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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.
Oxfam reaction to the EU’s report announced at Cancun on Fast Start Financing

1 December 2010

In response to the European Union’s report announced at Cancun on Fast Start Financing, Oxfam’s climate policy adviser Tracy Carty, said:
Japan says no to second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol - Oxfam comment

30 November 2010

Reacting to Japan’s statement that it would not ratify a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, Tim Gore, Climate Advisor for Oxfam said:
Why I’m going to Cancun (Op-ed)

30 November 2010
Climate change talks must deliver following record year of extreme weather

29 November 2010

Negotiators should begin UN climate talks with far more urgency and resolve following a year of weather-related disasters, record temperatures, flooding and rising sea levels.
Oxfam calls on dirty industries to clean up their act and stop sabotaging the EU’s fight against climate change

23 November 2010

Dirty industries are blocking the European Union from making more ambitious cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions while, at the same time, making millions in profits from existing environment policy, says a new report by international agency Oxfam.
Oxfam reaction: WHO Health Report 2010 - A wake-up call for all governments

22 November 2010

The World Health Organization’s World Health Report 2010, launched in Berlin today, reveals that out-of-pocket payments are by far the greatest obstacle to achieving universal health care. But all countries - no matter how poor - can take immediate steps to increase investments in health.
Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen witnesses the impact of climate change in Nepal

22 November 2010

Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen today completed a visit to Nepal with international agency, Oxfam, to raise awareness through her photography of the effects of climate change.
International celebrities to climate negotiators: “You must do better”

22 November 2010

Oxfam Global Ambassadors call on international negotiators to protect the world’s poor from climate catastrophe at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun.
Arms trade: Viktor Bout’s case no time to celebrate

22 November 2010

Arms traffickers can too easily navigate the patchwork of national arms regulations, fuelling conflict while avoiding arrest and extradition, because countries have been too weak or reluctant to pass an international arms trade treaty, says international agency Oxfam.

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

Oxfam reaction to the EU’s report announced at Cancun on Fast Start Financing

Japan says no to second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol - Oxfam comment

Why I’m going to Cancun (Op-ed)

Climate change talks must deliver following record year of extreme weather

Oxfam calls on dirty industries to clean up their act and stop sabotaging the EU’s fight against climate change

Oxfam reaction: WHO Health Report 2010 - A wake-up call for all governments

Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen witnesses the impact of climate change in Nepal

International celebrities to climate negotiators: “You must do better”

Arms trade: Viktor Bout’s case no time to celebrate