsdokumenter løbende gøres tilgængelige.

På Twitter finder man løbende opdateringer for eksempel via @UN_ClimateTalks og @CFigueres.

Bob Berwin: Global warming: Inching ahead at Bonn climate talks, Summit County Citzens Voice 27.05.2012.

Little Progress Made at Bonn Climate Negotiations, Union of Concerned Scientists 25.05.2012.

Fiona Harvey: Bonn climate talks end in discord and disappointment, The Guardian 25.05.2012.

Nathan Witkop: Bonn climate talks end in squabbling, Deutsche Welle 25.05.2012.

Karl Ritter: Is China poor? Key question at climate talks, Bloomberg 25.05.2012.

Connie Hedegård: Statement, 25.05.2012.

Richard Balk: Climate talks stall with nations ‘wasting time’, BBC News 25.05.2012.

Bonn Climate Talks Close in Disappointment; World Leaders Whistle Towards Disaster, Common Dreams 25.05.2012.

Credibility and will can move climate talks forward, Can Europe 25.05.2012.

Jesper Løvenbalk: Klimaaftalen fra Durban hænger i en tynd tråd, Information 25.05.2012.

Alex Morales: Climate Deadlock Breaks as Slow UN Talks Frustrate U.S., EU, Bloomberg 25.05.2012.

Clancy Moore: Australia: new negotiator, new opportunities? Adopt a Negotiator Project 25.05.2012.

Stephen Leahy: Global Temperatures Rising on a Devastating Trajectory, IPS News 25.05.2012.

Bonn UN Climate Change meeting delivers progress on key issues, (pressemeddelelse) UNFCCC 25.05.2012.

Bonn Climate Change Conference – May 2012, Press Briefing, (EU) (video) UNFCCC 25.05.2012.

Bonn Climate Change Conference – May 2012, Press Briefing, (Christiana Figueres) (video) UNFCCC 25.05.2012.

Chris Lang: REDD discussions at the UN climate meeting in Bonn: “The only thing negotiators did here was produce more things to disagree on”, Redd Monitor 25.05.2012.

Michelle Kovacevic: One of Indonesia’s top REDD+ experts discusses logging moratorium progress, Forests News 25.05.2012.

Alexander Besant: Climate talks in Bonn end in disappointment, Global Post 25.05.2012.

Mariette la Roux: Climate pact process stumbles as countries bicker, AFP 25.05.2012.

China says it holds fast to Durban outcome, Xinhua 25.05.2012.

US, Europe and Australia trying to evade climate commitments: climate, AFP 25.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: Deadlock breaks at UN climate talks, mistrust remains, Reuters 25.05.2012.

Warming could exceed 3.5C, say climate scientists, The News (Pakistan) 25.05.2012.

China to spend $27bn on energy efficiency and renewables, (Reuters) The Guardian 25.05.2012.

U.N. climate talks stall over rich-poor divisions, (AP) San Fanciso Chronicle 25.05.2012.

Climate scientists say warming could exceed 3.5 C, AFP 24.05.2012.

Michel Rose: Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China: IEA, Reuters 24.05.2012.

Mariette la Roux: China hits back at claims it is blocking climate talks, AFP 24.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: Countries doing too little on warming: researchers, Reuters 24.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: U.N. Doha climate talks risk sinking ‘like Titanic’, (Reuters) moneycontrol.com 24.05.2012.

Alex Morales: Greenhouse Gas Gap Grows as Climate Pledges Fall Short, Bloomberg 24.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: CO2 Cut Review Could Raise Kyoto Ambition – EU, Reuters 24.05.2012.

Mark Bonner: Agreement on draft text for CCS in the CDM, Global CSS Institute 24.05.2012.

Anthony Lucas & Mariette le Rou: UN climate talks ‘stalled’, Kyoto architect tells AFP, AFP 23.05.2012.

EU warns climate talks at risk of floundering, AFP 23.05.2012.

Vananda Shiva: Eco warriors, arise! The Asian Age 23.05.2012.

James Murray: G8 pledges climate action as Bonn talks stall, Business Green 23.05.2012.

Ben Garside & Nina Chestney: U.N. Stalemate Risks Unraveling Durban Climate Deal: EU, (Reuters) Planet Ark 23.05.2012.

Indonesia forest moratorium won’t meet climate pledge – Norway, (Reuters) Chicago Tribune 22.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: Emissions cut hiatus slows work to limit warming, Reuters 21.05.2012.

Edmund Smith-Asante: Civil society plays key role in climate change policymaking – Report, Ghana Business News 21.05.2012.

Wasi Ahmed: Green Climate Fund: Critical negotiations ahead , (leder) Financial Express 21.05.2012.

Nitin Sethi: Developing nations side with BASIC in climate talks, Times of India 21.05.2012.

Sai Navoto: Climate Conversations – UN climate talks need fresh ambition on emissions, AlertNet 21.05.2012.

Bob Berwyn: Bonn talks focus on developing climate treaty and finding equity among rich and poor countries, Summit County Citizens Voice 21.05.2012.

Kingdom committed to reducing carbon emissions: PME chief, Arab news 19.05.2012.

Tierny Smith: Durban Platform negotiations: A long way to go, RTCC 18.05.2012.

Liz Gallagher: Bonn 2012 – Week one round-up with E3G, RTCC 18.05.2012.

Germany: Durban Platform climate talks in Bonn, AfriquieJet 18.05.2012.

South Africa: Common Legal Regime to Tackle Climate Change By 2015, AllAfrica 18.05.2012.

UN in talks to reach climate deal by 2015, (AFP) Oman Tribune 18.05.2012.

Industrialised Countries Under Critical Spotlight at U.N. Meet, (IPS) AlertNet 18.05.2012.

Tierny Smith: ICLEI: What will the building of the future look like? 17.05.2012.

Tim Profeta: Stakes High as Negotiators Begin Climate Talks in Germany, The Climate Post 17.05.2012.

Tierny Smith: Bonn 2012: Marrying science and politics for a sustainable future, RTCC 17.05.2012.

Climate Negotiators Try To Make Headway In Bonn Talks, Climate Central 17.05.2012.

China posed for carbon emissions scheme, UPI Asia 17.05.2012.

James Murray: Bonn climate talks: EU plays down talk of Kyoto protocol rift, The Guardian 17.05.2012.

Rich nations stall talks on their record of cutting emissions, The Times of India 17.05.2012.

UN talks take first steps on 2015 climate deal, AFP 17.05.2012.

Gathering urges rethink on carbon emitters, Mail & Guardian 17.05.2012.

Andrew Freedman: Climate Negotiators Try to Make Headway in Bonn Talks, Climate Central 17.05.2012.

Mike de Souza: Canada pledges oil and gas pollution rules by 2013 at climate conference, The Province 17.05.2012.

First meeting of Green Climate Fund Board postponed, (pressemeddelelse) UNFCCC 17.05.2012 (pdf).

Martin Kohr: Equity Vital for a Sustainable Climate Accord, IDN (let forkortet præsentation fra AWG-LCA Workshop on Equity 16.05.2012).

Ed King: Bonn 2012: UNFCCC equity workshop ends in old north-south divisions emerging, RTCC 16.05.2102.

Nina Chestney & Oleg Vukmanovic: Door to 2 degree temperature limit is closing – IEA, Reuters 16.05.2012.

Michael Marshall: ‘Nobody is exempt from climate responsibility’, (interview med Christiana Figueres) New Scientist 16.05.2012.

Leony Aurora: Bonn climate talks: Forest-rich nations need progress on MRV and REDD+ financing, Forest News 16.05.2012.

Nina Chestney: Climate deal milestones should be set this year: U.N., Reuters 16.05.2012.

Mark Bonner: CCS features positively at opening of climate change talks in Bonn, Global CSS Institute 16.05.2012.

UNFCCC executive secretary calls for action to battle climate change, (Xinhuanet) VietNamNet 15.05.2012.

Govt undecided on Kyoto’s next phase, (AAP) 9news 15.05.2012.

James Murray: Bonn talks aim to build on “Durban Platform”, Business Green 14.05.2012.

John McGarrity: Duration of ‘Kyoto 2′ threatens rift at U.N. climate talks, FirstPost World 14.05.2012.

Stefan Nicola: Qatar Climate-Change Negotiations May Spur Gulf Effort, NGO Says, Blomberg 14.05.2012.

Stefam Nicola: EU Confident on Closing CO2 ‘Ambition Gap’ as Islands Protest, Blomberg 14.05.2012.

Stakes High in Bonn Climate Talks: Global Deal, $100B Fund, ENS Newswire 14.05.2012.

Karl Ritter: Climate negotiators return to table after modest progress in Durban, AP 14.05.2012.

Saleemul Huq: Climate change talks from Durban to Bonn, The Daily Star (Bangladesh) 14.05.2012.

Martin Khor: Bracing for tough climate talks, The Star (Malaysia) 14.05.2012.

Climate talks open in Bonn to tackle emissions targets, AFP 14.05.2012.

Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps  following historic Durban Climate Change Conference, (pressemeddelelse) UNFCCC 14.05.2012 (pdf).

Richard Black: Europe struggles for climate lead, BBC News 13.05.2012.

Side event at UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany on 14 May 2012, ICLEI 13.05.2012.

Ed King: Bonn 2012 climate change talks: Where is the ambition? RTCC 11.05.2012.

‘Low’ expectations from new round of climate talks, (AFP) ChannelNewAsia 11.05.2012.

Joshua Wiese: Briefing on the upcoming Bonn Climate Change Conference with CAN’s Executive Director, Wael Hmaiden, 08.05.2012.

Ministers meeting in Bonn express determination to build on strong momentum of historic Durban climate change conference, (pressemeddelelse) UNFCCC 05.05.2012 (pdf).

Richard Black: Climate ship plots course through the battering waves, BBC News 06.05.2012.

Richard Black: First chuffs from the Durban climate train, BBC News 05.03.2012.