South Africa is ready to join over 190 parties at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place from November 28th to December 9th 2011 in Durban. COP17 is particularly important because it will be the last Conference of the Parties before the Kyoto [...]

The recent conclusion of the last preparatory meeting of the UNFCCC in Panama (October 1-7, 2011) raises hopes for a positive outcome of the incoming 17th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 7th Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol which will be held in Durban, South [...]

Preparations have began in Panama City, Panama, for the next round of United Nations Climate Change talks set to take place in Durban, South Africa from November 28th to December 9th this year. Experts from 196 countries will be formulating documents for the meeting while climate advocates like Greenpeace have traveled to Panama to pressure negotiators [...]