Oxfam response to Canada’s announcement to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol 13 December 2011 In reaction to the announcement by Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent that Canada is to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, Oxfam’s International Climate Adviser Tim Gore, said:
Durban Platform leaves world sleepwalking towards four degrees warming 11 December 2011 Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible.
From drought-hit northern Kenya, Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen joins final call for climate action at Durban 9 December 2011 Just hours before the UN climate talks taking place in Durban (South Africa) wrap up, Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen urges ministers to agree a deal which delivers for the world’s poorest people who are already suffering from the impact of climate change.
Governments sleep walking into 4 degrees warming 9 December 2011 As the climate talks in Durban enter the final day the emerging deal remains uncertain. But the catastrophic climate impacts the world faces if tough and ambitious decisions are not taken within the next 24 hours are crystal clear.
Oxfam's response to the WMO’s statement that 2011 was the warmest La Niña year on record 29 November 2011 In response to the
Extreme weather endangers food security worldwide 28 November 2011 In the last year extreme weather events shocked global markets contributing to soaring wheat prices and imperiling food security in many parts of the world, according to research compiled by Oxfam at the start of the Durban climate talks.
Oxfam's response to the IPCC's special report on managing the risks of extreme weather events 18 November 2011 Oxfam response to the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (laun
New proposal on shipping emissions offers breakthrough for Durban climate change talks 8 September 2011 A new report published today by Oxfam and WWF argues that a proposed deal to apply a carbon price to international shipping should be at the heart of the agreement at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, later this year.
Out of the Bunker 6 September 2011 At the most recent UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico in December 2010, governments saved the global climate negotiations from collapse.