Tag: Julian Hunt

• Saturday, November 24th 2012 - 21:59 UTC

  Why the Qatar Summit could bring new direction for action on climate change

  

  By Lord Hunt & Terry Townshend - We have learnt to expect surprises at UN climate change summits. At Durban, a year ago, there was the unexpected, but welcome, agreement to begin negotiations on a new legally binding instrument involving all major emitters of greenhouse gases, to be finalised by 2015, and to take effect in 2020.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 23:30 UTC

  UN Rio+20 summit to redefine sustainable development for mega-cities

  

  By Lord Julian Hunt - One of the most striking changes at Rio+20, compared to the original 1992 Earth Summit, is the extensive discussion of population issues.

• Monday, March 12th 2012 - 22:10 UTC

  One year after Fukushima, time for a more mature debate on nuclear

  

  Since Fukushima, important developments have taken place. Germany has decided to shut down its fission plants. Moreover, in a referendum, 95% of the Italian public opposed plans to restart a nuclear programme in the country.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 17:56 UTC

  With a global, comprehensive agreement still elusive, we need a new climate change 'road-map'

  

  * By Lord Julian Hunt. The main aim of the UN climate summit at Durban, which concluded unsuccessfully on Friday/Saturday morning, was to produce an agreement about targets for emissions by developed countries, and longer term commitments from developing countries.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 12:48 UTC

  At Durban, we need to rethink the next steps to tackling climate change

  

  The main aim of the UN climate summit at Durban, which began on November 28 and finishes on December 9, is to produce an agreement about targets for emissions by developed countries, and longer term targets from developing countries.