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Tisdag, 15. December 2009  0 comment(s) |
 Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Kööpenhaminan neuvottelut jumissaUlkopuolelta katsoen Kööpenhaminan ilmastokokousta luonnehtivat pitkät jonot. Sekä neuvottelija- että tarkkailijadelegaatioiden koot ovat kasvaneet räjähdysmäisesti, ja ylittäneet valtavan Bella Centerin kantokyvyn. Mutta ulkopuolella jumittavien jonojen lisäksi myös neuvottelut etenevät hitaasti. |
| Onsdag, 18. November 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Russia adopts a 20-25% emission reduction target…?It seems like in today's Russia-EU Summit Moscow may have adopted a 20-25% greenhouse gas emission reduction target by 2020 relative to 1990 for the Copenhagen climate negotiations. The pledge would be unlikely to lead to additional costs for Russia, and therefore, is easy to achieve. |
| Måndag, 16. November 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Lots of ‘Ifs’ and ‘buts’ – yet no statesmanship in sightWorld leaders seem to have launched a concerted process of scaling down the expectations for the Copenhagen climate summit. The process currently lacks leadership which focuses on the global public good, and thus, extends beyond the current short-term economic and political interests and pressures. |
| Fredag, 6. November 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik "Politically Binding" Climate Agreement...?Only little progress was achieved during this week’s negotiations, and all the key issues remain open questions. The Danish Prime Minister's rhetoric referring to a ‘politically binding’ agreement emerging in Copenhagen obviously further downgrades expectations regarding the outcome of this momentous climate conference. |
| Onsdag, 30. September 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik 
Bangkok Climate Change Talks.Obama Cannot Make It to Copenhagen?The US administration needs to recognize that Copenhagen is likely to fail in the absence of the Senate decision and be open about the chances of committing to a meaningful global contribution in Copenhagen. Similarly, other parties must understand the importance of domestic politics in the United States, and that the Obama administration has only little it can do to influence the pace of the Senate procedures. |
| Tisdag, 23. Juni 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Medvedev promised to cut emissions – or did he?President Medvedev announced in a television interview on Friday last week that Russia would be willing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 10-15% by 2020 ‘based on the current situation’. Even though he, further, compares this effort to a total reduction of 30 billion tons during 1990-2020, the President avoided explicitly stating a base year. |
| Fredag, 24. April 2009 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Is the new ‘climate doctrine’ marking a turning point in Russian policy?Yesterday the Russian Cabinet discussed and approved a draft ’climate doctrine’ for Russia. Does the new Russian doctrine represent a turning point in Russian climate policy? |
| Måndag, 23. Februari 2009 1 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Call for stronger climate policy by Russian climatologistsLast week the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia (Roshydromet) released a report on the impacts of climate change in the Russian territory. Even though the benefits from global warming for Russia were brought up strongly, it could be argued that the tone of the Russian scientific community –with a long history of climate scepticism– is changing. |
| Fredag, 12. December 2008 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Obaman kiire kohti KööpenhaminaaPoznanin ilmastokokous on edennyt odottelutunnelmissa. Maat panttaavat kantojaan, koska Yhdysvaltain uuden hallinnon lähestymistapa Kioton jälkeiseen sopimukseen on edelleen epäselvä. Vaikka Yhdysvaltain uuden presidentin halu johtaa kansainvälistä ilmastoprosessia on selvä, kukaan ei myoskään tunnu tietävän koska Obaman hallinto voisi kertoa kansainväliseen ilmastopolitiikkaan osallistumisensa yksityiskohdista ja aikatauluista. |
| Tisdag, 28. Oktober 2008 0 comment(s) |
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Anna Korppoo
programdirektör - forskningsprogrammet Internationell miljö- och naturresurspolitik Siberian breeze to the climate negotiationsThe Russian government submitted a position paper to the UN climate change secretariat for the upcoming Poznan meeting. Even though this paper did not present a full position of the Russian Federation, it can be seen as an indication of what is to come in Copenhagen. |