Australia will be one of more than 160 nations formally signing the Paris climate agreement in New York this week. But delivering on those promises is what really counts.
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Ethiopia is a country particularly vulnerable to climate change. It will hope to attract climate finance at CoP21 to help battle the effects of climate change.
The land of Ikea and apple charlotte is hoping to sell its vision of sustainability at COP21. There are a couple of meatballs in the ointment, though.
Indonesia’s problematic climate plan will make it difficult for the country to achieve its target to reduce emissions.
Much of India’s huge population is still without electricity, perhaps making climate action a tough sell. But India’s vision for green development chimes well with the world’s climate agenda.
African delegations for the Climate Conference have met to discuss key issues they would like to see addressed in Paris. Finance and energy were among the topics raised.
Russia wants recognition for its huge forests and will ensure any climate deal doesn’t harm its economic interests.
After being quietly ignored at Copenhagen 2009, these talks are a big challenge for the EU.
New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau brings a very different face to climate talks in Paris. Will it project its oil extraction tradition or show global leadership on emissions cuts?
Behind the US pledge to cut carbon in Paris climate talks lies a bigger effort to build a durable system to verify all countries’ emission cuts.
Australia’s new emissions target is not “squarely in the middle of comparable economies”. Towards the bottom of the pack of comparable countries, on key indicators. But Australia is coming to the party, and that counts for a lot.
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy, University of York
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Research Fellow, Energy Transition Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Professor of pedology and land evaluation, Addis Ababa University
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Doctoral Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Environmental Humanities, University of Edinburgh
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Public Policy Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
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Economist and research scientist at the Research Centre for Climate Change, Universitas Indonesia
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of International Law, University of Sydney