Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible
UN Climate Change Summit 2011, Durban (South Africa)
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Climate deal fails poor people
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible as the UN climate talks in Durban went well beyond the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth hours.
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New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks. With the final outcome of negotiations not yet decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks. New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto. But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
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New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks. With the final outcome of negotiations not yet decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks. New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto. But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks. With the final outcome of negotiations not yet decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks. New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto. But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks. With the final outcome of negotiations not yet decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks. New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto. But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks. With the final outcome of negotiations not yet decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks. New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto. But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
New Zealand Earns First Place Fossil, United States and Canada Share“Colossal Fossil”
At the final day of the United Nations climate negotiations for 2011, countries received their biggest shaming yet for blocking greater progress in the talks.
Though the final outcome of negotiations had not yet been decided, it was at least clear enough which nations had done their worst in the last day and the entire two weeks.
New Zealand took the infamous 1st prize for its strongest statement yet against continuing Kyoto.But Canada earned yet another Colossal Fossil for scoring the most dirty points at these negotiations.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Oxfam is calling for urgent action at COP17 in Durban to tackle climate change.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
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Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Let them eat carbon
Ever tried eating coal? Oxfam's stunt shows how the food we all rely on is at risk in the face of a changing climate. Instead of delivering solutions in Durban to help protect the millions of people on the front lines of the climate crisis, certain countries are standing in the way of progress at the talks.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam -
Responding to journalists
Kelly Dent, Head of the Oxfam Delegation, responding to journalists questions.
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
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Taking notes
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Oxfam team
Find out more about Oxfam's work at UN climate summit 2011 in Durban, South Africa
Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam
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