The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has published a four-page briefing paper for journalists about the COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen Dec 7-18.
The briefing covers COP15, its build up and its aftermath. It explains key processes, major actions to be agreed and possible outcomes.
It has been reviewed by three international lawyers who sit on national delegations during UN negotiations.
The briefing covers things like:
• The future of the Kyoto Protocol – do some countries really want to kill it?
• Different COP15 outcomes, from no agreement to two legally binding protocols
• Hot topics and sticking points in the negotiations – forests, fossil fuels and finance.
• Where developing nations agree – and where they disagree.
• Different negotiating blocks, and what they stand for.
To download the briefing, visit: http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=17074IIED
To contact IIED Press Officer Mike Shanahan:
Tel: 44 (0) 207 388 2117
Fax: 44 (0) 207 388 2826
Email: mike.shanahan@iied.org
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