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Oxfam: Last minute package breathes life into UN Climate Talks

11 December 2010

UN climate talks are off the life-support machine, following a last-minute agreement that gives the Kyoto Protocol a lifeline. It establishes a global Climate Fund and, while falling short of the emissions cuts needed, lays out a path to move towards them.
UN Climate Talks in Cancun must be saved from the brink

10 December 2010

National self-interest and brinkmanship must not be allowed to sabotage the Cancun climate talks and risk reversing the progress made over the past two weeks, warned Oxfam on the penultimate day of the increasingly volatile Summit.
Oxfam response to the Finance section in the UNFCCC LCA text

8 December 2010

Oxfam response to the Finance section in the LCA text, which Ministers in Cancun are debating today:
Oxfam response to the latest UNFCCC text on climate finance

7 December 2010

Responding to the latest finance text that came out today, international climate change policy adviser Tim Gore said:
Ministers in Cancun must lay the ghost of Copenhagen to rest, Oxfam warns

7 December 2010

Ministers speaking for the first time this afternoon at the High Level segment at the UN climate talks in Cancun must show political leadership to ensure key agreements are made by the end of the week.
Mary Robinson: Concrete action within reach in Cancun Focus on Global Climate Fund and Finance Essential

6 December 2010

Halfway through the Cancun climate talks, negotiators have an opportunity to make real progress on a fair global climate fund and climate finance, said Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Honorary President of Oxfam.
Oxfam and the World Food Programme announce R4 partnership for resilient livelihoods in a changing climate

4 December 2010

Oxfam and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced they are seeking $28 million from public and private investors for their ground-breaking five-year partnership to help poor rural people protect their crops and livelihoods from the impact of climate change.
Major US Companies and Retired Military Officials Call On Obama to Act on International Climate Finance

3 December 2010

Twelve major companies and sixteen high level retired Generals and Admirals call on President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to lead the effort to establish an equitable, effective and accountable global climate fund at the UN climate negotiations in Cancun.
Oxfam reaction: Race to find out which is the hottest year on record

3 December 2010

Responding to the World Meteorological Organization's announcement that there is a race going on between 2010, 2005 and 1998 to see which will be the hottest year since records began, Oxfam New Zealan
Worst EU Lobbyists 2010 revealed – RWE, Goldman Sachs and ISDA

2 December 2010

RWE (npower), Goldman Sachs and derivatives lobby group ISDA have been given the dubious honor of being named the Worst EU Lobbyists of 2010. The results of the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010 were revealed today during a ceremony outside the ISDA office in Brussels.

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Oxfam: Last minute package breathes life into UN Climate Talks

UN Climate Talks in Cancun must be saved from the brink

Oxfam response to the Finance section in the UNFCCC LCA text

Oxfam response to the latest UNFCCC text on climate finance

Ministers in Cancun must lay the ghost of Copenhagen to rest, Oxfam warns

Mary Robinson: Concrete action within reach in Cancun Focus on Global Climate Fund and Finance Essential

Oxfam and the World Food Programme announce R4 partnership for resilient livelihoods in a changing climate

Major US Companies and Retired Military Officials Call On Obama to Act on International Climate Finance

Oxfam reaction: Race to find out which is the hottest year on record

Worst EU Lobbyists 2010 revealed – RWE, Goldman Sachs and ISDA